Headlines: The Voice Dinner Party, Masked Singer Fox Speaks

The Voice Coaches and their Spouses Have an After Season Dinner Party

After The Voice finale on Tuesday night (Dec 17), Kelly Clarkson and husband Brandon Blackstock, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani had dinner at the home of John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen. There was cake!

‘The Voice’s Jake Hoot on His Season 17 Win & Working With Kelly Clarkson – And [she’s been] very helpful with different things. Helping me approach songs differently — rather than just sing it nonchalantly, but to actually put more emotion in it and hope other people will feel those emotions through song. It’s just been a blast and becoming friends with her has just been one of the highlights of my life. I never thought I’d be hanging out with somebody like that and here we are. I can’t wait to work with her in the future. I’m a huge Eagles fan, so [Laughs], I think the next best thing would be getting to do something with them. I’m a huge Chris Stapleton fan, Luke Combs fan, George Strait, Alan Jackson, you name it. Honestly, I think the next thing, it’s been my dream for years to play at the Grand Ole Opry someday, and hopefully that’ll come to fruition. – Read more at TVInsider

Katharine McPhee Is Opening Up About Closing Up Shop in Broadway’s WAITRESS – “This show has been very special for me for a lot of reasons,” says McPhee. “I always dreamt of making a Broadway debut, and I had the opportunity to do that in other shows, but this one felt special. My dad passed in the course of me coming back to complete the show. I got engaged during this show. I’ve been really reflective during the last few weeks about what the show means to me and what has happened to me in my life since I joined the show. The show as been a huge transition period in my life. – Read more at Broadway World.com

Carrie Underwood Says Her Body ‘Took a Minute’ to Feel Normal After Second Son: ‘It Was Frustrating’ – “After having my first kid [Isaiah, 4],? I felt like I bounced back fast. And then with Jake, it was like my body took a minute to get back to me.? It was frustrating, because I’m like, ‘Why wasn’t it like the first time?’ ” Underwood shared with PEOPLE at the CALIA by Carrie Underwood winter getaway in Aspen this month, celebrating the label’s new winter collection. She added: “But I’m four years older. That also helped me shift my mindset — I’m still working hard, wanting to be the best me possible, but cutting myself slack and just thinking, ‘Be kind to yourself.’ It’s amazing what we [women] do to ourselves. We’re probably all our toughest critics.” – Read more at People

‘The Masked Singer’ Winner Interview: ‘It’s the First Time in My Life I Kept a Secret Months on End’ – “This whole thing has just been the most fun ever, and it’s the first time in my life that I’ve kept a secret for months on end,” Brady tells Variety, relieved that he no longer has to keep the secret that he’s the man behind the Fox mask. Speaking to Variety over the phone from Atlanta where he’s filming The CW’s “Black Lightning,” in which he’ll have a four-episode guest arc, Brady is beaming with excitement over his time on “The Masked Singer.” Brady, who earned a Grammy nomination for best traditional R&B vocal performance in 2009 for his version of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” dropped a new single called “Flirtin’ With Forever” after his crowning moment on “The Masked Singer” finale. He also has a brand new album of original music being released at the end of January, following his debut album, which was released in 2008. – Read more at Variety

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