The Voice coaches are well-known and beloved for his or her hijinks, shenanigans and basic tomfoolery. Nevertheless, I feel Blake Shelton and Adam Levine may take the crown for one of the best rivalry, as the buddies (and occasional enemies) have spent years trolling and taking pictures at one another on the singing competitors. Properly, now the Maroon 5 frontman has shared a narrative that additional proves that time, as he recalled a prank the nation singer pulled on him that concerned $5,000 and a teacup pig.
Adam Levine was requested about one of the best pranks he and Blake Shelton had pulled on one another whereas consuming scorching wings on Sizzling Ones. In response, he instructed a fully bananas story about shopping for what they thought was a teacup pig from the “God’s Nation” singer. The story started with:
He sort of performed a prank on me with a pig as soon as. My now spouse, then model new girlfriend, stated she actually wished a teacup pig. And I don’t know what that was, however in fact, the primary particular person I ask [is Blake].
He then continued to say that the “operative time period” on this story is “stays little.” Now, do not forget that. They wished a pig that was tiny and didn’t develop to be a full-sized pig.
OK, received that, good. Preserve that on the again burner for later. For now, right here’s how the story continued:
And so I ask Blake, I’m like like ‘What’s a teacup pig?’ And he’s like, ‘I’ll get you a teacup pig.’ He’s like ‘Yeah, give me 5 grand.’
So, he paid his The Voice colleague the cash, after which nearly instantly regretted the acquisition. The singer defined that the pig would scream loads, they usually “lasted like three weeks” with it. In the end, they gave the animal to a lady on a farm, and when she despatched them footage, they realized they’d really not purchased a teacup pig, as Levine recalled:
We’re like, ‘Ship us footage. We will’t wait to not be liable for this animal anymore. Simply present us footage.’ She sends us an image like six months later, and it’s like 400 kilos.
Clearly, a telephone name to Shelton adopted. And in true friendly-fire vogue, he had fairly the response to the “Strikes Like Jagger” singer’s response.
As you already know, Shelton has a historical past of throwing shade at his fellow coaches, and the “Payphone” singer was hit with a number of it. This story resulted in that sort of conduct too, as he defined:
I’m like ‘Dude, what if this animal had grown to be this huge in my home?’ I used to be like, ‘Blake, bro, $5,000 for a pig that wasn’t a micro pig or no matter they have been known as, a teacup pig?’ And he’s like, ‘You’re an fool.’ He’s like, ‘There’s no such factor as fucking teacup pigs, you dumbass.’ So, that was a reasonably good prank that he performed on me.
He was proper, in line with PETA Australia and The Spruce Pets, teacup pigs don’t really exist. And as this story confirmed, ultimately that tiny piglet will develop into an enormous pig. So, in any case that, Levine requested for the cash again, and Shelton stated no, placing fairly the cap on this wild story.
All of that is actually reminding me of the great ol’ days on The Voice. Whereas Adam Levine did return as a coach for Season 27, which aired on the 2025 TV schedule, Shelton has been gone since 2023 and certain received’t be again anytime quickly. So, the thought of seeing them again on display collectively feels a bit far-fetched.
Nevertheless, fortunately, we do nonetheless get tales like this once in a while. So, as Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé return to their crimson chairs for Season 28 of The Voice (which you’ll have the ability to watch on NBC or with a Peacock subscription), I’ll be hoping for extra tales about pranks, shenanigans and hijinks pulled by and on the coaches.