The Voice: Tanya Lacey FORGIVES Will.i.am for not turning and reveals all about Gavin
TANYA LACEY soared through to the next stage of The Voice, but the ITV talent contestant has forgiven Will.i.am after he failed to turn for her.
The Voice contestants admits she wrote a song for Will.I.Am
Tanya had previously co-written T.H.E (The Hardest Ever), the single that the rapper released in 2011 with Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger - but Will still didn't turn his red chair around last Saturday night.
The track reached number three in the UK singles charts, so Tanya was hoping the Black Eyed Peas singer would return the favour and help her through to the next round.
The 31-year-old told Express.co.uk: "I've forgiven Will. Yeah. It's all water under the bridge. I want to get in the studio with Will.
"It's funny. It's a really funny storyline for the show as well. I don't think there's been a situation like this so far. I enjoyed watching it, and I was right in the middle of it all. His face was a picture!"
"I've forgiven Will. Yeah. It's all water under the bridge. I want to get in the studio with Will.
Following her performance of Whitney Houston's All The Man That I Need, Will said: "Can I ask you a question? So you're a singer songwriter?" to which Tanya replied: "Yes. I actually… funny story. I co-wrote a song. One of your songs."
Open-mouthed, Will grunted: "Huh?" as Tanya continued: "I went hard, I didn't go home. The hardest ever, yeah!"
Will was left speechless, adding: "What the…? Oh my gosh, yeah, fresh, that was, awesome, yo, for real," prompting Gavin Rossdale to comment: "Say thank you!"
Thanking the hopeful for writing his hit song, Will said: "Thank you so much for that. Thank you. Thank you for that."
Chuffed at the response, Tanya added: "No, you're welcome. Thanks for jumping on it. Nice to meet you."
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Lost for words, Will continued: "Wow… that's… I should have turned around. I'm a bonehead," as the contestant chose Gavin over Tom Jones.
Tanya continued: "I was so happy that Tom did turn for me. I think the deciding factor was that I wanted to see what Gavin would bring to the table as a coach coming from a more rockier background.
"I wanted to see if he would take me out of my comfort zone and try some new things with me and I thought he could give me a broader perspective on where he wanted me to go on the show with different song choices. That was the main deciding factor for me.
"Also, because he's a bit of a wildcard. He hasn't got a track record on the show and so he's really eager to prove himself and what he's able to do as a coach. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and I'm glad that I'm on team Gavin and I'm really pleased that Tom turned for me. He's an absolute legend. We'll just see how it goes."