THERE'S no doubt LeAnn Rimes has earned her place as a coach on ITV’s The Voice. The 42-year-old singer landed her first record deal at just 11, and by 14 she was the youngest person to win not one, but two Grammy Awards in 1997. With over 40 chart hits and 45 million record sales worldwide, she knows more than most what it takes to make a star.
“I feel like I’ve got a lot to offer,” she says. “I was so young when I got into this business and I started in such an adult world, but I didn’t really have a lot of mentors that walked me through things.” And despite being the only woman on the talent show’s panel – which features veteran coaches Sir Tom Jones and will.
i.am , as well as fellow newcomers McFly’s Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones – LeAnn has had no problems settling in. “I love being the only girl,” she admits.
Read More on Fabulous “I love the boys, they took really good care of me. I grew up around men on the road touring when I was a kid. I have always been kind of a guy’s girl.
I’ve had the best time with them.” She says: “I didn’t really know anyone on the panel personally, but we just clicked. I had heard of McFly, but I’d not met them before, whereas will.
i.am and I knew each other in passing. "With Sir Tom, I met him when I was 15, backstage at Top Of The Pops and I hadn’t seen him since.
It was nice to reconnect with him. Sir Tom has so many stories – he’s the best. "He’s been [performing] for 60 years – I’ve bee.