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Audience Got A Huge Surprise When The Voice UK Judge Boy George Remarked He Had Slept With Singer Prince

Audience Got A Huge Surprise When The Voice UK Judge Boy George Remarked He Had Slept With Singer Prince

The Voice newcomer Boy George had TV bosses pressing the panic button after he said he had slept with American singer-songwriter Prince.

He made the outrageous claim during live auditions for the BBC1 singing show.

It sent the audience “absolutely wild” and forced producers to stop filming in a bid to restore calm.

Boy George made his comment about the legendary Purple Rain singer in an exchange with fellow judge Paloma Faith.

The stars, who joined Will.i.am and Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson on the judging panel this year, were boasting about who they had collaborated with.

The Karma Chameleon hitmaker started it, saying: “I have duetted with some of the greatest soul singers in history including Luther Vandross and Smokey Robinson.”

Paloma replied: “Well OK, if we’re throwing big soul names out there I’ve performed with Prince.”

To which George retorted: “Forget that, darling, I’ve slept with Prince.”

That throwaway quip sent the crowd into a frenzy.

A production team source said: “We just couldn’t believe what he had come out with — and the guys in the gallery were beside themselves.

“The crowd went absolutely wild because they thought they had just witnessed a massive celebrity exclusive.

“The other judges thought it was brilliant, particularly Will.i.am.

“He kept coming up to Boy George and high-fiving him, which just set the crowd off again.

“Production staff had to come up on stage and speak to them. After that Boy George started backtracking saying he hadn’t really slept with Prince and that in reality, he just had his poster on his wall.

“But as far as the crowd were concerned the cat was already out of the bag.”

Boy George — who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2009 for falsely imprisoning a male escort — replaced Tom Jones who was controversially axed from the judging panel.

Paloma Faith came in for Rita Ora, who moved to ITV’s X Factor.

The fifth series of The Voice starts in January.

 

 

By Will Payne

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