‘Random Two Thumbs Up’—Country Music Star Blake Shelton Loves ‘The Chosen’
L: Blake Shelton. DoD News, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. R: Jonathan Roumie as Jesus. Screengrab from YouTube / @TheChosenSeries
Country music star Blake Shelton has watched the first three seasons of “The Chosen” and says that he “absolutely” loves it. The former coach on “The Voice” recently finished Season 3 and posted on social media about his experience.
“Random two thumbs up from a country singer,” he said Monday. “Just finished season 3 of The Chosen and I absolutely love it. No question in my mind why it’s a world wide phenomenon.”
Jonathan Roumie, who stars as Jesus in the hit series, commented, “Ah man. Thanks brother! Wait till you see what season 4 of @thechosentv has in store. Bless you.”
“Really appreciate that. Glad you love it,” The Chosen account responded.
Blake Shelton Provokes Interest in ‘The Chosen’
Blake Shelton is a country music singer, eight-time Grammy nominee, and winner of numerous awards. His wins include 10 Country Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards, and three American Music Awards.
He served as a coach on “The Voice” for 23 seasons before stepping away from the popular show in 2023. He will return for the show’s Season 25 finale, which airs tonight.
In a 2019 interview with The Tennessean, Shelton discussed his faith in God, saying, “I believe in God now more than I ever have in my life. The biggest part of that is just how [Gwen Stefani] came into my life and now our relationship. It’s just too weird.”
“If you take God out of it, it doesn’t make sense,” he explained. “If you put God into it, everything that’s happened with us makes sense.”
Shelton said that he still swears and drinks more than he ought to but that it was Stefani who convinced him to start attending church for the first time. The two stars met when Stefani joined “The Voice” in 2014 and bonded over the fact they were each going through difficult, high-profile divorces.
Stefani was raised Catholic and has said that her faith in God helped her to get through her divorce and be open to finding love again. “For me it was a spiritual intervention,” she said. “It was a true miracle. I think the only way I got through all the hard times is just my spiritual faith and my belief in God, because I’ve just seen the miracles around me.”
In the comments under Shelton’s glowing endorsement of “The Chosen,” people responded by saying they also love the show or that they now plan to check it out. “If you’re giving two thumbs up…it can only mean that it’s super awesome,” said one person. “I will check this series out for sure.”
“Thanks Blake now I’m going to watch it,” said another, while one woman asked, “How can I watch? I heard it talked about!”
“I don’t know what The Chosen is, but I’m a gonna Google right now!” another person said.
Others said that Shelton will love Season 4 when it finally releases or that they are personally looking forward to seeing the newest season. Season 4 of “The Chosen” had a staggered release in theaters earlier this year and was supposed to have been available to stream by now. However, the season’s release to streaming has been held up due to legal problems.
In an update on April 21, the show’s creator and director, Dallas Jenkins, estimated that Season 4 would be available to stream within four to seven weeks from that time. The cast and crew are currently filming Season 5.
