The Voice UK’s future sealed by ITV after its kids’ version was axed and Danny Jones’ drunken Bafta-kiss controversy

THE Voice UK's future has been sealed by ITV after its spin-off series was axed and Danny Jones' drunken Bafta-kiss controversy. The hit series, which first launched in 2012 on BBC One, moved to ITV in 2016 as Emma Willis took over hosting duties from Marvin Humes. During its most recent series, which aired in autumn last year, the singing competition made history. British boyband royalty Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from McFly sat in a double chair for the first time. The Sun on Sunday revealed how The Voice Kids - which was launched by ITV in 2017 - was shelved. And now the main show's future has been revealed, with another batch of hopefuls set to compete for the jackpot prize and a recording contract. TVZone report the next set of blind auditions will be filmed during the summer and audience tickets are now available. The same website claim the show could also bring back its live final this October, though this has yet to be confirmed. Danny Jones is once again set to return to the coaching panel alongside best pal Tom, 39. It comes after Danny and Maura Higgins' drunken kiss at the BRIT Awards last month. The Sun exclusively revealed that the pair were caught sharing a smooch at a star-studded after-party. Danny later apologised in a statement and said: “Sorry it’s taken me a while to post this but I’ve taken some time out to be with those closest to me. “I want to deeply apologise to my wife and family for putting them in this situation. “I love them so much and we’ll continue to deal with this privately.”