Olly Murs is “gutted” that ‘Starstruck’ has been cancelled.
Olly Murs gutted over Starstruck axe
The 39-year-old pop star served as host of the talent show that saw judges Beverley Knight, Jason Manford, Shania Twain, and Adam Lambert critique groups of performers impersonating well-known artists but admitted the show just “didn’t work” in terms of commercial success.
He told The Sun: “Presenting is something I have always loved doing. ‘Starstruck’ was amazing but that isn’t coming back.
“I am gutted it is such a great show. In this game, things change so quickly. The ratings did really well but in terms of money and stuff like that, it just didn’t work.”
Reports previously suggested that there had been plans to film a third series of the show – which was inspired by the format of ‘Stars in Your Eyes’ – but the whole show was scrapped before such plans could come to fruition.
Meanwhile, ‘Troublemaker’ singer Olly initially found fame when he placed second on the 2009 series of ‘The X Factor’ before going on to serve as a coach on ‘The Voice’ and appeared to back a return of the show that brought him success in the first place.
He said: “I love any show that gives people a crack at this industry. If it wasn’t for that show I wouldn’t be here!”
Olly went on to add that he is still great friends with music mogul and ‘The X Factor’ boss Simon Cowell and championed the idea of finding talent through the medium of reality TV because there are “so many voices” that need to be given such a wide platform.
He added: “Me and Simon are great, it’s been a long time. Whether it’s ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, there are so many voices that need to be heard. Working on ‘The Voice’ for me has always been an honour.”
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