Bring on the banter...

We are just DAYS away from The Voice UK starting, so we caught up with the stars themselves to get the lowdown on what to expect from this series. Sir Tom is thrilled to have a new fresh face on the panel and Olly is certainly matching Will for banter. And Jen? Well she has a crown to retain! Are you ready? We are!The Voice UK returns to ITV on January 6th at 8pm.

I definitely think my team can win again this year. I am still passionate about the contestants and I feel that is what helped us win last season. The passion will never die.

It feels great to be back, I love doing The Voice UK. Olly is a fresh face, he is energetic and enthusiastic.

I think there is always going to be that nice little competitive edge and I think Will always brings that. I love it, it is all banter for me.

Olly is quite mysterious like Gavin Rossdale. He has similar circus antics as Ricky Wilson and he has the heartthrob front-man performer vibe that Danny from The Script had. He is like all three of them together. I like Olly a lot on the show.

will.i.am said with http://www.itv.com/thevoicekidsuk there was such a phenomenal level of talent on that show that the grown-ups really have to up their game and I think he’s right. If the grown-ups aren’t as good this series we’re going to belike, ‘I’ve seen a 10-year-old better than you!’

Keep up to date with all the behind-the-scenes action with @thevoiceuk on twitter, facebook and instagram and of course tune in 6th Jan at 8pm on ITV.