The 37-year-old lead singer of band Kaiser Chiefs, who joined the show as a coach in September 2013, has no plans to return to the BBC singing competition once it moves to ITV, reported Mirror.
"This is my last one anyway, yeah. I was going to bow out gracefully. I don't think ITV would want me. They would want to have a totally new show," he had previously said.
He added that ITV will have their work cut out to compete with this series, saying, "The BBC are making it as hard as possible for them by making this one the best.
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