Who knew! The Voice’s Renee Bargh reveals surprising connections to the coaches from BEFORE joining the show with co-host Darren McMullen
Renee Bargh and Darren McMullen will host this year’s season of The Voice.
The presenting duo replaced Sonia Kruger at the start of production earlier this year, after she departed Channel Nine for Seven and landed a gig on Big Brother.
Whereas Darren has history on The Voice, previously hosting it from 2012 to 2015, newcomer Renee has now revealed her surprising connection to the show.
Who knew! Renee Bargh (pictured) has revealed her surprising connections to The Voice Australia coaches prior to joining the show as host with Darren McMullen earlier this year
Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday, the 33-year-old gushed it was like a ‘family reunion’ when she started filming due to her exisiting relationships with celebrity coaches Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian and Kelly Rowland.
‘Delta and I lived together for years in LA, so whenever she’d fly back [to Sydney] to be on it, I’d be like, “I want to be a part of it!”‘ admitted Renee.
‘Guy and I have been friends for over 10 years. He put me up in his apartment when I first moved to LA – he’s like family to me.’
‘Family reunion’: Renee told The Sydney Morning Herald that she spent years living with Delta Goodrem (centre) in Los Angeles, who introduced her to Kelly Rowland (right) in America
‘We’d hung out and I’d interviewed her for Extra a few times. She and I started working out together as soon as I got to Sydney,’ said Renee of her history with Kelly Rowland
Renee, who has been based in Los Angeles for years hosting TV show Extra, went on to reveal that she first met Kelly Rowland through Delta over there.
‘We’d hung out and I’d interviewed her for Extra a few times. She and I started working out together as soon as I got to Sydney,’ continued Renee.
Boy George was the only coach that Renee did not have an existing friendship with, adding: ‘He’s so sweet and funny. I felt embraced from the first day’.
Friends: When Renee first moved to LA over 10 years ago, Guy Sebastian (pictured) let her stay with him. The pair trained together while filming The Voice in Sydney earlier this year
Renee highlighted her close friendship with Kelly and Delta on Instagram in March.
She shared a picture of the trio on International Women’s Day, writing: ‘Celebrating with these bad-ass, authentic, ridiculously talented humans who not only support women but lift them up and encourage me to shine brighter and live in my truth’.
The presenter has also posted videos working out with both Guy and Kelly.
The Voice Australia premieres Sunday May 24 on Channel 9
‘Celebrating International Women’s Day with these bad-ass, authentic, ridiculously talented humans’: Renee highlighted her friendship with Kelly and Delta on Instagram in March
Coming soon! The Voice Australia premieres Sunday May 24 on Channel 9