Cheryl, Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon join The Voice UK after Sir Tom Jones exit

The Voice UK is set to undergo a major shake-up for its 15th series (Picture: Shutterstock)

Cheryl, Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon are joining The Voice UK, ITV has announced.

Girls Aloud star Cheryl has joined the coaching panel for the series alongside rapper and fellow newcomer Aitch.

They will replace departing coaches Sir Tom Jones, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher and will join returning coaches Kelly Rowland and Will.i.am.

Solomon and Dixon will present the next series, replacing Emma Willis, who will host the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Sir Tom, 86, this week claimed he had been ‘fired’ from the programme and that a decision was made due to a ‘financial difficulty with insurance’.

He said he was ‘not thrilled’ about what ITV offered him instead of being a coach, writing: ‘They now say in the press they wanted to ‘refresh’ the show, and with a new coaching line-up, there wouldn’t be a chair for me.

Sir Tom Jones, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher will no longer be on the judging panel (Picture: ITV)

‘They are offering a much-reduced role where I would make an appearance but without being actually involved from the start, and I’m not thrilled about that.

‘So the only thing I know right now, is that there’s never a good time to fire an 86-year-old who’s still pretty good at his job.’

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