Willoughby to present The Voice

STUNNING Holly Willoughby has landed a deal to return as host of BBC1 talent contest The Voice next year.

Beeb bosses are delighted the TV beauty, who reportedly earned £400,000 first time round, has agreed to front a second series after she became an instant hit with viewers.

Holly, 31, currently presenting ITV1’s Surprise Surprise and This Morning, is said to be “thrilled” at signing up.

A BBC source told the Sunday People last night: “Holly was a massive success for The Voice earlier this year.

“She was hugely popular with the viewers so it was a no brainer to get her back. BBC bosses really wanted her and she can’t wait for auditions to start.”

The Voice, which launched in March lost the ratings battle to ITV rival Britain’s Got Talent.

One week, viewing figures plunged to just 4.5 million.

But show producers are changing the format for the live finals this time round. And they are to make more of the blind auditions, where the judges spun around in their chairs.

First series judges Jessie J, 24, Tom Jones, 72, Will.i.am, 37, and Danny O’Donoghue, 32, have all confirmed they will also return alongside Holly.

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