Adam Levine: Shelton put him in with expensive pig

It should be a sweet gift for his girlfriend at the time – in the end it became the most expensive lesson in his life. Adam Levine (46) told an amusing story about a prank of his former “The Voice” colleague Blake Shelton (49), who was really expensive.

The story begins harmlessly: his current wife Behai Prinsloo (37) expressed the desire for a “Teacup Pig” – a mini pig. “My current wife, my brand new girlfriend at the time, said she really wanted a Teacup Pig,” Levine told moderator Sean Evans (39). Since he didn’t know what that was, he turned to the first person to come in: Blake Shelton.

What followed was a classic Shelton prank. “I asked Blake: ‘What is a Teacup Pig?’ He said, ‘I get a teacup Pig. Without hesitation, Levine transferred the money, but soon it turned out that he and Prinsloo were not created for keeping pigs. The animal squeaked and screamed permanently. “After only about three weeks we had to give it to a little girl on a farm,” said Levine. “We said: ‘Send us pictures! We can hardly wait not to be responsible for this animal anymore! Just show us pictures!'”

Six months later, they received a photo: “She sends us a picture and the pig weighs about 180 kilos,” said Levine stunned. “I thought: ‘Man, what would have happened if this animal had gotten so big in my house?!'” When Levine confronted his colleagues, he experienced his blue miracle. “I said: ‘Blake, brother, $ 5,000 for a pig that was not a mini pig?'” The answer from the country star was sobering: “He said: ‘You are an idiot! There is something like damn teacup pigs at all, you fool!’ It was a pretty good prank he played to me. “

The rancher was not wrong – according to the animal welfare organization PETA, so -called “teacup pigs” are actually normal Hänbrauch pigs that are either malnourished or are incorrectly advertised as tiny. You can weigh over 45 kilograms. Therefore, Shelton categorically refused to return the money.

The two musicians worked together at “The Voice” over 16 seasons before Levine exit the casting show in 2019. However, he returned as a juror for season 27, while Shelton left the format after season 23 in 2023.