<p id=”par-1_47″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/blake-shelton/?swcfpc=1″>Blake Shelton</a> has made his career as a country <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>singer</a>, but he’s looking to expand into <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/movies/”>film</a>. At an auction, Shelton spent big money on the opportunity to appear in a Mark Wahlberg movie. Here’s what the country star said about his win at the charity auction.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-blake-shelton-paid-to-appear-in-a-film”>Blake Shelton paid to appear in a film</h2>
<p id=”par-2_40″>In 2024, Shelton performed at the Keep Memory Alive’s 27th Annual Power of Love Gala in Las Vegas. Before this, though, Shelton participated in a live auction, bidding on a walk-on role in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mark-wahlberg-upset-scene-cut-ted-2.html/”>a future Wahlberg movie</a>. He spent $40,000.</p>
<p id=”par-3_33″>“I don’t know if you guys saw the auction earlier,” he said when he took the stage to perform, per <a href=”https://people.com/blake-shelton-spends-40k-on-walk-on-movie-role-with-mark-wahlberg-8647118″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>People</a>. “This is maybe the last time I’m ever gonna perform country music.” </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blake-Shelton-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Blake Shelton wears a gray jacket and holds an acoustic guitar decorated like the American flag.” class=”wp-image-3762967″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Blake Shelton | Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_11″>Shelton joked that he was committing fully to the career pivot.</p>
<p id=”par-5_11″>“I’m a movie star now,” he said. “I’m not f***ing around.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-he-said-it-has-been-a-relief-to-step-away-from-the-voice”>He said it has been a relief to step away from ‘The Voice’</h2>
<p id=”par-6_28″>Shelton looks forward to this on-camera role, but <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-shelton-thinks-relief-done-the-voice-source-claims.html/”>he’s feeling relieved</a> to have stepped away from another. Shelton decided not to return to season 24 of <em>The Voice.</em></p>
<p id=”par-7_68″>“This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me,” he said in a press release, per <a href=”https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/why-blake-shelton-feels-relief-with-gwen-stefani-after-voice-exit/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Us Weekly</a>. “It’s been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns and I want to thank everyone at <em>The Voice</em> from NBC, every producer, the writers, musicians, crew, and catering people, you are the best.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_41″>Shelton said it was not an easy decision, as he loved working as a coach on <em>The Voice</em>. Ultimately, though, he wanted to be able to spend more <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-shelton-quitting-the-voice-huge-family-choice-gwen-stefani-says.html/”>time with his family</a>. Shelton believes this was the best choice for him.</p>
<p id=”par-9_35″>“It’s been such a relief to have more flexibility with his schedule,” a source said. “Seeing Blake ultra-relaxed and in family mode is so endearing to Gwen and reminds her what a catch he is.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-blake-shelton-s-wife-has-had-a-bigger-film-career-than-him”>Blake Shelton’s wife has had a bigger film career than him</h2>
<p id=”par-10_44″>Shelton’s wife, Gwen Stefani, might be able to show him the ropes on his new career path. The No Doubt singer has appeared in a handful of films. She admitted <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/gwen-stefani-admitted-audition-critically-panned-film-humiliating.html/”>it was hard</a> to let go of creative control while working on <em>The Aviator.</em></p>
<p id=”par-11_58″>“I would have done it a little differently,” she told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.vogue.com/article/gwen-stefani-the-first-lady-of-rock” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Vogue</a>. “I’m always in control of my hair and makeup. I was like, ‘Are you sure you want the lips to be that thin? Jean Harlow’s were bigger than that. It’s not like I didn’t read two biographies and watch eighteen of her movies before I got here.’”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Gwen-Stefani-Blake-Shelton-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani sit at a table together. He wears a a suit and she wears a white dress.” class=”wp-image-3754170″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani | Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-12_14″>Still, she felt confident that she had the ability to work as an actor.</p>
<p id=”par-13_41″>“The whole acting thing really feels like something I could do,” she said. “Whenever I’ve done it, whenever I had moments where it works, it’s just like performing. You hit a moment. And that’s what movies are: a series of moments.”</p>