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Jessie J: ''The Voice' chairs aren't suitable for females... or Will.i.Am'

Vocal sensation Jessie J has admitted that as a woman she finds the swivelling chairs featured on 'The Voice' to be really uncomfortable.

Speaking to the Radio Times about her coaching position on the popular show, the 'Price Tag' hitmaker explained that the seats are too high for her and she also noticed that fellow panelist Will.i.Am struggles with the same problem because he's quite short:

"Honestly, as a girl, it's not the most comfortable chair. While all the guys can sit back and look relaxed, I either have to sit really upright and forward, or lean to the side. I feel so little in that chair, but at least my feet touch the ground... [fellow judge] Will [I.Am's] don't!"

She added that because she's the only female on the panel she's often slapped with the 'diva' tag, but it comes with the territory so she just ignores it: "I don't think there's ever been any show on TV where a girl hasn't had the diva stamp. I see it as some sort of compliment because the original divas were the Shirley Basseys, the Whitney Houstons."

"I would never ever want anyone to think that's how I am. Because I'm not. I'm the complete opposite. I have eight people in my team – not 50, which is what was said in the papers. But you can't win... I've realised that it happens to women."

The new series of 'The Voice' is set to begin this coming Saturday, March 30, on BBC 1.

Watch her music video for 'Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)' here: