GWEN Stefani appeared extremely nervous before confusing the lyrics to her performance in a tense moment that was edited out of The Voice finale, an insider told The US Sun.

The coach was visibly upset after having to stop the performance due to her blunder and even walked off stage for a minute to compose herself before the show continued.

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Part one of the two-part finale of The Voice season 26, which aired on Monday night, featured Gwen finalist Sydney Sterlace, 16, as she sang two show-stopping numbers.

While tonight’s season conclusion is being promoted entirely live, there were moments that aired on Tuesday’s finale that were actually taped on Monday, an eyewitness in the studio told The US Sun.

Gwen, 55, recorded a quirky duet to the Cat Stevens classic Wild World with her finalist Sydney.

The “No Doubt” singer wore a crystal-encrusted white and silver skirt and matching crop top with silver Christian Louboutin boots.

Although the performance wasn’t live, Gwen clearly appeared “nervous” as she paced the stage and even appeared to say a small prayer before they began filming, an eyewitness claimed.

She started the song and had to rely heavily on a teleprompter to sing the correct lyrics.

But after about 20 seconds, Gwen was off with her timing and missed some texts.

She apologized as she stopped the performance – forcing the entire crew to readjust the lighting and stage pieces.

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Gwen appeared frustrated and even stepped back for a moment to compose herself before returning to the stage.

“Although the stakes were relatively low as it had already been recorded, Gwen was initially very nervous and shaky.

“She looked very, very nervous before her performance, which most likely led to the mistake. However, she was able to recover well,” the source added.

Meanwhile, Sydney maintained her composure and professionalism, standing on stage as she waited for her trainer to be ready.

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In the second take, the two managed to duet the hit beautifully, and the song was even filmed a third time to be on the safe side.

After the third take, Gwen appeared thrilled and hugged Sydney before the couple left the stage together.

Fans may be surprised to learn that parts of the show are actually not live, as it was shown as a contiguous finale when it aired on NBC.

The two bad takes were not shown on Tuesday evening.

BATTLE OF THE BEST

Part one of The voice‘S Season 26 finale aired on Monday and part two concluded tonight with the three-part extravaganza.

Gwen’s finalist Sydney is joined this season by Danny Joseph for Team Reba and Jeremy Beloate for Team Snoop Dogg.

Michael Buble – who is making his The Voice debut this season – is the only coach to have two singers in the finale, represented by Sofronio Vasquez and Shye.

Each contestant hopes they have done what it takes to be crowned champion and win the coveted $100,000 and a record deal.

On Monday, in the first part of the finale, each artist performed twice in the episode.

They each sang a ballad and also played an uptempo number.

Even though the 26th season is coming to an end, blind auditions have already been filmed in the 27th season and it is not far away.

The Voice season 27 is scheduled to premiere on February 3, 2025 on NBC.

Michael Buble will return early next year to coach a new group of singers while the rest of the panel, Reba, Snoop and Gwen, sit it out.

Michael will be joined for season 27 by country artist Kelsea Ballerini, who will be making her coaching debut.

John Legend will also be back, as will the long-awaited return of one of the original trainers, Adam Levine.

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