‘The Voice’ Star Niall Horan Calls Out Gwen Stefani as a “Liar” in the Battle Rounds

Looks like the One Direction tried new tactics to give a contestant on his team.

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The Voice season 24 is heating up, and it looks like Gwen Stefani just got the upper hand after winning the heart of one contestant who Niall Horan also wanted for his team.

The hit NBC series is in the middle of the beloved Battle Rounds, and this week’s episode saw CORii and Ms. Monét face off on Reba McEntire’s team. As the two competed for a coveted spot by singing “New Attitude” by Patti LaBelle, the country singer voiced how hard it was for her to make the choice on who to keep and who should be let go. When Reba declared Ms. Monét the winner, CORii’s performance immediately caught the attention of both Gwen and Niall and each hit the “Steal” button for her to join their teams.

“She did take a little bit longer, I’d like to say that,” Niall joked much to the laughter of Gwen and the studio audience. “I’m not scared of [Gwen] … I am.”

When it was time for Gwen to speak, she had nothing but kind words for how CORii impressed her.

“It was a really, really good battle,” she began. “What I think I could help you with is just like a tweak to show you that you got so much charisma. It’s just how do you tame it just a little bit so that you can be that much cooler and that much more you. I want to work with that, so I would love to have you on Team Gwen.”

Ever fearful of losing CORii to Gwen as a competitor, Niall couldn’t help but hilariously call the No Doubt singer out as a last minute chance to grab another member for his group. “Don’t listen,” he begged while pointing at Gwen. “Liar.”

Although Niall and Gwen had their own competition to see who CORii would choose as her new coach, folks couldn’t help but agree with their comments about how good she was during the battle.

“Corii amazed me tonight!! What an amazing battle,” one person wrote on Instagram. “SING 👏👏 My favorite battle so far ❤️,” another added. “I’m glad someone stole [CORii] they were both great,” a different viewer agreed.

So, did Niall’s war tactics work? Sadly for him, CORii eventually chose to become a member of Team Gwen. Guess we’ll just have to tune in another week to see what happens next!