Listen up, NBC: Gwen Stefani’s not done with ‘The Voice’

FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Gwen Stefani arrives at An Evening with Women benefiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center in Los Angeles. Stefani coaches young talent on the singing competition series, "The Voice," on NBC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Gwen Stefani arrives at An Evening with Women benefiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center in Los Angeles. Stefani coaches young talent on the singing competition series, "The Voice," on NBC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press October 16, 2015 3 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Gwen Stefani is leaving “The Voice” this winter, when Christina Aguilera returns, but she’s not done with the NBC show yet.

She said in an interview Friday she’d love to return. Now about halfway through Season 9, Stefani already misses her show family.

“They’re all so smart, they’re all lovely. They all got my back. I love them,” she said.

As for the rest of her life, she’s trying to live in the here and now and enjoy a few “priceless surprises,” a hashtag she’s taken on for a private concert Saturday night for MasterCard cardholders.

The California native and mom of three oozed joy backstage ahead of the exclusive appearance, so what’s got Stefani so happy?