Cassadee Pope Claims ‘The Voice’ Producers Tried to Stage ‘Weird’ Reunion With Her Estranged Father

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Cassadee Pope had a “really good” experience on The Voice — apart from one “weird” moment with producers behind the scenes.The 33-year-old, who won season 3 of the NBC singing competition in 2012, reflected on her time as a member of coach Blake Shelton’s team during the Monday, August 7, episode of the “Hold My Hair?” podcast. “They treat their artists so well,” Pope gushed of the production, adding that her prior experience as the lead singer of Hey Monday might have been the reason she didn’t “crumble” on the TV show.Throughout the competition, Pope relied on those around her for support. “Someone was always there to have a pep talk and it always helped,” she said of PAs and other staffers who almost seemed “trained to be counselors.”Unlike other singing competitions — which Pope has heard can be “really brutal” for performers — the Voice team prioritizes the artists over outside drama. “It’s a reality singing competition show, but it’s not a reality show. … They don’t want to make a spectacle out of everybody,” she said.There was one moment, however, where Pope was caught off guard by producers. “They got me on an extra vulnerable, sleep deprived day and they got me to talk about my relationship with my dad, which I wish I hadn’t done … but it was such a vulnerable time for me that I just let it out,” she recalled, noting that even coach Christina Aguilera had “related” to her story.Pope explained on the podcast that when she was on The Voice, she hadn’t spoken to her father in a year. “I didn’t go into why … and this wasn’t the best thing [the show] did,” she continued. “They got in touch with [my dad] and the way that they brought it to me was kind of hilarious.