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Tod Leiweke was president of the Seattle Seahawks when he lured Carroll from USC to the Pacific Northwest, noting in a text that “he was a winner wherever he was,” and, “players said he was more than a coach, but a mentor.”

In a tribute to her mentor on social media, Rayner said: "John was not only a Labour legend but an inspiration to me and a dear friend. He will be greatly missed by so many."

The news of the 20-year-old singer’s departure came during Monday’s episode of the reality competition series, as coach Stefani introduced the contestants for her team’s next round of Knockouts to mentor Sting.

The “X Factor” alum, who like his former bandmates pursued a solo musical career after One Direction disbanded in 2015, was set to return to television as a celebrity mentor for the Netflix competition series “Building the Band” alongside “X Factor” judge Nicole Scherzinger, Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland and host AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys.

Michelle Yeoh, who plays Elphaba’s mentor, Madame Morrible, sees her co-star as a “kindred spirit, an artist still searching and wanting to learn.”