Blake Shelton reveals weird 'pep talk' from Billy Ray Cyrus: 'You need to toughen up'

Blake Shelton said Billy Ray Cyrus told him he needed to "toughen up" during a pep talk before his first television appearance in 2001.

Shelton told Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday that while he stood in the wings, Cyrus exited the stage after presenting an award, introduced himself and asked Shelton if he was all right. 

"And I go, ’Man, I’m scared to death. I’m scared to death right now to walk out there,'" Shelton recalled. "And he goes, ‘What do you mean?’ And I go, ‘I’ve just never been on TV, and I’ve got to sing.'" 

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