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The Voice final marred by stage invasion and Tom Jones swearing

The final episode of The Voice descended into chaos as an audience member crashed the stage and Sir Tom Jones said the F-word.

The incident occurred on Sunday evening, just moments after contestants Mo Adeniran and duo Into The Ark were announced as finalists.

The duo, from Wales, were Sir Tom's favourites to win, and the judge was heard saying "f*** me" when they were announced for the final.

Presenter Emma Willis was forced to apologise for the language.

Moments later, a man wearing a baseball cap was seen crashing the stage, holding a piece of paper which was meant for the viewers to read.

He was quickly tackled by security staff, before the audience could take a look at the message.

The moment was mocked on Twitter, with some users pointing out the small letters in the piece of paper.

"If you're going to do a stage invasion, at least write big enough so we can read," one user wrote.

Others praised the show's response to the incident, with one tweeter posting that it had "the quickest security runners I ever saw".

The show went on to see 21-year-old Adeniran crowned as this season's winner, securing a Polydor recording contract.

Adeniran thanked his mentor, singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson for her support, calling her "the most phenomenal person I have ever met".

He had been the bookies' favourite going into the final, in which he beat Michelle John, Jamie Miller and Into The Ark.

ITV, broadcasting the series for the first time since it left the BBC, issued a statement after the show, saying: "There was a brief interruption on stage, which was dealt with immediately by security.

"The show continued as planned."