The Simpsons finally reveal who will voice Milhouse character next

There’s a new voice in Springfield.After voice actor Pamela Hayden retired in November after 35 years on “The Simpsons,” singer Kelly Macleod will be taking over the one and only blue-haired Milhouse Van Houten.The singer is set to make her debut during Sunday’s season finale “Estranger Things,” Entertainment Weekly reports.The episode’s official synopsis reads: “When Bart & Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they’ll start to drift apart… but she has no idea how bad things are about to get!”Despite Milhouse only having one line in the episode, she is no stranger to the long running sitcom.In 2022, Macleod appeared on “The Simpsons” during Season 33, episode 15 titled “Bart the Cool Kid.”In the episode — which also starred The Weeknd and Michael Rapaport — the musician sang the song “Two Badges, One Mind.”Macleod’s music career kicked off in the rock band Private Life, with the group’s 1990 song “Touch Me” being featured in two films.The single was on the soundtrack of both 1992’s “Wayne’s World” and 1990’s “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”Additionally, she’s performed with The Sweet Potatoes band for a decade, and released her first solo album “Wide Open” in 2021.Macleod also has an acting credit, appearing in the 2009 short film “Slice of Pie.”Hayden, 71, meanwhile announced she was retiring from the Fox sitcom with a touching tribute to her character.“It’s been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty, and groundbreaking show, and to give voice to Milhouse (and Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, Malibu Stacy, and many others),” she shared at the time.“Here’s to everyone who made this terrific ride I’ve been on possible,” Hayden continued.“P.S.

I’ll always have a special place in my heart for that blue-haired 10-year-old boy with glasses.”“The Simpsons” has run for 36 seasons since its 1989 debut.“How many actor...