Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are always together: at work on The Voice,
in the recording studio, and just about everywhere else. The couple seems to have fallen head over
heels in love, but there are a few strange tidbits to this hyper-public relationship.
As the timeline goes…Blake Shelton and country
singer Miranda Lambert divorced in July 2015. Gwen Stefani filed for divorce from Bush frontman Gavin
Rossdale just one month later. Stefani and Shelton then went public with their romance in October
2015. But neither of the couple's exes reportedly believed that the timing was coincidental.
Sources close to Rossdale told TMZ that he thinks Stefani accused him of cheating
with the family's nanny to cover up her own indiscretions with Shelton.
Meanwhile, a Lambert insider told E! News,
"She was not surprised to hear of the romance between Blake and Gwen.
They were always pretty flirty. Miranda and Blake were on the rocks on and off
and knew that this could always be a possibility."
Back in 2014, while Shelton and Stefani were still married to their exes,
Stefani posted a flirty snap on Instagram while filming The Voice.
But the new couple claimed the stars had truly aligned for them to meet.
Stefani told Harper's Bazaar that her marriage was pretty much over in February 2015,
though she and Rossdale hadn't filed for divorce until that August. When
Shelton revealed his marriage was ending that July, Stefani recalled,
"[I felt] exposed somehow, you know? But it was like being handed this gift of a
friend who was going through the exact same thing at the exact same time."
"Unbelievable that God would put us in a position to have
each other--" "On The Voice, no less." "--at that moment, in that, like, in the same exact moment."
After going public, Stefani and Shelton have kept the PDA going on The Voice pretty consistently.
"What about like a proposal on the show. What do you think?
"Would that make you feel weird, Gwen?" "That would be my dream come true."
Still, it's reportedly not all roses and champagne behind the scenes.
A source involved in production told Radar Online,
"Gwen and Blake are actually becoming really competitive with each other this
season. […] They have been arguing a lot backstage when the cameras
are not rolling. […] They are not acting all lovey-dovey like they have been in the past!"
"I can't believe you just lied to me." "No, no! I love you."
But, as former fellow Voice coach Adam Levine told Howard Stern,
"If you had told me Gwen Stefani was going to be with Blake Shelton,
I would have told you were out of your f---ing mind. But it's so wrong, that it's right."
Stefani and Shelton have collaborated on a number of songs…"Go Ahead and Break My Heart," "You Make It Feel Like Christmas,"
"Nobody But You," and "Happy Anywhere." They've charted successfully in the country realm,
but even so, their collaborations haven't exactly furthered Stefani's pop career.
The couple told People ahead of the 2020 Grammys that they probably would
not record an album together, but would definitely keep collaborating. Stefani said,
"We have done a lot of music together, actually. We wrote two songs together - that's a lot.
Because he never does that. He's sharing his talent with me!"
"Thank you." "Thank you. Seal it with a kiss."
Stefani is a fashion and style icon,
with her longtime label, LAMB, and her signature edgy, glam-rock look. However,
since she and Shelton got together, she's been wearing a lot more camo,
denim, and trucker hats than she ever did before. A source told OK,
"[Blake] wants her in denim and she wants him in silks and linens. […] They tease
each other relentlessly over their choice of attire when they go out."
For her part, Stefani insisted to Haute Living that despite her new look, she's actually been
feeling "more feminine" in her style. In August 2020, she admitted on Jimmy Kimmel,
"I would always think, like, that was so foreign to me, like,
I would never wear a cowboy boot. But, yes, I actually have a bunch of cowboy boots now."
Stefani also owns a pair of Vans with her man's face on them,
which she sported in their "Nobody But You" music video, and she rocked a dress
with seashells they'd collected, while hitting the Grammys red carpet in 2020.
Stefani and Shelton's relationship
has moved at lightning speed. In August 2016, just a year after Stefani filed for divorce,
sources told People that she and Shelton were discussing wedding plans. The insider claimed,
"There's no date set, but they're planning ahead and having fun talking about it. […] It
seems the timing just hasn't been right, but Gwen is very, very happy with Blake."
The pair were said to have hired celebrity wedding planner Jerri Woolworth,
and by November 2016, they were reportedly finalizing wedding arrangements. Still,
an insider alleged to Entertainment Tonight,
"They made a deal to take it slow. […] They have been living
the life they have always dreamt of together and haven't felt the need."
"I promise you, we won't break the news in any of the grocery store trash magazines."
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