Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani haven't exactly kept their relationship under the radar since
they first went public in 2015. Shelton has said plenty of nice things about his love
over the years, but he has also said some pretty strange things. Here are some of his
weirdest quotes about the No Doubt icon.
Sugar Mama? Not quite, but Oklahoma boy Blake Shelton did joke that when he spends time
with Gwen Stefani in Los Angeles, he is pretty much a kept man. The country singer made the
confession to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 in June 2021, saying,
"You know what, I'm weird anyway. I live out in the middle of nowhere in Oklahoma and I
mean, I am in L.A. half the time, but I'm pretty much a slug here. I live off of Gwen
here and I just hide in the house, so I got it pretty good."
Shelton hardly has it bad staying indoors while in L.A. though — and we actually don't
blame him for wanting to hang out at home. In 2020, Dirt reported the two put their feet
up in a $13.2 million estate when they're in California, which reportedly has three
full floors and spreads over around 13,000 square feet. It's also said to have a home
theatre, pool, wet bar, a garage with room for four cars, and even an outdoor kitchen.
Can you blame the guy for wanting to "hide in the house" when he's in town?
Okay, so this one's a little odd. While it's usually pretty flattering to hear someone's
a big fan of yours, we're guessing Gwen Stefani was a little caught off guard by this confession
from Blake Shelton. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2018, she revealed that
her beau said he once dated a Gwen Stefani superfan.
"He did tell me that he dated a girl for like three months that had my face all plastered
all over her whole bedroom."
Understandably, the talk show host found the whole thing to be pretty entertaining and
agreed that it was "really weird." Weird as it may be, it is apparently something that
can happen when you enter into a relationship with someone who has been tremendously famous
since she was in her 20s.
The identity of Shelton's Gwen Stefani-loving ex doesn't appear to have ever been revealed,
though Kimmel responded by joking that the No Doubt frontwoman should find out what she
looked like and get a little payback by plastering photos of her all over her walls.
No one likes to hear they're a rebound, but Blake Shelton admitted both he and Gwen Stefani
initially thought that about their now solid relationship. Shelton made the confession
to Zane Lowe in June 2021, sharing that he was so thrown off by both the suddenness and
their personality differences that he didn't think they'd go the distance.
He revealed they were both, quote, "getting over [their] crap with each other" in the
early days, saying,
"I remember at that time we were just starting to see each other and we were both going through
horrible breakups, divorces — horrible in that it was just sad. There was times where
Gwen and I would be like, 'Are we rebounding here? Is that what we're doing together? Because
this makes no sense.'"
The star was, of course, referring to their respective high-profile splits which took
place mere months before they began dating. Shelton and Miranda Lambert announced their
divorce in July 2015, while Stefani and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale separated in August
of that year. Shelton and Lambert's divorce was finalized mere hours after the news hit
the headlines, according to Us Weekly. As for Stefani and Rossdale, People magazine
reported they didn't reach their settlement until the following April.
Though Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are yet to have any children together, that hasn't
stopped the latter from joking on more than one occasion that his partner has been pregnant
with twins.
He first made the quip back in 2019 when he cheekily wrote on Twitter that he and Stefani
— who shares three sons with Gavin Rossdale — had been doubly blessed while promoting
her Target childrenswear line. Shelton quoted a tweet of hers that included a photo of two
kids modeling her line and wrote,
"Ohhhhhh [Gwen Stefani] this stuff will be great for our twins!!!!"
And in March 2021, he joked again about having multiples on an episode of The Voice. While
trying to get Pia Renee on his team, he pointed out Stefani is a big fan of reggae, saying,
"To say that I don't know anything about the music that she's performing would kind of
disqualify the fact that, who knows, even by the time this airs, Gwen Stefani, she could
even be my wife by then. She's delivering twins right now. She's pushing them out, but
I'm here working."
"I have no idea what this man is talking about."
It's no secret that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani make a bit of an unlikely pairing,
and even Shelton knows it. The two come from totally different worlds — Stefani is a
glamour girl who hails from Southern California while Shelton feels more at home on his Oklahoma
ranch — and the country artist has not been afraid to brand his relationship "odd" in
public.
Shelton has opened up multiple times about how bizarre he finds the whole thing, even
telling Entertainment Tonight in April 2021,
"It's strange enough that she and I are together to begin with; let's be honest."
And back in November 2016, the "Honey Bee" singer got candid about the unexpected coupling
on the Today show, saying,
"It's a little weird. We could not be, on paper, any more different. I mean, I'm a country
singer and she's a ska, rock, pop, whatever it is... and it's just an odd idea."
The twosome know their relationship is so out of left field that they even poked fun
at it in a 2021 Super Bowl ad which also starred fellow Voice coach Adam Levine, who, in the
TV spot, sets them up on a blind date. Odd or not, these two prove opposites really can
attract.
Not only are Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani an unlikely pairing, but they're also a crazy
rich duo. Stefani is worth a whopping $150 million according to figures from Celebrity
Net Worth, while the same database puts Shelton's estimated wealth a little behind that at $100
million. It's safe to say that neither are exactly strapped for cash, but that didn't
stop the country singer from once joking he's "cashing in" on his romance.
Shelton made the confession about his 2016 album, If I'm Honest, which he revealed was
inspired by Stefani's own 2016 tell-all release, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, which featured
songs about her and Gavin Rossdale's divorce. The country crooner admitted the album included
tracks not only about his divorce from Miranda Lambert but also about his relationship with
Stefani.
Shelton told "American Idol" mentor Bobby Bones during an event to promote the album
that he wanted to be honest, but also joked that the truth makes good business sense.
Shelton told Bones,
"I just want to tell the truth about what happened. [...] I figure since everybody else
is cashing in on my life, I might as well get some of that too."
Evidently, Blake Shelton totally forgets who his fiancée Gwen Stefani is. This one may
sound a little alarming at first, but allow us to explain. The Voice veteran revealed
that he's so close to the "Used To Love You" singer and is so used to having her by his
side at home that there are moments when he actually fails to remember that she has been
a global superstar for multiple decades.
While chatting with 103-3's Morning Koffy in May 2021, Shelton opened up about this
unique phenomenon, saying, quote, "My favorite thing is, sometimes I forget that she's Gwen
Stefani." He then shared a recent example.
When a healthcare worker stopped by his home just that morning to give him a COVID test,
Stefani happened to walk by at one point. Afterward, the healthcare worker thanked Shelton
— much to his confusion. He said,
"I go, 'What? What are you talking about?' She goes, 'When you came to the door, I got
to see her and thank you.' I go, 'You're welcome! No problem!' She has that effect."
No doubt about it.
We're guessing Gwen Stefani probably never expected to have a hit on country radio, but,
apparently, the notion was so outlandish to Blake Shelton that he thinks the whole thing
to be pretty hysterical. Shelton made the confession while speaking about their 2020
duet "Happy Anywhere," which hit the top spot on Billboard's US Country Airplay chart and
made it to number three on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs chart. He said during a
July 2020 livestream,
"I have the easiest job at this point in my life and it's a blast to be a country singer
and do what I do. It's hilarious that listening to the radio the last couple of years that
Gwen Stefani is going to be singing the 'countriest' song to come out of Nashville. It's ironic.
It's funny."
That's not the only hit Stefani has had on country radio, though. The two also teamed
up for "Nobody but You," which also went to number one on Billboard's US Country Airplay
chart and number two on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs chart. The track is also certified
Platinum by the RIAA, so, just like her man, Stefani is pretty much a bona fide country
music superstar at this point.
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