Gwen Stefani Talks Finding Blake Shelton After Her Divorce, Reveals Something Unexpected They Bonded Over
Gwen Stefani opened up about her relationship with husband Blake Shelton.
The 55-year-old No Doubt singer married the country music star in 2021 after they met as coaches on The Voice. Their love story started after she and Gavin Rossdale got divorced.
In a new interview, Gwen opened up about that time in her life. She also revealed an unexpected thing that she and Blake bonded over and talked releasing a country music album with him.
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“Meeting my husband [country singer Blake Shelton] felt like a second chance at life, because when my family fell apart [Stefani was married to Bush’s lead singer, Gavin Rossdale, for 12 years; they have three children] it was a catastrophe,” she told The Guardian. “How do you pick yourself up from that? But God put this other person there to love me.”
She continued, saying, “I know this sounds weird, but Blake and I came together in gardening. We have a house together in Oklahoma and during the pandemic we came across this very old building on the land and there were some purple irises, which someone must have planted centuries ago, but they’ve survived. I wrote the song Purple Irises about that and how it feels to find true love and the insecurities of not wanting to lose it.”
Would Gwen work on an album of country duets with Blake?
“I would love to,” she said. “I never listened to country music, so while Blake was super successful, I never even knew he existed before I met him. When he heard Purple Irises, he loved it so much he ended up singing on it. I love singing with him. He’s very humble and doesn’t realise how good he is. There’s something so attractive about that.”
Earlier this year, Gwen was by Blake‘s side at an important event.