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Gwen Stefani gets candid about relationship with Blake Shelton
They made it official back in 2021.
Sasha Alonzo
09.27.23

Relationships are hard โ€“ especially when youโ€™re in the limelight being judged for everything you do.

Gwen Stefani is living a life she never imagined, one that mirrors her parentsโ€™.

โ€œIโ€™d see my mom gardening and my dad cutting trees, and Iโ€™d think, โ€˜Iโ€™m never having a tree at my house,โ€™โ€ she reminisces about her younger days.

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But now, with husband Blake Shelton, she finds joy in the simple, rustic life near Tishomingo, Oklahoma, surrounded by sunflowers, zinnias, and even corn plots.

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โ€œI just had the most incredible dahlias ever,โ€ Stefani, 53, shares with a glow, labeling herself a โ€œgarden flower nerdโ€ after her PEOPLE cover shoot.

โ€œWhen we get to Oklahoma, weโ€™re constantly workingโ€”itโ€™s a different kind of work, probably what my mom was doing back in the day, and now I get it!โ€

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Stefani, who married Shelton in 2021, is still in awe of the unexpected, un-Hollywood twist her life has taken.

โ€œI didnโ€™t see any of this coming with Blake. It was an amazing gift to experience love like that for the first time,โ€ she reflects on falling for the country superstar after meeting him in 2014 on the set of The Voice.

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โ€œHeโ€™s changed my lifeโ€ฆ when I [started dating] Blake, thatโ€™s when I felt home, like, โ€˜Oh, this is where Iโ€™m supposed to be, with this guy.โ€

Shelton, a loving stepdad, has introduced Stefani and her boys to a world far removed from the Hollywood spotlight, filled with adventure and the beauty of nature.

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โ€œI am not really a dirt person, a bug person, I donโ€™t like that much humidity,โ€ Stefani jokes about life in Oklahoma.

โ€œBut itโ€™s so beautiful, and you kind of feel like youโ€™re going into this vortex. Natureโ€”and Godโ€”is all right there.โ€

This newfound peace has reignited her passion for music and creativity.

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Stefani, who hustled through her 20s and 30s in the music industry, feels protective of her younger self.

โ€œI took Kingston on a world tour [when he was 9 months old]. Thatโ€™s when things got really hard for me emotionally,โ€ she recalls.

She powered through those times with a goal to be there for her kids when they reached their teenage years.

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Sheltonโ€™s decision to leave The Voice after 23 seasons was โ€œa huge family choice,โ€ Stefani reveals.

โ€œI am happy for him because he has space to do all these other hobbies and things he wants to do.โ€

When offered a coach chair on the show, Stefani felt uncertain but eventually found joy in coaching the gifted participants.

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Stefani is also channeling her experiences into new music and her makeup line GXVE, launched in March 2022.

โ€œIโ€™m never going to write anything thatโ€™s not just completely reflective of whatโ€™s going on in my life,โ€ she declares.

She sees makeup as a means to help people of all ages feel confident and creative, especially those who have experienced hardships like her.

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Despite her fulfilling life, Stefani admits that it can still feel โ€œchaotic.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s literally schedule, schedule, schedule. [But] there is a balance,โ€ she says.

โ€œFor me, the only way that Iโ€™ve gotten this far is with my spiritual faith and being able to take time out to pray. You see the miracles, and thatโ€™s inspiration and fuel to keep it going.โ€

Hear Gwen talk more about her relationship with Blake, along with family in the video below.

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