Blake Shelton has words for all the other fathers out there. 10 years after meeting his wife and fellow The Voice coach, Gwen Stefani, Shelton is reflecting on what heโs learned from being a stepfather to the three children Stefani shares with her ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. โWhen people say it’s not about you anymore when you have a kid… I think, if you’re doing it right, it’s not about you anymore. That’s true,โ Shelton said in an exclusive interview with ET.
Blake Shelton went on to say that he followed his fatherโs example as a stepfather. When Shelton was a kid, his father married a new woman and became a stepfather to Sheltonโs stepbrother, Richie. โThe example that my dad set for me was that [child] was not even a consideration [in a romantic partnership]. You got three boys? Awesome! My dad did it. My dad raised me. I could do this,โ the country singer said.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefaniโs Love Story
Though itโs been 10 years since Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani met, itโs only been a few years since theyโve been married. The two tied the knot in 2021, about five years after Stefani and Rossdale divorced and about six years after Shelton and his ex-wife Miranda Lambert divorced. While Stefani entered their marriage with three children — Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo — Shelton did not have any children prior to this relationship.ย
Like all celebrity couples, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have been the subject of divorce rumors in the tabloids. But as Stefani said in a recent interview with Nylon, the rumors are just that – rumors. โItโs just lies. The truth is the truth, and we know what that is. And so that [negativity] would never penetrate just by me being vulnerable and sharing a song that I didnโt write for anybody else but myself and Blake.โ
