Opposites attract! Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton might seem as different as can be — but they make a perfect match.
The musical duo met while working on The Voice in 2015 and quickly fell for each other in the wake of their divorces from Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert. After five years together, Shelton finally popped the question in October 2020.
“Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020… And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!” the country crooner gushed via Instagram alongside a sweet PDA pic from his proposal.
Stefani, for her part, teased that her answer was an obvious one. “Yes please! 
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Two years earlier, the Oklahoma native revealed that his budding relationship with Stefani helped him get back from “rock bottom” after the end of his four-year marriage.
“It’s a miracle that I met somebody that was going through the same exact thing that I was at the same exact moment in time,” Shelton told Willie Geist during a June 2018 episode of Sunday Today. “I think if Gwen and I were being honest right now talking about this, I think in the back of our minds, we both kind of thought this is a rebound deal. … But now here we are three years later, and every day that goes by just feels like a stronger bond between the two of us, and it constantly feels like it’s going to the next level.”
Stefani split from Rossdale in August 2015, and the exes share three sons: Kingston, Zuma and Apollo. While the “Hollaback Girl” singer and Shelton hunkered down together amid the coronavirus pandemic, an insider told Us Weekly exclusively that Stefani’s kids have a soft spot for Shelton.
“Those boys look up to Blake in a big way,” the source said in August 2020. “He’s earned their respect as a father figure. He’s gone from being their friend to being a serious parental influence.”
Scroll down to take a look back at all of Stefani and Shelton’s sweetest moments together.
Stefani and Shelton split from their respective spouses, Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert, within two weeks of each other in July and August 2015. The country singer and Lambert shockingly announced July 20 that they were splitting after four years of marriage. On August 3, Stefani and Bush rocker Rossdale surprised everyone when they said they were divorcing after 13 years of marriage.
Something was brewing! Stefani and Shelton hilariously performed Drake's "Hotline Bling" on The Tonight Show on October 26. The friendship — and the chemistry between the two — was clearly palpable. "They're a real thing," one insider close to Shelton told Us Weekly.
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Shelton and Stefani hit fellow Voice coach Adam Levine's 2015 Halloween bash together, and partygoers told Us Weekly that the pair were together the whole night. A stealthy photo taken by one attendee showed Shelton with his arms wrapped around Stefani on the dance floor. Days after the snap was taken, her rep confirmed to Us that they were an item.
Making it official! After months of concealing their flirtation, Stefani — via her rep — exclusively confirmed to Us on November 4 that she and Shelton were in fact dating. "Gwen and Blake are longtime friends who have very recently started dating," the No Doubt singer's rep told Us.
A few days later, Stefani couldn't help but praise her new man. "He’s a pretty rad guy," she said during a radio interview. "I have to say that."
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So adorbs. The day after Thanksgiving, Stefani and Shelton were caught FaceTiming (by an eagle-eyed fan) while she was exploring Disneyland with her three young sons. "These people — they get these pictures!" Shelton later joked to Access Hollywood about getting caught. "What I think was like, 'Hey! Look at this cool stuff at Disneyland!' And the next thing I see is a picture of Gwen holding my face up at Disneyland."
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Right before the 2015 holidays, the couple jetted out of L.A. together to attend the engagement party of former Voice contestant RaeLynn Woodward. Snaps from the bash showed ugly sweater–clad Stefani and Shelton (who mentored the bride-to-be) having a blast in a photo booth with guests.
Her little pony! Shelton got Stefani a horse for her birthday in January, which he confirmed in an interview months later. "I got her a horse and I got myself a horse at the same time," Shelton told Entertainment Tonight. "Gwen, she loves riding and she loves horses. It's actually so funny that people are so shocked by that, but if you can name me one girl on the planet that doesn't love horses or just think that they are beautiful."
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Here comes the bride? Stefani attended the Nashville wedding of Shelton's hair stylist Amanda Craig in January — and she even nabbed the bouquet. “Gwen and Blake were dancing most of the night,” an eyewitness told Us of the couple at the nuptials. “They were slow-dancing and kissing, as well as fast-dancing. The band was a Motown band, and they danced to songs like ‘Can’t Help Myself,’ ‘Get Ready’ and ‘My Girl.’”
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Back to Nashville again! In late February, the duo returned to the southern city for RaeLynn Woodward's wedding to Josh Davis. Former Voice contestant Woodward posted a photo with the couple from her big day and wrote: "What a beautiful day with such beautiful people. I am so thankful for everyone in my life and for my amazing Husband. #destinedtobeadavis."
Love was definitely in the air. Stefani and Shelton made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair 2016 Oscars afterparty, where the No Doubt singer performed. Inside the bash, a source told Us that the PDA was prevalent between the pair. "They made out,” an observer told Us — and it continued at another party that night. "They were dancing together and kissing against a wall," another partygoer told Us. "They’re completely infatuated."
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He hopes they're "Happy!" The stars' fellow Voice coach Pharrell Williams opened up about watching their romance unfold in a March Today show appearance. "It's poppin' off!" the “Happy” singer said of the duo. "It's so beautiful, because being there, I watched both of them go through a lot, you know. You hate to see your friends go through something so heavy, and it's kind of like a miracle, man — just watching that."
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The couple that wears matching robes together, stays together! Stefani and Shelton rocked loungewear emblazoned with their names while in Vegas for the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards.
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During Shelton’s performance at the ACM’s, the “Underneath It All” crooner, who went as his date, was caught on camera singing along to his hit “I Lived It.”
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The Voice judge wasn’t shy about proclaiming his affection for his girlfriend on Twitter during a visit she made to his home state of Oklahoma. “Hey @gwenstefani it’s official… with your arrowhead finding eye you are now an adopted Okie!!!” he wrote. “Side note: I love you pretty girl… #truth.”
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The “Baby Don’t Lie” crooner shared a series of post-concert photos on Instagram that showed her smooching her man while locked in a passionate embrace in her dressing room.
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Stefani serenaded Shelton with a sweet birthday song on June 16. “Happy Birthday, dear Blakey,” she could be heard crooning in a video she posted on Instagram.
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Shelton was his significant other’s number one fan at the debut of her Just a Girl residency in Las Vegas on June 27, holding her youngest son, Apollo, on his lap. “It was the sweetest thing ever,” an onlooker told Us. “[Blake] looked like a total father figure to him. He is so smitten with Apollo, and Apollo seemed just obsessed with him. They all seem very much like a family. … [Apollo] was taking some of his snacks and feeding Blake. It was adorable.”
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The duo cuddled up again one month later while vacationing in Shelton’s native Oklahoma with Stefani’s brood. The pair, who also vacationed in Antigua earlier in 2018 according to a source, were all smiles while snuggling on a boat during the trip.
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The former Voice costars dressed up together for a Halloween-themed bash with Stefani’s three kids on October 20. The three-time Grammy winner dressed up as Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas and the “God Gave Me You” singer was in a sailor costume.
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Stefani and Shelton were so lovey dovey at the 2018 People’s Choice Awards, that Voice host Carson Daly told the crowd the twosome were going to “get a room.”
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The No Doubt singer posted a Photoshopped throwback of herself with the country crooner to Instagram in March 2019 that showed the Voice judge smiling with his arm around a young Stefani. Shelton liked the picture so much, he made it his Instagram profile.
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The duo took their love to a Luke Bryan concert, where they packed on the PDA and documented the night on their Instagram Stories.
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After Ellen DeGeneres gifted Shelton a proposal clock and told him it would be OK if Stefani were the one to propose, the Oklahoma native shared her response: “She goes, ‘You know this is not how this is gonna work.’”
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The twosome brought their love story to life in the swoon-worthy music video for their duet, "Nobody But You." The video included never-before-seen home movies as it also followed Stefani and Shelton around on dreamy fictional date nights.
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The "Hillbilly Bone" singer appeared at Stefani's concert in Las Vegas for a surprise performance of their duet "Nobody But You." The "Cool" songstress couldn't contain her excitement when she straddled Shelton on stage at the end of the song.
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The couple took the stage at the 2020 Grammy Awards to deliver the first-ever performance of their song "Nobody But You." Stefani and Shelton sang the romantic duet while they gazed into each other's eyes before they hugged at the end of the performance.
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Stefani attempted to give her boyfriend a haircut amid the coronavirus quarantine on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The songstress tried to shave host Jimmy Fallon's initials into Shelton's head, but the letters were almost impossible to see.
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The "Rich Girl" singer made her Grand Ole Opry debut alongside Shelton during a performance of their duet "Nobody But You," which was live-streamed from the country singer's ranch in Oklahoma.
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A source told Us that Stefani and Shelton are excited to walk down the aisle after the coronavirus pandemic ends. "COVID-19 has turned their world upside down, as it has with so many families,” the insider said at the time. “Gwen knows she is blessed and wants to have the wedding as soon as social distancing guidelines are lifted.”
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“Happy birthday @blakeshelton thank u for being my best friend 🥳:birthday:gx #luckyme #june18th,” the Trolls actress wrote via Instagram to celebrate Shelton’s 44th birthday.
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A source told Us exclusively that the couple officially moved into their joint L.A. mansion after spending a few months in Oklahoma earlier in the summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. “They are very happy to be settled at last in their family home,” a source exclusively tells Us. “Gwen wanted to be moved in for the start of the school year, even though the kids are doing school at home because of COVID-19. They are truly happy as a family and it’s the new beginning Gwen needed.”
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The couple performed their duet "Happy Anywhere" at the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards. Stefani and Shelton sang together in a studio with a green screen that placed them in Nashville's Bluebird Cafe.
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The No Doubt frontwoman celebrated her 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards performance with Shelton by photoshopping her beau into an old picture of herself with Rossdale. "#datenight @acmawards w my boo @blakeshelton gx,” she captioned the post via Instagram.
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Shelton posted a sweet birthday message to Stefani as she celebrated her 51st birthday on October 3. "It’s a special day for a special lady in my life," he captioned a photo of the pair in a cornfield as they filmed the music video for their new duet, "Happy Anywhere." "Happy birthday @gwenstefani, I’d write a song for you every single day if I could..."
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"Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020... And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!" the country crooner gushed via Instagram in October 2020 after confirming his engagement to his fellow The Voice coach. Stefani posted a playful announcement of her own, writing via Instagram, "Yes please! 💍🙏🏻." A source later confirmed to Us that Shelton proposed in Oklahoma days before the pair's announcement.
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The “Honey Bee” crooner revealed that Stefani was wearing her engagement ring during an October appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, which could have blown their announcement the following day. “She kept, like, doing this with her hand,” the Oklahoma native said, while talking with Seth Meyers in December 2020, raising his left hand up to his face. “And You know, [she was] wondering if people would figure out that she was wearing an engagement ring.”
The “Some Beach” singer continued: “I told her, I said, ‘You know you wear more jewelry than Mr. T. so I don’t think anybody is gonna pick up on that, Gwen.’ And they didn’t. You could’ve figure it out. She was giving you hints!”
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The “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” singer gushed about her fiancé during a December 2020 episode of Zane Lowe’s “At Home With Apple Music,” revealing “it’s hard not to like almost everything about Blake Shelton.” Stefani noted that the country crooner is her “best friend,” but that’s just part of her attraction to him. “We tell each other everything. I don't want to do anything without him. He's my homie,” she explained. “And he's just a very generous, generous guy. He's full of love and generosity. And like you said, he's a smart, smart guy as well. So you feel safe, you could lean on him and trust him.”
The California native also opened up about Shelton being a true “artist” and revealed that he has “a lot of different sides to him. She noted: “His true love is just of nature and of just being at that ranch. And he loves animals and he knows every single name of every salamander and every tree and every bush and snake. He's just always been the same. He's the same guy no matter where he goes, you know what I'm saying? And there's some things just so cool about that. And there's just something great about someone that's so genuine and then super talented, because then you watch him sing and you're just like, ‘My God, your voice.’ He's really good.”
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The Oklahoma native dished on the details of his proposal to Stefani two months after popping the question — and revealed that things could have taken a wrong turn. "To be honest with you — and this is scary — I had the ring in the compartment on my door of my truck for about a week," Shelton said during a December 2020 interview on The Bobby Bones Show. "I don't know about you, but stuff falls out of that damn thing on my truck all the time. ... I kept thinking, 'Man, somebody's gonna hit the jackpot whenever I drop this thing out of my truck.' I wanted to keep it there all the time because I didn't know when I would have the exact, right moment. But thank God, I didn't lose the ring."
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Stefani appeared on DJ Khaled's "The First One" podcast in March 2021, where she opened up about her relationship with Shelton and how he factors into her career, revealing that she bounces ideas off him, just like she used to do with her No Doubt bandmates.
"When you're on your own [but used to collaborating] and writing with a bunch of different people, you kind of feel like you need someone to do that with," she said during the podcast episode. "Yesterday, Blake and I sat down and listened to, like, every song — which is a lot of songs — and just put our favorite stars by which ones. We definitely bounce off each other."
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Shelton appeared as the guest host on Today with Hoda & Jenna in March 2021 and revealed that he and Stefani would “hopefully” tie the knot that summer. The country crooner added: “I'm afraid if she and I wait until next November, then I'm right back into The Voice cycle again. And I really want to be able to have plenty of time before and after.”
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