“Nothing Could Save Us at That Point”: Gwen Stefani Reflects on Falling for Blake Shelton Amid Chaos
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Gwen Stefani recently opened up about the early days of her relationship with Blake Shelton, reflecting on how their connection blossomed during a turbulent time in both their lives. The pop star and country singer first met as coaches on The Voice in 2015, a period Stefani described as chaotic.
Speaking to People on November 25, the Just a Girl singer admitted she was initially reluctant to pursue a new relationship after her divorce from Gavin Rossdale. “We had just met, and it was chaos. Both of our lives were in complete turmoil, all over the ground,” Stefani recalled. “Nothing could save us at that point. There was a point where I was like, ‘I can’t even talk to you.
This is insane. I already have enough problems. This is not happening anymore. We’re not going to text or nothing.’” Despite her hesitation, Shelton managed to win her over in a way that resonated deeply with Stefani: through songwriting. “I think he really wanted to impress me because he doesn’t really write songs as much as he used to. And I love writing songs.
That’s everything to me,” she said. “If I want to feel like I have any kind of purpose or any kind of value or anything, it’s about writing a song.” At the time, Shelton was working on what would become Go Ahead and Break My Heart, a duet the pair released in 2016. Stefani shared that their collaboration started over text. “He sent it to me, and it was a half-written song.
He was like, ‘Help me finish this.’ So I wrote him the verse back — the second verse on the song — and it’s just over text,” she said. “That was the first song that we ever wrote together. We were never even in the same room, but we were writing a song to each other.”
The heartfelt exchange marked a turning point in their relationship, sparking a bond that would grow into a lasting romance. Today, Stefani and Shelton are happily married, but their first creative collaboration remains a meaningful memory of how they found each other amid life’s chaos.
