Gwen Stefani makes a bittersweet confession to Blake Shelton about finding true love “later in life.”

Gwen Stefani may have wished she had found love with Blake Shelton earlier in life, but she knows it was meant to be exactly the way it was.

The “No Doubt” star and the former “The Voice” judge met when she began filming her first season of the NBC singing competition in April 2013, met in 2015 and tied the knot in 2021.

When the couple first met, they were both still married, Gwen to Gavin Rossdale, with whom she has sons Kingston, 18, Zuma, 16, and Apollo, 10, and Blake to Miranda Lambert, from whom she Both divorced in 2015.

Since marrying Blake, Gwen hasn’t been shy about gushing about how he is her one true love and about her new song “Late to Bloom” from her latest album Bouquet, her first in nearly a decade since 2016 That’s what the truth feelsis an ode to finding yourself later in life.

During a behind-the-scenes clip shared on Instagram that gave a glimpse into the creation of the song and what it means to her, Gwen said, “‘Late to Bloom,’ well, I mean, at the end of the day, so to speak.” I think , I’m far along in my life now and just like all of us, I don’t think we can see into the future.

She then explained, “We have no idea what’s going to happen, but when you have the idea of ​​love, you think, ‘Okay, I’m going to graduate high school, that’s what I’m going to do.’ “I find the person that I’m going to be with, and we’re going to have a baby, we’re going to grow old together and have grandchildren.” I mean, that’s the typical saying, “I’m going to play ‘house dream'”, before he noted, “That just didn’t happen for me.

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Gwen, 55, graduated from Loara High School in California in 1987, and although she attended college for some time, by then No Doubt had already formed and she dropped out to pursue her music career. She met her first husband, Gavin, in 1995 when she was 26, and the former couple married in 2002.

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The “Spiderwebs” singer further shared, “I think this song is about tapping into the idea that I found love late in life and was able to blossom.”

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She claimed: “It doesn’t matter what time it gets because it’s still fine, it’s still good. I still have to do it.”

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Fans then quickly took to the comments section under the Instagram post and raved about the sentiment. One wrote: “I love this song and YOU!!! Thank you for sharing your gift with us,” while others followed suit: “I love this song so much!” and “I love the message. I love the text. I love this song,” as well as: “One of my favorites on the album.”

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Gwen gushed during a recent appearance on “ The Jennifer Hudson Show, When asked by host Jennifer Hudson what he does “reminds you why you fell in love.” It didn’t take long for her to come up with an answer as she shared, “The thing with Blake is that you “Never go a day without laughing.”

She continued, “It doesn’t matter what’s going on, the guy has so much patience and so much kindness in his heart,” adding, “He just makes you happier every day,” and that “laugh” is the only thing daily reminder that she needs.