#gwenonblake

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“I didn't see any of this coming with Blake. I mean, this was just a big old ‘What?’ When I met Blake, that’s when I felt home, it was like, ‘Oh, this is where I’m supposed to be, with this guy.’ It’s just so true and it was so automatic and such an amazing gift to be able to experience love like that for the first time, it was like, ‘Ugh. Ugh, this is it!’”

Gwen on Blake, People Magazine, September 2023

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“I am a Halloween person. When me and Blake first got together, it was Halloween, so we went out and I dressed up like a country girl - It was my fake, like Knott’s Berry Farm version of a country girl - like a square-dancing outfit. In the song Marigolds, there’s a line that says, ‘Dressed up like a country girl, I knew you'd approve’.  And it's basically a nod to that because I definitely did go country when it comes to Blake, but not musically.”

Gwen on dressing up as a country girl for Halloween, Audacy, October 2024 (see also)

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“The thing about Blake is that you’ll never get through a day without laughing. You know what I mean? Which is just— it doesn't even matter like what’s going on. The guy has so much patience, and so much kindness in his heart. It just makes you happier every single day.”

Gwen on Blake, Jennifer Hudson Show, October 2024 (see also)

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“Balance is the hardest thing, but it's also the most important—being with my family, having time with Blake where we just watch movies.”  

Gwen, Shape, October 2019

“If people knew how not exciting [our life] truly is, it's that tame. I've said this to her before, the timing of when we have gotten together at this point in our life, our batteries don't charge up as much as they used to. We’ve done so much traveling and touring and work the first half of our life that now we’re just like, ‘Hey, I’m good to put my sweatpants on at 6 p.m. and watch Ozark eight times tonight if you want to.’ That’s literally our life now and we love it.”

Blake, People Magazine, December 2022

“We watch kids watch YouTube is what we watch at home. As one kid gets older and moves on, the next kid moves into - It’s called ‘Dude perfect’. It’s a great show, by the way, that’s actually one that I enjoy watching.”

Blake, E! News, May 2023  

“I remember lying in bed with Blake, and the palette had come out and he’s like, ‘Oh, let’s go watch another video.’ Because all these girls were taking the makeup palettes and making their own looks.”

Gwen, Life with Marianna, September 2023

Gwen and Blake on their home life, various sources

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Gwen to Adam: “Don’t talk to my boyfriend like that!”

Gwen, Extra, December 2015

“The finale of The Voice a bunch of people crowded around Gwen to get a picture with her and Blake yelled, ‘Get away from my girlfriend!’”

Madi Davis (Team Pharrell), Snapchat, April 2016

Blake and Gwen calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend at the beginning of their relationship, various sources

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Q: “I’ve got to ask you about this line in the song. It hits me hard. It’s very clever. I’ve got to hear the story behind this: Wonder why you took a risk/On a broken heart you cannot fix.”

Gwen: “When you go through your family breaking up and falling apart […], you just think, ‘I blew it, my life is over.’ And the idea that someone - like tall, hot, handsome, talented, sexy, funny, all the things that is Blake Shelton - would be like, ‘Hey, you want to make out with me?’ I would be like, ‘What?’ That would never happen to me.”

“That is a risky thing to do - to say, ‘I’m going to love you, I’m going to love your kids and I’m going to do this with you. I know what I want. I want you. You are my pretty girl.’ That’s what my life is. I’m glad that that line - that you are feeling it because there is so much behind it. And originally it was ‘a broken girl’ and when Blake hopped on it, he changed it to ‘a broken heart.’”

Gwen on Blake, Acoustic Sunrise, March 2024

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Q: “Did you always want Blake on the song?”

Gwen: “I always want Blake. You can just stop with that, end the sentence there. Always.”

“The Blake thing was - I did not write the song as a duet. I was actually writing this song about how I felt about Blake. I remember playing it for him and thinking like, I wonder If he’s going to catch all the details of my truth, because I was saying a lot. And he just was like, ‘I love the song.’ And he kept saying, ‘Don’t put that out like that. You should wait on that record.’ Because we always did fantasize about writing together and doing music together in the future. And then I was like, ‘If you want to be on this, I will rewrite the whole verse. I will do anything I can.’ And like twenty minutes later, he was singing on it.”

Gwen on Blake and Purple Irises, Valentine in the Morning, February 2024

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“Gwen’s got a lot of reasons to keep coming back to The Voice. First and foremost I know she absolutely loves this job and she’s always excited and a little bit shocked when they call and ask her and invite her to come back again. I’m going, ‘Why? Why are you surprised by this? Of course they want you!’”

“She's just very passionate about music and she's passionate about working. I don't know anybody that finds ways to stay as busy as she does, and it's impressive and that's why she's been so successful… Me, on the other hand, I'm ready to watch some TV.”

Blake, Extra, May 2023

“I do watch [The Voice] a little bit, especially when Gwen’s on there. She’s still in and out, and she’s so good at it. She loves the show.”

Blake, Extra, April 2024

“Our teams, their rehearsals are sent to us so we can like watch them on video. I was watching last night... He's like, ‘Oh, I'm starting to get excited. I'm gonna watch.’”

“I'm pretty sure he's gonna vote for me even if he doesn't like my team. I hope. You better.”

Gwen, Entertainment Tonight, December 2023

Blake and Gwen on The Voice, various sources

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“He calls me ‘pretty girl’. Oh my gosh, when he said that to me the first time - because of his accent and everything - I was like, ‘Is this happening to me right now? Is my boyfriend actually…’ And he kept doing it and I was like, ‘Oh my god, I have died and gone to heaven.’ I was like, ‘How is he going to say this when I’m like seventy.’ Hopefully, it will work out.”

Gwen on Blake calling her ‘pretty girl’, KOST 103.5, February 2024

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“When you’re in love and have truly aligned values, nobody can get to us. You can say whatever you want to say about our relationship — I mean, a week ago we were getting divorced again or something. It’s 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 didn’t write for anybody else but myself and Blake.”

Gwen on her relationship with Blake and tabloid rumors, Nylon, April 2024

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Blake: “The first time that I ever met Gwen was in 2014. She wasn’t like any other famous person that I had ever met before. She drove herself to work in a black minivan with car seats in it. She didn’t roll in with security. She came in with a baby and two little boys, which at the time worked like security because nobody was going near — it was chaos.”

“It was clear to me that she was a mother first and foremost over anything else in the world — that was her No. 1 job. And now, standing here almost 10 years later after I first met her, I can say without question that being a mother is still the most important thing in her life. And I got to tell you all, that’s rare in this business.”

Hollywood Walk of Fame, October 2023

Gwen: “I was holding it back, guys. I was slurping it down my throat because I was like: 'How am I going to get through this?' I didn't know what he was going to say. He's usually like a jokester, [I assumed] he was going to come out and ad lib it - and he had an actual speech. That alone was like: 'What?' All the words today just meant everything to me. It's crazy.”

Entertainment Tonight, October 2023

Blake and Gwen, Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony (see also)

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SHEFANI PLAYLIST (Spotify 🎧)

Songs that have been referenced by Blake or Gwen in connection to their relationship or are otherwise associated with them

1. Hotline Bling – Drake

💬 Blake: "Gwen sang it to me on 'The Tonight Show' one night, so ..."

🎼Call me on my cell phone Late night when you need my love I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing

2. Step By Step �� Eddie Rabbitt

💭 Blake often sang this song in BSers Lounge – fans associated it with Shefani

🎼First step, ask her out and treat her like a lady Second step, tell her she's the one you're dreaming of Third step, take her in your arms and never let her go Don't you know that step by step, step by step, you'll win her love?

3. Leather and Lace – Stevie Nicks

💬 Blake: "We should [cover that song]." Shefani fans favorite since Gwen performed the song in December 2015

🎼But I carry this feeling When you walked into my house That you won't be walking out the door Still, I carry this feeling When you walked into my house That you won't be walking out the door

4. I've Been Lookin' – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

💭 Back in summer 2018, Blake’s mom posted a video of them singing this song while driving in OK

🎼I've been looking for a love Someone to hold as I lay sleepin' I'm not talking 'bout someone Who's scared of promises Or keepin' 'em I'm just looking for a love To stand the test of time I've been lookin' for someone To be all mine

5. Baby I'm-a Want You – Bread

💬 Gwen: "What’s that song that I love…?" - Blake: "Baby I'm-a Want You by Bread?"

Blake on The Voice: "Gwen's not kidding. We listen to Bread all the time."

🎼Used to be my life was just emotions passing by Then you came along and made me laugh and made me cry You taught me why Baby, I'm-a want you Baby, I'm-a need you

6. There’s No Stoppin’ Your Heart – Marie Osmond

💬 Blake: "I love that song ‘There’s No Stopping Your Heart."

🎼I plan to be the one who sticks around Ooh your love could lift me up above the clouds I get so high when I'm with you, I may never come down When forever starts, There's no stopping, no stopping, no stopping your heart

7. I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner

💬Gwen: "You took a song that’s actually on my makeout playlist"

🎼I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me

8. So Small – Carrie Underwood

💬 Blake on The Voice back in 2016: "I completely got wrapped up in the lyrics of that song. You delivered the message to me tonight, and I totally related to the lyrics of that song."

🎼And what you've been out there searching for forever Is in your hands Oh, and when you figure out love is all that matters after all It sure makes everything else Seem so small

9. Haven’t Got Time for the Pain – Carly Simon

💬 Gwen: "I would dedicate this song to @Blakeshelton gx."

🎼All those crazy nights when I cried myself to sleep Now melodrama never makes me weep anymore 'Cause I haven't got time for the pain I haven't got room for the pain I haven't the need for the pain Not since I've known you

10. Stricken – No Doubt

💬 "She asked me if I knew the song Stricken and told me she recently sent it to Blake."

🎼I love you completely I guess I'm kinda mad about you I love you, I love you I do Love overcomes all of my senses Lowers all of my defenses, yeah

11. Defenseless – Kirk Jay

💬 Blake: “This is my life right now.”

🎼Oh, I'm defenseless Like a drought to a flame I’m defenseless Girl, when you say my name But the thing is I have never felt safer than this

12. Lookin' For Love – Johnny Lee

💬 Blake before playing the song: "I’ll try. I gotta do it for Gwen."

🎼Well, I spent a lifetime lookin' for you Single bars and good time lovers were never true Playing a fools game, hopin' to win And tellin' those sweet lies and losin' again You came knockin' on my heart's door You're everything I've been looking for

13. Turn Your Lights Down – Bob Marley and the Wailers

💬 Blake: "Gwen and I have a playlist. I want their version." - John: "It's a good love song for when you guys..." - Blake: "You're talking about loove."

🎼This potion might, this ocean might, carry me In a wave of emotion to ask you to marry me And every word, every second, and every third Expresses the happiness more clearly than ever heard (uh) And when I play 'em, every chord is a poem Tellin' the Lord how grateful I am because I know him (what? word) The harmonies possess a sensation similar to your caress (uh)

14. In Your eyes – Peter Gabriel

💭 The first dance song

🎼In your eyes The light, the heat (Your eyes) I am complete (Your eyes) I see the doorway to a thousand churches (Your eyes)

15. Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

💬 Gwen: "That song would be my dream if me and Blake could do that song together one day."

🎼I can't live without you if the love was gone Everything is nothing if you got no one And you did walk in the night Slowly losing sight of the real thing But that won't happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we got no way out

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“I think about before the first season, when I didn’t even know him, and now I see him at my house at, like, a Super Bowl party. Like, ‘How did that guy end up at my house right now?’ Like, this is so weird! I wouldn’t think we’d be friends, or even anything!”

Yahoo Music, February 2017

“For us, it's all about how do you make it the most saturated Super Bowl food? Iconic Super Bowl food? Because [Blake] was like, ‘Oh, should we do this?’ And I'm like, ‘No, that's not Super Bowl.’ You have to do it right!”

“It's really about that and the drinks and how are we going to indulge? And I said to [Blake], I was like, ‘Why are we even having this conversation? You know that I'm going to blow it in the first 15 minutes. I'm going to blow through the seven-layer dip and I'm not going to be able to fit anything else in my stomach, and I'm going to be so mad the rest of the day.’”

“It becomes more and more exciting as I am surrounded by boys, and they are football boys, including my husband. And we got fantasy football. I mean, every morning they just sit there and talk about football. It's unbelievable. It's very big in my house, so it makes me feel very like, ‘Guess what?’ I get to brag to my boys, which is all you want.”

People Magazine, January 2024

Gwen on Super Bowl, various sources (see also)

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“King has been writing a bunch of amazing songs. When it's your kid, it's like, you love everything, but this is next level to me. These are really good songs. So Blake said, ‘Hey, we got to go live now.’ It's so different than writing a song — being able to sing live is a whole 'nother thing.”

“So anyways we were talking about that and Blake has a bar in Tishomingo, where we live in Oklahoma, and he’s like, ‘Hey, I’m getting up to do some acoustic stuff, he should just get up and try to play a couple of his songs.’ So it was really casual. And we texted him, ‘Would you want to do this?’”

“So he hopped up there. I was bawling. It's crazy when you have children, and they learn what their gift is. You see their talent, and you're like, ‘Wow.’ I'm so happy for him that he has that outlet.”

Gwen, People Magazine, September 2023

“It was probably the most nerve-wracking music experience I’ve had in 20 years, and I would say for Gwen also. We know he wants to pursue music. He is seventeen years old, and he has already written some incredible music. But the one thing that he hadn’t done was live performing. We kind of felt like Tishomingo would be a safe place to do it and not get that much attention. That’s where we way miscalculated the whole thing. It just takes that one person there with their phone, which is totally fine, by the way, it just got a lot more attention than we thought it would. But, thank God, he did a great job. Nobody walked away thinking anything other than they got to be there the day this kid did his first basic — first live public performance. It was a magical night.”

Blake, CMT Hot 20, January 2024

“This is what Ole Red is all about. To give these new, developing artists a chance to perform and Kingston is a prime example of that. This stage is for him and The Voice contestants and bigger artists too.”

Blake, Entertainment Tonight, November 2023

Gwen and Blake on Kingston’s debut performance, Tishomingo, OK, August 2023, (see also)  

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"You have given me the kind of love I never knew before."

Gwen to Blake, Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony, October 2023

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Blake: “Gwen and I went to —She performed at an Oscar party last year. And we made it a date night and after that we went to this big Oscar party. I just thought we were going to somebody’s after-party, like we do in country music. And this thing – We walked in there and it ended up being one of the coolest nights ever. It was when Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar, and he was there. It was like, ‘That is so cool’ –

Fan: – “You are just a guy with a girl” –

Blake: – “I know, and nobody cared I was there. They were just talking to Gwen…. And then we went and had dinner.”

BSers Lounge, Inglewood, CA, February 2017

Gwen: “This was the beginning of the rest of my life, this night. It was the first date that Blake and I went on, out together into the world, so in love, feeling so excited. I got to wear such a beautiful gown. That gown for me really represents just my whole heart and how I was feeling in that moment. And I remember also that my hair was perfect before I left, we’re talking about Danilo perfect. And it was raining that night. This was the first time Blake and I were ever on the red carpet and probably one of the last because Blake does not like doing a red carpet.”

People Magazine, October 2023

Blake and Gwen on their favorite date night — The Vanity Fair Oscar Party, various sources (see also 1, 2)