Gwen Stefani made her Stern Show debut on Wednesday morning in an interview with Howard that covered a wide range of topics and emotions. Here are the highlights and video clips from her appearance:
Gwen will never forget the day Tony auditioned for the band.
“As soon as he got out of the car, I was like, ‘I love him,'” Gwen told Howard, adding that she was only 17 at the time, he was only 16. “At first we had to kind of hide the fact that we were together because no one was supposed to go out with me in the band,” Gwen continued, explaining that her brother was very protective of her.
As No Doubt’s fan base grew, the romance between Gwen and Tony fizzled out and the two split after dating for several years. Howard wondered if Tony regrets not ending up with Gwen now that she’s become a worldwide celebrity.
“I think he was really clear that it wasn’t meant to be us,” she said. “He has somebody that he’s really happy with and has kids and everything worked out as it should.”
After the breakup Gwen to start writing songs on her own, and led to some of No Doubts biggest hits.
“I found a focus and I found a power,” Gwen said. “It was heartbreak and it just came out of me.”
New Love
In a time in her life when she needed something “new and different,” Gwen was presented with an opportunity to become a coach on Season 7 of “The Voice.” Christina Aguilera was taking a leave of absence from the show since she was pregnant. Gwen had just had a baby herself when she got the call to be on the show.
“I’ve never done TV, I never thought about doing TV, I never saw myself like that,” Gwen said. “I think I was still on pregnancy weird hormones because I was just sort of like, ‘uh, okay, let’s go!'”
Gwen’s parents and niece were fans of the NBC reality series and convinced her to sign up. Little did she know that this would turn into much more than just a TV gig – she would meet the man she’s currently dating, Blake Shelton.
“I didn’t know who he was and I didn’t really think about it,” Gwen said, adding that she and the other three coaches on “The Voice” would rarely talk until cameras were rolling. As the new season was starting, Gwen’s divorce was still a secret and she had no intention of getting into a new relationship.
“I didn’t want to rush anything. In my mind, I wanted to try and figure everything out,” Gwen said.
Before taking the set one day though, Gwen said Blake announced to his co-stars and producers of the show that he and wife Miranda Lambert were splitting up.
“I think I might have like went white,” Gwen told Howard. “I was in shock because it felt like he was exposing me…I couldn’t even get my head around it.” Soon after, Gwen began confiding in Blake what was going on in her own personal life and the two became closer friends.
“I wasn’t trying to start a relationship, I was just trying to not die,” Gwen explained to Howard. “There was no plan.”
The feelings from Gwen’s new relationship and her old relationship came pouring out of her in the form of new music and she knew she had to get back into the recording studio and create her latest album, “This Is What the Truth Feels Like.”
“I had a horrible situation and something great came out of it,” Gwen said.
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