“I went in and out of liking myself.
I honestly think I was pretty hard on myself.
This is Gwen Stefani’s story.
She knew there was something different since childhood.
She reflected on this in an interview withE!
“I was like, ‘What is going on?
I’m drowning.’
Motherhood changed her life in many ways, and she spoke about the experience with honesty and love.
“It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my entire life.
He is just … a miracle.
The whole thing … in the stomach, coming out, and then they’re… a human.
It’s just weird.
It’s incredible.”
They first met in 1995, and in 2002 they got engaged.
It was a pink and white Dior dress designed by John Galliano.
This includes cheating allegations made against Rossdale and the family nanny, Mindy Mann.
“One of the other nannies discovered the exchange and told Gwen.”
They also claimed that the revelation left Stefani feeling “completely devastated.”
“Nobody except for my parents, the people involved, and whoever they told,” she said.
“Nobody would believe it if I could really say what happened.
I went through months and months of torture.”
This includes addressing her mental health and how she takes care of herself.
In a 2023 interview with Glamour, she revealed that songwriting and exercise have been important releases for her.
“Honestly I have been writing a lot of music lately.
“Songs can cure you.”
“So I think [exercise is] important.
This includes recent allegations made toRadarOnlinein 2023.
“But the spark started disappearing after their wedding.
It seems like they argue constantly now they’ve even slept in separate bedrooms after particularly bad fights.
Friends are worried Gwen and Blake are falling out of love.”
Her tremendous successes and her ability to continue to command the support of her loyal fans are impressive.
Still, she didn’t get where she is today without putting hard work into it.
This includes making a comeback with No Doubt after recently giving birth.
“That whole time period was just a really hard time.
Everything was like we were in molasses and nothing was coming easy,” Stefani confessed.
“So many things had happened and then we tried to write that record.”
Her high energy and impressive vocals made her interesting to watch and perhaps even better to listen to.
But she may never have got this opportunity if it wasn’t for her brother, Eric Stefani.
Eric was a founding band member, and his sister later joined the group.
Then in 1994, he decided to leave.
But around this time is also when she began songwriting.
There was an era in her artistry that many people view as problematic; the Harajuku Girls.
Stefani has been accused of cultural appropriation, and her actions have been the result of much criticism.
Rather than apologize, she seemingly doubled down in an interview withAllurein 2023.
The coronavirus pandemic left her canceling shows
The coronavirus pandemic changed the world in many ways.
I was in Vegas.
Do you remember when I canceled those four shows?”
(via theDaily Mail).
She acknowledged how her approach to her shows changed because of the pandemic.
“I would literally take people up here and make out with you, but …
I gotta make it through the next eight shows,” she explained.
Stefani married Shelton in 2021 and discussed wanting to put things on hold to spend time with him.
In her interview with Fault Magazine, she addressed how she temporarily shifted her focus from her songwriting.
And she’s honest about how in love she was with him.
“I forced Tony to go out with me,” she toldSpinin a 2017 interview.
“He wasn’t even interested.
When we made out that first night, I think he thought it was more of a one-night kiss.
She was heartbroken when he broke up with her and admitted to being unable to accept it initially.
“When we broke up, I still forced Tony to kiss me,” she told Spin.
“I was in denial.
I might have lost the title of girlfriend, but in my eyes we were still together …
He didn’t have to do anything, but when he felt like it, I was there.
It was horrible.”
This includes one of No Doubt’s biggest hits, “Don’t Speak.”
“The whole purpose for the ‘Tragic Kingdom’ is the breakup, the heartbreak.
There’s a lot of feelings,” she said (viaYouTube).
“Those songs were about a really sad time for me.”
“Funny thing, you know, I would’ve never really bet on Gwen.
Not back in the day,” Love said.
“I have parents who are still married and in love.
I had such loving role models.
I didn’t understand it.”
