Country music stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were the “it” couple for a full decade since they first met in 2005. What seemed to be a perfect relationship had fans on the edge of their seats when the two country singers decided it was best to split up and go their separate ways.
And it didn’t seem to take very long for the tabloids and rumors to start running wild about how ska-chick Gwen Stefani and rustic chap Blake Shelton ended up together, especially since they met while both were in loving marriages.
We all know that the story ends with Lambert and Shelton finding new love with completely different people, but the journey of how they got there has been kept under the radar until now—when both finally talk about their separation.
Keep on reading to uncover the true story of how city girl Gwen and country boy Blake got their happily ever after together, and finally got engaged.
When the Past Sang the Future
Tabloids and fans are now addicted to the recent romance of The Voice judges Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, but how exactly did they end up getting together if both were in loving marriages when they met? To understand the end, let’s rewind and start from the beginning.
After briefly meeting at a recent event in the past, young Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were paired up to share the stage and sing the country hit “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” together in 2005’s CMT 100 Greatest Duets.
Little did they know that this would eventually lead them to actually living a life together at their ranch in Oklahoma.