Blake Shelton Opens Up About His Past with Miranda Lambert and How Gwen Stefani Helped Him Heal

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were once one of country music’s most beloved couples, so when they split in 2015, fans were stunned. Despite years of public rumors about cheating and tension, the two always presented a united front. In fact, Blake used to joke that the gossip didn’t faze him—he even saw it as free publicity!

“I honestly loved it,” he once said on CBS This Morning. “If people are talking about me and Miranda, it means we’re interesting enough to be on the cover. And hey, I’ve got a new album out—put that right next to it!”

Back then, Blake truly believed in his relationship with Miranda. “We had our ups and downs like any couple, but I couldn’t picture my life without her. I just couldn’t get over her,” he said.

Unfortunately, things didn’t last. Just two years after those comments, the couple announced their divorce. According to insiders, their packed schedules often kept them apart—and over time, the distance began to take a toll.

“Trust became a big issue,” a source told E! News. “Even if the cheating rumors weren’t true, constantly hearing them was tough. Being apart so much didn’t help either.”

After the split, Blake found unexpected comfort in a fellow Voice coach—Gwen Stefani. As it turned out, she was going through a painful divorce of her own, and that shared experience sparked a meaningful bond.

“I thought she was just going to say something nice, like ‘you’ll be OK,’” Blake recalled. “But she said, ‘I’m going through something really similar, and I hate it too.’ That moment changed everything.”

What started as a friendship quickly turned into something deeper. And for Blake, Gwen became more than a partner—she became his lifeline.

“Gwen saved my life,” he said candidly. “There’s no one else in the world who could truly understand what I was going through.”

Though both Blake and Miranda have moved on—Blake with Gwen and Miranda with her husband Brendan McLoughlin—the emotional layers of their past relationship still linger in the hearts of fans. But one thing’s clear: Blake’s journey through heartbreak, healing, and love has shaped him into the man he is today.