Photo: Gwen Stefani Instagram
Gwen Stefanihas all she wants to kick off 2020 right, including boyfriendBlake Shelton.
The former No Doubt rocker and the “God’s Country” singer — who celebrated their four-year dating anniversary last month — spent New Year’s Eve together with their families after they both performed on NBC’sNew Year’s Eve 2020broadcast.
Stefani, 50, shared videos from her busy night on her Instagram story, including behind-the-scenes moments with her backup dancers after the show, where she performed “Hollaback Girl” and “The Sweet Escape.” Shelton, 43, also pre-taped a few of his hit songs, and the couple then reunited with a big hug and kisses as they celebrated the last few hours of 2019 with friends and family.
Gwen Stefani.Virginia Sherwood/NBC
Blake Shelton.Trae Patton/NBC
After cheers-ing with more kisses and champagne, Stefani signed off for the night with a photo of her 2020 headgear.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.Gwen Stefani Instagram
“Hi#2020Gx,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
Earlier this month, multiple sources told PEOPLE that Stefani, 50, and Shelton, 43 — who recently teamed up for anew love song, “Nobody But You,” featured on Shelton’s newest albumFully Loaded: God’s Country —are ready to take the next step in their relationship, but that they’ve hit a roadblock.
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“Blake was very serious about Gwenright from the start, and early on he thought about proposing,” a Stefani insider said. But Stefani, who is a practicing Roman Catholic, hopes to have a church ceremony with the country star. (Stefani waspreviously wed to Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, 54, for 13 years before the pair split in 2015.)
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.Amy Sussman/Getty Images
Still, theVoicecoaches are certain they’ve found “the one” in each other and are “very serious” about their relationship, a friend of the couple said. “It’s definitelyheaded toward marriage.”
Over the last few years, Shelton has become a second father figure toStefani’s sons, Kingston, 13, Zuma, 11, and Apollo, 5, and the singers’ respective families have also become close.
Last month, the couple continued theirThanksgivingtradition of the past few years and returned to Shelton’s Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, property and added a very special dish to the menu this year: aturkey covered with Funyuns.
While documenting the cooking process, Stefani explained that the idea to make the turkey came from her sonApollo.
“Apollo, what’s happening? Explain how you thought of this idea,” she said, as her son replied, “because everyone loves Funyuns in this family.”
Shelton and Stefani have been datingsince meetingon the set ofThe Voicein 2015, after both of their respective divorces (Stefani to Rossdale and Shelton toMiranda Lambert).
source: people.com
