'It was unexpected!': Gwen Stefani reveals she didn't see split from Gavin Rossdale coming as romance with Blake Shelton heats up 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 16:41 EST, 10 November 2015 | Updated: 18:01 EST, 10 November 2015

Their relationship reached an unforeseen ending. 

Gwen Stefani sat down with KIIS FM's Jojo Wright on Monday and talked about her 'unexpected' split with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale.

The couple were married for 13 years before their divorce this past October.

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'It was unexpected': Gwen Stefani spoke of the way her relationship abruptly came to a halt in an interview with KIIS FM on Monday 

'It was unexpected': Gwen Stefani spoke of the way her relationship abruptly came to a halt in an interview with KIIS FM on Monday 

The 'unexpected' ending to her marriage played out in her songwriting.

'I had been writing because my life blew u,' she said. 'Everybody knows that my life blew up last February. I'd just been dealing with that. Unexpected. I was going along thinking that was going to be the rest of my life and it's not. I don't know what happened,' she confessed.

Her relationship with her ex-husband is believed to have been the inspiration for her song, Used to Love You, as it opens with these lyrics: 'Yeah, boy. Never thought this would happen. I let it sink in. You're gone. I don't know, know what I'm feeling. I must be dreaming. You're gone.'

In real life: Her relationship with her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale (pictured in September 2014), is believed to have been the inspiration for her song, Used to Love You

In real life: Her relationship with her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale (pictured in September 2014), is believed to have been the inspiration for her song, Used to Love You

Hers and his: Gwen (pictured in December of last year) allegedly opted not to give spousal support to her ex, as she is worth an estimated 80 million, while he is estimated at 35 million

Hers and his: Gwen (pictured in December of last year) allegedly opted not to give spousal support to her ex, as she is worth an estimated 80 million, while he is estimated at 35 million

When she was at a low, that's when the words flowed freely. 

'There was one night, the epicenter of the whole thing - that's the most I can say about that - and the next day I wrote the chorus to Used to Love You. But I didn't know it was Used to Love You. I just had written all this stuff and it had happened to be in there buried in a bunch of lyrics that I had written.'

In August, the parents to Kingston, aged nine,  Zuma, aged seven, and Apollo, aged one, both filed for divorce,TMZ reported. It was finalized in October of this year. Gwen allegedly opted not to give spousal support to her now ex-husband, as she is worth an estimated 80 million, while he is estimated at 35 million. 

A new song: Since her divorce, the singer began dating her Voice co-star, Blake Shelton, pictured in a promotional photo for the show

A new song: Since her divorce, the singer began dating her Voice co-star, Blake Shelton, pictured in a promotional photo for the show

Since her divorce, Gwen began dating her Voice co-star, Blake Shelton.

In early November, her rep confirmed the news to Us Weekly after the duo was spotted together over Halloween weekend.

The country crooner was previously married to fellow singer Miranda Lambert before the couple split in July, after four years together.

 

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