'It was one of my favorite things that ever happened to me': Gwen Stefani says she is in a 'good place' after divorce from Gavin Rossdale
Gwen Stefani says she's the happiest she's ever been after divorcing Gavin Rossdale.
The mom-of-three, who has been dating country music star Blake Shelton for nearly a year, says she sees the past year as a blessing in disguise.
'I’m in a good place,' the 47-year-old pop star revealed in the newest issue of People magazine.
All smiles: Gwen Stefani told People magazine recently she is the 'happiest' she's 'ever been.' The pop star attended an event in the Hamptons in August
'I feel like I’m in the next chapter moving into the next phase of whatever just happened.'
'Even though that year was challenging, it was also one of my favorite things that ever happened to me,' Gwen added.
The songstress, who ended up pouring her emotions into her chart-topping album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, said writing new music was therapeutic.
Tough times: 'Even though that year was challenging, it was also one of my favorite things that ever happened to me,' Gwen told the magazine. She and Gavin Rossdale were married for 13 years before they split last year after reports of his infidelity. Photographed in 2014
Healing music: 'It was about getting out what I needed to get out and using my gift to try to heal myself,' she said about writing the album This Is What The Truth Feels Like. Photographed above on tour in July
'It was about getting out what I needed to get out and using my gift to try to heal myself.'
Gwen, who was touring all summer also found love again with Shelton, 40, whom she met on The Voice in 2014 when she replaced a pregnant Christina Aguilera for a season. They came out as an item in November 2015.
Stefani and Shelton, who split with wife Miranda Lambert in July 2015, quickly became a high-profile Hollywood romance.
New love: Gwen and Blake Shelton, 40, met on The Voice in 2014 when she replaced a pregnant Christine Aguilera for a season. They came out as an item in November 2015
The Hollaback Girl singer and her Bush rocker ex, who finalized their divorce in April, have three children together: Kingston, 10, Zuma, eight, and Apollo, two.
Gwen called it quits after 13 years of marriage last year amid claims Gavin was unfaithful with their children's 24-year-old nanny, Mindy Mann.
The songstress is currently busy executive producing Nickelodeon’s new animated series Kuu Kuu Harajuku, which airs on Saturday mornings.
'I love family time': Gwen and her Bush rocker ex, who finalized their divorce in April, have three children together: Kingston, 10, Zuma, eight, and Apollo, two (photographed above in April)
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