The National Enquirer reported that “buddies” of Blake Shelton have been complaining that the country superstar’s girlfriend of five years, Gwen Stefani, has “broken up the old gang” with all the rules she forces Shelton to follow.
Shelton, the outlet argued, used to be a “fixture on the Nashville bar scene,” but now that Stefani has “tightened the leash” on him, he’s “cut back big-time!” A source told the tabloid,
Blake was always the hardest-partying guy on the scene, but Gwen has tamed him.
Even some of Shelton’s fellow “country studs” like Luke Bryan and Trace Adkins “grumble they hardly see him anymore,” the source continued. There was an all too obvious reason why, the so-called “pal” went on to say.
He’s trying to show Gwen he can be a responsible person, and a good husband and stepfather to her kids. Blake wants to be someone Gwen can be proud of!
Supposedly, the “former fun-loving” Shelton had a hard time adjusting to being in a “committed relationship,” but he understood that Stefani just wanted him to set “the best example for her sons.”
That’s a little hard to swallow since Shelton was previously married before he began a relationship with Stefani, so a “committed relationship” doesn’t seem to be as foreign a concept as the outlet indicated.
Moving on, what are these intense rules that apparently chafe at Shelton enough to mention and keep him away from his pals? The source was all too happy to spill the details, lackluster as they may be.
Gwen likes things a certain way. She makes him take off his boots every time he walks through the door. She hates it when he leaves his keys on the counter. He has to eat with the family at very specific times.
Despite those rules supposedly “reining” him in, and the fact that he missed “the freedom of Oklahoma and his bar buddies in Nashville,” Shelton, according to insiders, has never been happier.
While it’s almost certain that Shelton is still enjoying his relationship with Stefani, hence the recent big steps the two have taken in their relationship, the rest of this story is almost certainly false.
Has this publication forgotten that there’s a pandemic going on? It sometimes feels as if these types of tabloids write stories in bulk ahead of time, which is why this tall tale left out any mention of the Covid-19 pandemic out entirely.
The most likely reason that Shelton hasn’t been seen at his usual haunts, including his bar Ole Red, is because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Many bars are still closed or face strict regulations in order to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19. It’s likely that Shelton has been avoiding those types of establishments out of caution rather than to avoid Stefani’s ire.