Recent begin! Gwen Stefani‘s annulment from ex-husband Gavin Rossdale was “lastly granted” by the Catholic church, a supply solely tells Us Weekly.
“Gwen was informed the choice was made by the Vatican tribunal,” the insider says 5 years after the pair called it quits in August 2015. “She can be receiving the notification in writing within the subsequent few weeks, but it surely’s official.”
The annulment beforehand served as a barrier between Stefani, 51, and fiancé Blake Shelton tying the knot in a church.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. Shutterstock (2)
“It was an enormous aid for Gwen as a result of she needed to get married by her priest and have the wedding acknowledged by the Catholic church,” the supply says.
Us broke the information in March 2019 that the “Hollaback Lady” singer had begun “the formal course of” to have her marriage to the Bush singer, 55, annulled as a result of “religion has always been extremely important to her.”
After the coronavirus pandemic started in early 2020, nevertheless, a supply informed Us that the previous No Doubt singer’s feelings had “changed” about waiting to marry Shelton, 44, till the annulment had gone by.
“COVID-19 has turned their world the other way up, because it has with so many households. Gwen is aware of she is blessed and desires to have the marriage as quickly as social distancing pointers are lifted,” the insider informed Us in June 2020. “Gwen needs to have a ceremony and reception with their household and mates.”
The pandemic and quarantine made the “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” singer understand that ready on the church was “futile as a result of it might take years” to get a ultimate resolution, the supply added.
Stefani, who shares sons Kingston, 14, Zuma, 12, and Apollo, 6, with Rossdale, has since gotten engaged to Shelton and begun planning for his or her large day.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton on ‘The Voice’. Trae Patton/NBC
The Voice coaches, who met in 2015 whereas on the NBC present, announced their engagement in October 2020.
They plan to tie the knot “most likely early next year,” a supply informed Us in December, noting the nation crooner “constructed a chapel on the grounds of his Oklahoma ranch” for the ceremony.
“It’s actually a tribute to their love,” the insider added.
Shelton, for his half, has been married twice. He break up from Kaynette Williams in 2006 after three years of marriage. The “God’s Nation” singer wed Miranda Lambert in 2011, however the pair referred to as it quits 4 years later.
With reporting by Jennifer Heger
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