Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s Best Quotes About Their Split, Coparenting Their 3 Sons

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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's Best Quotes About Their Split, Coparenting Their 3 Sons

Moving on! Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale split in August 2015 and have been honest about their breakup and their coparenting dynamic ever since. The former couple tied the knot in September 2002 and started growing their family four years later. Kingston arrived in 2006, followed by Zuma and Apollo in 2008 and 2014, respectively. News broke of the end of the musicians’ relationship in August 2015. “While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment,” the exes told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. “To that end, we respectfully request privacy from the media during this time." Five months ahead of calling it quits, the Voice coach told Cosmopolitan about their ups and downs. “We go through so much together — it's a miracle that we could stay together this long,” the California native told the outlet in March 2015. “[Gavin's] on a short tour right now, and he wrote me the sweetest note this morning. It's good to have those days when we both do our own things. I think that's what keeps relationships going, when both people can be themselves and have their own individuality. That's especially important for women. It's hard to find time for yourself." She and Rossdale reached a divorce settlement in April 2016. [jwplayer uEtiURyl] By then, the former No Doubt front woman had moved on with her fellow Voice coach Blake Shelton. The country singer was previously married to Miranda Lambert from 2011 to 2015 and Kaynette Williams from 2003 to 2006. The Oklahoma native is a “good dad” to Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, Stefani said during a September 2019 Today show appearance. “He’s been helping me out a lot,” she gushed at the time. “I literally get to the point where I’m like, ‘You’ve got to get home. Come help!’ It’s hard. I have three boys.” As for Rossdale, the Bush frontman has been dating model Natalie Golba. Keep scrolling to read what the former couple have said about their divorce and their coparenting tactics. [podcast_block]

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April 2020

"I did the first two weeks with them, then they went to Oklahoma,” Rossdale said during a Trunk Nation appearance of coparenting amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I think it’s ok for now, but it’s a real big dilemma for parents and kids with split custody.”

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May 2019

The English star told Us Weekly exclusively of his sons: “They are doing really good. They’re really happy, and that’s it. We’re doing the best we can.”

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January 2017

Rossdale told The Sun's Fabulous magazine that divorce is "one of the hardest, most painful things to go through."

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March 2017

He went on to tell Us exclusively, "I never thought I would get divorced. But it just happens. All these life things.”

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November 2016

Rossdale gave an inside look at his and Stefani's holiday coparenting schedule, telling Entertainment Tonight, "It's not my year [to have the kids], so I'll be in London doing [The Voice U.K.], because I'm a coach. I commute. When I don't have my kids, I go to London."

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October 2016

The "Love Remains the Same" singer spoke to The Sunday Times about "moving on," explaining, "For me, it’s just thinking about the boys and how to prioritize them.”

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July 2016

The Grammy winner referred to her failed marriage as "torture" in a Harper's Bazaar interview.

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April 2016

"It’s still painful. I’m looking at the pieces and going, what is happening?” Stefani confessed during a Good Morning America appearance. “There’s so many great things, but it’s still super hard to have your family break up. What do you do after that? Here we are, we’re doing it.”

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March 2016

When asked why she had been so open about her split, the "Hollaback Girl" singer explained to Time, "I don’t feel like I have anything to be ashamed of. I’ve done nothing wrong. I don’t feel like I have anything to protect about myself. But when you’re a mother, you have to have some boundaries.”

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November 2015

Stefani called her divorce "unexpected" in an interview with KIIS FM's JoJo Wright.