Gwen Stefani Shares Rare Look at Blake Shelton in Dad Mode With Son Apollo
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00:00 ♪ No I don't, no I don't, no I don't ♪
00:03 ♪ No I don't, it's true ♪
00:04 ♪ No I don't, no I don't, no I don't, no I don't ♪
00:07 ♪ Want anybody else but you ♪
00:10 Gwen Stefani giving a rare glimpse
00:12 of her hubby, Blake Shelton,
00:14 in full dad mode with her son, Apollo.
00:16 I think my cool points are going up
00:20 a little bit with the kids.
00:21 The singer sharing a special reel
00:23 in honor of her youngest son's 10th birthday,
00:25 featuring throwback pics of baby Apollo.
00:28 ♪ And I don't, and I don't, and I don't, and I don't ♪
00:32 ♪ No I don't, it's true ♪
00:33 ♪ No I don't, no I don't, no I don't, no I don't ♪
00:36 ♪ Want anybody else but you ♪
00:38 It gets better and better in a way.
00:40 I want them to just lay like a little slug
00:42 and not do anything.
00:43 Like I like that stage.
00:45 There's also this sweet moment,
00:46 the little guy sharing a hug with his stepdad.
00:49 I just want my kids to have just the most great memories
00:56 that we could ever make together.
00:58 How's this for a memory?
00:59 Apollo's double digits birthday party earlier this month.
01:02 Yeah, Apollo twinned with the country star,
01:08 both rocking curly wigs for the disco themed bash.
01:11 Thank God one of the guys in this group has some style.
01:15 But Apollo taking a page out of Blake's style book
01:18 is nothing new.
01:19 And right in front of you guys three.
01:22 Yeah, in 2019, the little one went full country
01:25 at the Ugly Dolls premiere.
01:26 Apollo, a mashup of you and Gwen's style
01:29 in the best possible way.
01:31 You guys, look at that.
01:31 He's got his cowboy boots on, his jean jacket,
01:33 but then he's got a little leopard print.
01:35 So I know, I know.
01:37 He's a rock and roll cowboy.
01:39 ♪ So when I die I'll only come back as a country boy ♪
01:44 Jump to 2023, Apollo put that country flair
01:47 on full display again.
01:49 This time at his mom's walk of fame ceremony.
01:52 There he is.
01:53 It's like a photo shot.
01:54 Come over here.
01:56 Have you noticed that Apollo is dressing like you now?
01:59 He has his jeans, his blazer, and his cowboy boots.
02:02 When he came down that morning,
02:03 I was so happy and excited to see
02:05 because first of all, to get the kid in a pair of jeans,
02:08 I mean, he wears like athletic sweatpants
02:10 or shorts all the time.
02:11 So when he puts on the jeans and boots,
02:13 it's like, you know, it just warms my heart.
02:16 Blake clearly making an impact, not just on Apollo,
02:19 but also on his big brothers, Kingston and Zuma,
02:22 whom Gwen shares with ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale.
02:25 I got good kids.
02:26 I feel good about that.
02:27 And for Blake, being a bonus dad
02:29 is a job he doesn't take lightly.
02:31 There's definitely nothing easy about it.
02:33 In 2022, the country crooner opened up about it
02:36 on K-Frog Radio.
02:37 The singer says he looks to his relationship
02:39 with his own stepdad, Richard, for inspo.
02:41 I have a stepfather in my life who is one of my heroes.
02:46 I love my stepfather and I look up to him
02:48 and he's like a father to me.
02:51 And so I have a good inspiration in my life
02:56 to how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be.
03:00 I take it very, very serious, you know?
03:03 But I also have a blast with it.
03:05 I'm not gonna lie.
03:06 I don't take it so serious that I'm not enjoying this time
03:10 because I really am.
03:11 I can't imagine my life without these kids now, you know?
03:14 Safe to say Blake's doing a great job.
03:16 ♪ No I don't, no I don't, no I don't ♪
03:19 ♪ No I don't, it's the truth, no I don't ♪
03:24 (music fades)