Here's Why Gwen Stefani Needs An Annulment Before Marrying Blake Shelton

Publish date: 2024-04-26

It's been more than five years since Gwen Stefani ended things with Gavin Rossdale, however she nonetheless isn't officially loose from that marriage - in step with The Vatican.

Now she's dwelling a glamorous and romantic existence with Blake Shelton, who proposed to her back in October. To recap: Divorced? Check. Engaged? Check. So why does Gwen need an annulment from her ex?

That's what fans are asking after studies surfaced about Gwen's recent annulment application. According to Vanity Fair, The Vatican has just given Gwen's application an answer. Read on to learn what that's all about.

Gwen Is Deeply Religious

Gwen Stefani is in reality really into faith (in particular Roman Catholicism) so marriage is essential to her. Because annulments are identified via the Catholic Church because the professional end of a marriage, it was crucial for Gwen to head this path after being married to Gavin for 14 years.

If you discovered about annulments from marriage-obsessed Ross on 'Friends' (no disgrace) you might be stunned to learn that they are able to be awarded despite the fact that a wedding has been consummated. That's unquestionably the case for Gwen and Gavin, who had 3 biological kids together however had been still eligible to get annulled.

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An Annulment Will 'Legitimize' Her Divorce

In 2015, the sitting Catholic Pope opted to modify regulations for divorced people who was hoping to remarry. He declared that they would have to undergo a detailed (and now and again expensive) software strategy of annulment to "legitimize" their new marriages, however may just select to fast-track their annulments by way of in quest of them thru a local parish as a substitute of thru The Vatican itself.

Gwen chose to get her annulment from the actual Vatican, so it is most probably partially responsible for her and Blake not getting married quicker. This procedure would have concerned Gwen filing a 'Declaration of Nullity' that claimed her marriage to Gavin was once 'now not valid' at the time they spoke their vows. "Deceit" is the most common reason for other folks to claim their marriage contracts were invalid, so it's most probably that Gwen and Gavin had to end up that one or both of them have been mendacity after they vowed to stay devoted, toughen each other via thick and thin, and so on. Ouch.

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Can Gwen Finally Remarry?

According to experiences from Vanity Fair, People, and Us Weekly, Gwen and Gavin's annulment was authorized by means of The Vatican the day past.

"It was a huge relief for Gwen because she wanted to get married by her priest and have the marriage recognized by the Catholic church," a supply reported to Us Weekly.

Blake might be on his 3rd marriage, so we will be able to only think he is racked up some annulments of his personal. Who knew getting married could be so difficult?

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