The Vatican has granted the annulment of the marriage between Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

Five years after their divorce, the Catholic Church granted Gwen Stefani’s marriage annulment to ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. In this way, The 51-year-old singer now has a free hand to forge a new religious union with her current fiancé, the musician Blake Shelton.

“Gwen was told the decision had been made by the Vatican Court,” confirmed US Weekly. “You will receive the notice in writing in the coming weeks, but it is official.” Stefani’s marriage to Shelton – whom she met as a jury of reality The Voice – is triggered in this way thanks to the highly anticipated resolution.

The same source also points out that this move is a great relief to the singer, who In March 2019, she began formal proceedings to annul her first marriage in order to marry her current partner, considering that the church may recognize the new bond as valid.

Stefani and Shelton met in 2015 and announced an engagement last October. The couple were “likely to get married early next year”. Shelton even set up a chapel on the grounds of his Oklahoma farm to celebrate the ceremony in this space.

Meanwhile, the former No Doubt and the Bush singer, who were married from 2002 to 2016, share the paternity of their three children: Kingston, Apollo Bowie Flynn and Zuma Nesta Rock.