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

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

“Gwen was told the decision was made by the Vatican court,” US Weekly confirmed. “You will receive the written notification in the next few weeks, but it is official.” Stefani’s wedding to Shelton – whom she met as a juror of The Voice reality – is activated in this way due to the long-awaited resolution.

The same source also points out that this step is a great relief for the singer, who In March 2019, the formal process of annulling the first marriage to marry her current partner began, contemplating that the church may recognize the new connection as valid.

Stefani and Shelton met in 2015 and announced an engagement in October last year. The couple was scheduled to get married “probably early next year.” Shelton even set up a chapel on his Oklahoma farmland to celebrate the ceremony here.

Meanwhile, the former vocalist no doubt and Bush, who married between 2002 and 2016, share the paternity of their three children: Kingston, Apollo Bowie Flynn and Zuma Nesta Rock.