Unfortunately, at least where
Stefani was concerned, they didn’t
have much of a choice. Just a week
and a half later, on Feb. 5, the
mother of three appeared to hit a
breaking point. “So sorry to an-
nounce that I am under the weather
and unable to perform this Friday,”
Stefani tweeted to her followers
about her upcoming return to Las
Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort &
Casino for her Just a Girl residency.
She gave no further explanation,
then got back to work 10 days later.Now a source tells Us that
Stefani, 50, was “extremely ex-
hausted. She goes from
performing high-intensity shows
to being the mom of three very
active boys. It finally caught
up with her.”11, and Apollo, 5 (her kids withsource, “but Gwen does drop-off,
pickup, helps with homework — all
the mom stuff.”MOUNTING STRESS
Mentally, Stefani has even more
to contend with lately. She and her
boyfriend of nearly five years, Shel-
ton, 43, recently purchased a house
in Encino, Calif., and even though
that’s a joyful development, there’s
a lot to do to make their new homeWith reporting by Jen Hegerluding
rboys.She’sbeen“extremelybusy”
with the renovations, says the source.
“Living in a rental house in Beverly
Hills is just temporary. The boys are
excited to move into the new house.”
Stefani’s so busy, in fact, that she’s
taking a break from The Voice, the
show that brought her and Shelton
together. “Gwen will take the boys to
the set for tapings. She’s very close to
Kelly Clarkson, and it’s a tight-knit
group. Gwen’s completely supportive
of Blake being the star of the show.”O
n Jan. 26 at the Gram-
mys, Gwen Stefani took
the stage with the love
of her life, country star
Blake Shelton, for the
first live performance of their
new duet, “Nobody But You.”
Fans were blown away by the
power couple, and they couldn’t
wait to hear more.Needs a
A string of canceled shows due
to a mystery illness leaves
fans worried about the superstar
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Stefani’s Vegas
residency began
in 2018.