Gwen Stefani has shared that becoming a mom again in her 40s played a major role in guiding her toward Christianity.
Stefani welcomed her youngest son, Apollo, in February 2014 shortly after turning 44, with then-husband Gavin Rossdale. The former couple are also parents to Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, born in 2006, and Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, born in 2008.
After later divorcing Rossdale, Stefani went on to marry country singer Blake Shelton in 2021.
With her kids getting older, the singer has been looking back on that chapter of her life. In a recent interview, she explained how hoping for another child — and then getting pregnant — deeply influenced her spiritual direction.
“I really wanted to have another baby. I really did,” the 56-year-old said in an interview on the ‘Hallow: Prayer & Meditation’ YouTube channel. “I couldn’t and I was old and [I] started talking about all these things … it was waking me up.”
She said a conversation with someone she was working with ultimately helped open the door to learning more about faith.
“I started working with this guy, and he was really like an atheist Jew that converted after being an atheist growing up in Israel,” Stefani added. “He was studying the Torah, and he had this big epiphany [and] awakening and he starts talking to me about the Torah.”
Stefani also recalled that her oldest child, Kingston, had expressed how much he wanted another sibling, and even prayed for it.
The Voice coach’s eldest son, Kingston, also asked for another sibling, as Stefani recalled. “He was like, ‘Please God, let my mommy have a baby,'” she went on. “I just remember thinking, look at my little boy. He’s praying for me!”
Not long after, she said she discovered she was expecting Apollo — an experience she described as extraordinary.
Stefani continued: “I think it was four weeks later and I was pregnant with Apollo, who I had at 44 years old, naturally, totally a full-on gift. That was the first miracle.”
Even so, Stefani acknowledged that she still feels she has a lot to learn about Christianity, describing the process as both meaningful and daunting.
“It’s almost scary because the more you know, the more fear you get,” she continued in the recently published interview. “You realize, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m running out of time and I need to get this together. I’ve got to be a real Christian! I’m not gonna make it.’”
When asked what has most shaped her faith, Stefani pointed to the COVID era as a particularly important moment, explaining that she began actively searching for guidance online.
“I remember it was 2020. It was during COVID [and I was] searching online. Thank god for online. It’s horrible out there but there’s so much good information too,” she added.
She said one sermon in particular left a lasting impact.
“I found Pastor Mike Schmitz, that sermon really changed [me]. I remember just bawling and being on fire. I had found this truth.”