Gavin Rossdaleis giving a glimpse into how co-parenting works with exGwen Stefani.Appearing on Thursday’s episode of the podcastNot So Hollywood,theBushfrontman, 57, chatted with host Adrianna Costa about how he and Stefani are each raising their three sons with differing views, which Rossdale believes offers their boys an “incredible perspective.“Asked how Rossdale and Stefani make co-parenting work for their three sons, Kingston, 17, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 9, the singer explained that the two don’t exactly co-parent, they “just parent.““I think you can go one of two ways — you can either do everything together and really co-parent, and see how that goes — or you can just parent. And I think we just parent,” he began.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“We’re really different people … I don’t think there’s much similarity in the way we bring them up but I think that gives them an incredible perspective to then choose which pieces of those two lives they’d like to inherit and move on with and which part of themselves come out of the whole process,” he continued.Morgan Lieberman/Getty Images; Ethan Miller/Getty Images"Because that’s what’s important is to give them a wide view of things and we definitely have some particularly opposing views so I think it’d be really helpful for them to make their own minds as individuals.“Stefani’s second husband,Blake Shelton, whom she married in 2021, is also helping raise their three boys.Shelton spoke about being a stepfather that year, saying, “I have a stepfather in my life who’s one of my heroes. I love my stepfather and I look up to him and he’s like a father to me, so I have a good inspiration in my life for how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be. AndI take it very serious.“In addition to his three sons with Stefani, Rossdale is also father to an adult daughter, Daisy Lowe.
Gavin Rossdaleis giving a glimpse into how co-parenting works with exGwen Stefani.
Appearing on Thursday’s episode of the podcastNot So Hollywood,theBushfrontman, 57, chatted with host Adrianna Costa about how he and Stefani are each raising their three sons with differing views, which Rossdale believes offers their boys an “incredible perspective.”
Asked how Rossdale and Stefani make co-parenting work for their three sons, Kingston, 17, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 9, the singer explained that the two don’t exactly co-parent, they “just parent.”
“I think you can go one of two ways — you can either do everything together and really co-parent, and see how that goes — or you can just parent. And I think we just parent,” he began.
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“We’re really different people … I don’t think there’s much similarity in the way we bring them up but I think that gives them an incredible perspective to then choose which pieces of those two lives they’d like to inherit and move on with and which part of themselves come out of the whole process,” he continued.
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“Because that’s what’s important is to give them a wide view of things and we definitely have some particularly opposing views so I think it’d be really helpful for them to make their own minds as individuals.”
Stefani’s second husband,Blake Shelton, whom she married in 2021, is also helping raise their three boys.
Shelton spoke about being a stepfather that year, saying, “I have a stepfather in my life who’s one of my heroes. I love my stepfather and I look up to him and he’s like a father to me, so I have a good inspiration in my life for how to do this and the kind of stepdad I want to be. AndI take it very serious.”
In addition to his three sons with Stefani, Rossdale is also father to an adult daughter, Daisy Lowe.
source: people.com