Blake Shelton is 'very serious' about becoming a stepdad, 'can't imagine' life without Gwen Stefani's kids

Blake Shelton is already many things, including a Grammy-nominated singer and a coach on NBC's "The Voice." He plans on adding "stepdad" to his list of titles.

In an interview with KFROG's "The Ride with Kimo & Heather," the country crooner, who is engaged to Gwen Stefani, opened up about his relationship with his fiancée's kids and shared his feelings about becoming their stepfather.

"There's definitely nothing easy about it," said Shelton, whose fiancée shares sons Kingston, 14, Zuma, 12, and Apollo, 6, with her ex-husband Gavin Rossdale.

The singer, too, has a stepfather and called him "one of my heroes."

"I love my stepfather, and I looked 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," he said.

Though Shelton said he takes the responsibility of being a father figure "very serious," he added that he also has fun with the experience.

"I also have a blast with it, I'm not gonna lie," he said. "I don't take it so serious that I'm not enjoying this time, because I really am, especially now that we're five years into this thing. I can't imagine my life without these kids now."

This isn't the first time Shelton has been candid about becoming a role model. During a "Today" interview in July, 2020, Hoda Kotb asked him about a Father's Day Instagram post from Stefani, in which she thanked Shelton for "helping me raise these boys!!"

"That’s a scary moment for me, because it’s one thing for me to be with the kids all the time and be their buddy," he said. "But then you do have to consider after awhile, that they're starting to listen to things that you say, and there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with that, which is new to me."

Shelton tweeted the news of his engagement to Stefani in October 2020, writing: "Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020... And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!" During an "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" interview in December, Stefani said the plans for their nuptials are still up in the air because of COVID-19.

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"Even when you cut it down to just family, it's still too many people for COVID so we're sort of going to see what happens in the next few months," she said.

The two have been a couple for about five years, getting together after Shelton divorced Miranda Lambert. This will be Shelton's third marriage. His first wife was Kaynette Williams.

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Shelton and Stefani got to know each other while working on NBC's "The Voice." In a 2017 interview on NBC's "Today," Shelton acknowledged that many fans were perplexed when they became a couple.

"In people’s defense, I think it’s so hard for people to wrap their head around why Gwen would want to be with me," he said. "I don’t blame ’em."

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Contributing: Sara M Moniuszko

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Blake Shelton 'can't imagine' life without Gwen Stefani's kids