Are Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton trying for more kids? A recent insider said that the couple is trying to find a surrogate, but they’re having trouble.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton started dating in 2015, and The Voice fans were elated that their favorite judges were romantically linked. The No Doubt superstar and the country singer tied the knot in 2021. Since then, Shelton has become very close to Stefani’s three kids, whom she shares with Gavin Rossdale. Now, a source alleges that Stefani and Shelton are trying to have another child via surrogate, but the process isn’t easy.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are allegedly ‘struggling’ to secure a surrogate to expand their family

Gwen Stefani has three kids with Gavin Rossdale —  Kingston, 18, Zuma, 15, and Apollo, 10. She adores being a mother and loves that her kids get to experience Oklahoma, thanks to Blake Shelton’s ranch. Stefani and Shelton don’t have any kids of their own, but rumors persisted for years that they were considering it. In April 2024, a source alleged that Stefani and Shelton were “struggling” to find the perfect surrogate.

“It must be a complicated situation,” the source told Life & Style. “Maybe something just didn’t feel right for Gwen, or for Blake, or for both of them. In one instance, friends say Gwen wanted to use a surrogate in California and Blake wanted someone far removed from Hollywood. In another case, the surrogate backed out because of the pressure. When it doesn’t work out, it’s wrenching for Gwen and Blake.”

The source added that Stefani and Shelton previously secured surrogates, but “it’s been a struggle” to retain them. However, the process has allegedly brought the couple closer together. “Blake just wants Gwen to be happy, and she wants the same for him,” the source added. “She knows he desperately wants to be a dad.”

The couple allegedly considered surrogacy in 2018

Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Apollo Rossdale, and Zuma Rossdale | Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for STX Entertainment

This isn’t the first time that Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton fans have heard about the couple’s alleged surrogacy plans. An insider told Us Weekly in 2018 that the couple was “determined” to have a biological child together.

“They are in the final stages of choosing the woman who will carry their baby,” the source explained. “It’s extremely important to Gwen that she give Blake a biological child, and Blake is so excited. … He wants his own child too.”

The source added that Stefani is “in awe” of how Shelton acts around her boys, which makes her even more confident that he’d be a great dad to their potential child.

However, four years later, another source alleged that Shelton and Stefani gave up on the dream of having a baby together. “They’ve given up on their dream of having a baby,” the source told OK! Magazine, adding that Stefani’s three kids “are more than enough for them.”

Blake Shelton has talked about his feelings toward becoming a stepfather to Gwen Stefani’s kids

Blake Shelton took on the role of stepdad for Gwen Stefani’s three kids. He adores Stefani’s kids and loves that he can show them another way of life in Oklahoma. However, he admitted while on Today that stepparenting isn’t easy.

“I’ve had stepparents,” Shelton said. “I think it’s, in some ways, harder, more difficult. I try to be careful about when to step back and be smart about when to step back and just talk, but no matter what, I’m always there if I’m needed.”

In December 2022, he reflected on learning that he has a more profound responsibility now that he has kids in his life. “They’ve taught me something about myself that I never knew: I’m more than just a country singer or a goofy guy,” he told People. “I’m someone they actually lean on, and that’s not a responsibility that I ever had and not something that I ever considered even being into.”