Several music industry heavyweights paid homage to her career as an artist before Shelton took to the stage to praise his wife, whom he said has a talent “she was just born with.” Shelton himself received his star on Hollywood Boulevard in May.
“She has risen to the top over and over again with her unique style that has made the world fall in love with her − not as much as me, though,” he said.
Gwen Stefani tears up during husband Blake Shelton’s speech
As her husband of two years lauded Stefani’s personal and professional accomplishments, calling her “my all-time favorite songwriter,” she occasionally wiped away tears.
“It was clear to me that she was a mother, first and foremost, over anything else in the world,” Shelton said of first meeting her in 2014. “And now standing here, almost 10 years later after I first met her, I can say without question that being a mother is still the most important thing in her life.”
