Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Look Like Teenagers in Love at the Billboard Music Awards

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As Stefani belted out her part, Shelton supportively mouthed along to the words and as he sang, she flirtatiously smiled back. While there was no outright lip-lock, it was one of the most dramatic PDAs of the night.

The Voice co-stars first debuted their duet on May 9 on the show that brought them together. That performance began much the same way, with 39-year-old Shelton on stage with his guitar while she waited in the wings. Another similarity was their strategy to only look at each other while they sang, which many viewers interpreted as extremely romantic.

The pair began dating last fall after both of their marriages unraveled. (ICYMI, Shelton was married to fellow country star Miranda Lambert since 2011 and Stefani was married to former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale since 2002. Both uni-ons ended in 2015.)

Just two days before the Billboard Music Awards, Shelton shed some light on just how he ended up falling for his colleague so quickly (though he admitted he might have kept their status to themselves longer had that been a possibility). 

“What I found out, because it wasn’t someone f-rom my hometown—it was Gwen Stefani that I was beginning to have this relationship with—there was no hiding it,” Shelton toldUs Weekly. “If I glance her way, it’s the cover of magazines. If I could have kept my personal life private, I would have. Since I can’t, I might as well let people in on the truth.”

He went on to admit that they both had some “trust issues” coming out of their previous relationships, but they bonded quickly. Still, how quickly they bonded was a surprise to him. 

“Of all the people, she was the last person I expected to step out of the crowd and be the one to have my back, and be there and be the shoulder and be the one to fight that fight with me, getting back on my feet, and out of nowhe-re, there she was,” he gushed.

If tonight’s performance is any indication, she’s still there and she’s not going anywhe-re anytime soon.