I was expecting some tabloid stories about Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani, but they seem to be playing it pretty close to the vest (unlike the Batflecks). Part of it may be that Gwen is legitimately devastated, which I believe. Part of it may be that the tabloids went to print on their Jennifer Garner cover stories before Gwen and Gavin announced their split. The Daily Mail has a story – which is currently at the top of their most-read stories – about Gavin and Gwen’s love and how they weathered a lot of drama in their years together. The consensus is that Gavin probably cheated on Gwen. Maybe even with the nanny.
So what are the bigger gossip weeklies saying? Us Weekly has this story:
Gwen Stefani’s life with Gavin Rossdale and their three sons, Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and Apollo, 17 months, was everything the Voice coach wanted and more — until their marriage failed, that is. According to a source close to the singer, 45, Stefani tried to make her union work with the Bush frontman, 49, but just couldn’t fight the inevitable anymore.
“Of course Gwen is upset,” the insider tells Us Weekly following news of the couple’s plans to divorce. “She really gave it her all and tried to make it work as hard as she could for years. She was in love with him and they had the family she always dreamed of.”
Stefani and Rossdale, who announced in a joint statement to Us on Aug. 3 that they were ending their marriage of 13 years, are now focusing their energy on the children.
“Stefani’s primary focus is making sure the kids are okay,” the insider tells Us. “They are trying not to fight around the kids and keep the kids’ world as undisturbed as possible. She is trying to make it as easy on them as she can.”
The parents are seeking joint custody and plan to divide their assets equally given they did not have a prenuptial agreement.
This echoes People Magazine’s story yesterday, in which sources repeatedly insisted that Gwen and Gavin’s top priority was the welfare of their children. I believe that on Gwen’s side – she adores her children and if she had her way, she would have had more kids with Gavin. Interestingly enough, one source did tell People: “This is not a family that mostly relies on nannies. Gwen and Gavin are great parents and mostly handle school drop-offs and pick-ups themselves. Gavin is a jokester and often has the boys doubled over with laughter and Gwen is very nurturing. She often shows up to afternoon business meetings with Apollo napping in a baby carrier.” NANNIES.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
No, they merely PARTIALLY rely on nannies. Mostly.
They rely on Peroxide!
This was laughable yesterday and even more laughable today because that is just not true.
They are always, always with nannies. Who are they kidding? We get it, you are rich. You can afford them. I don’t want kids, the only way I’d be talked into it is to have a nanny also because you know what I don’t have the time or inclination for the responsibility and neither do you Gwen. Get over yourself.
Agree. I would have had kids if I had nannies … otherwise, ugh, no.
^THIS
In the US, I feel like it is hard to juggle everything (work, family) without help. We are thinking of having children soon and infant day care is $987 per month around here for the average work schedule (8am-4pm). That is practically another mortgage! I wish i could have a nanny and wouldnt knock anyone who actually does.
In NY, not NYC, but burbs north of it my friend paid $2200 for two kids in daycare and he said the place was middle of the road, neither bad nor that great! Between mortgage and daycare, I think he broke even every month. I cannot imagine.
I’m a SAHM partially because of the high cost of **quality** child care. At the time I was pregnant (2003) I had checked out 5 or 6 daycares that were close to my office and the cheapest one was $930/month. We’re in Ohio. We just did the math, between work clothes, dry cleaning, gas and mileage/repairs, we would barely break even. I let my boss know ahead of time, trained my replacement and they paid me for my maternity leave knowing I wasn’t coming back.
Sorry for going on a tangent. If I could afford a nanny, I would. Even just a night nanny so I could have gotten some decent sleep. And I have nothing against daycares- I was a daycare kid but my parents had a babysitter for me until I was a toddler and old enough to talk. They didn’t even trust daycares with a voiceless baby back then.
Ok, sorry, carry on.
It’s not really fair to say that Gwen has nannies because she lacks the time or inclination to care for her kids. That is a rather unfair criticism. She has a career. Yes that’s a choice, and it’s a trade off, but one that I’m sure she feels ultimately benefits her whole family, financially and otherwise, more than her being at home all the time would benefit them. That is true for me as well. I have a career and use childcare and there’s no question that this is what’s best for my family at the end of the day. Even if mom doesn’t work, or only works part-time, there are benefits to having the kids in childcare (be it a preschool or with a nanny or with grandma) some of the time, including that grown ups need some time to themselves to handle appointments, recharge, and run errands.
I guess I’m having a hard time praising that they’re not relying on nannies. That’s what parents do, you learn how to juggle and you try hard to be the best parent you can be.
+1. I wouldn’t judge them if they did rely greatly on nannies. I rely on childcare myself and it is the only thing that enables me to support my family, because my husband also works and so do both my parents. There is also nothing wrong with having more hands on deck, even if one of the parents doesn’t work. More focus and energy spent on the kids can only benefit them.
Your having a hard time because it’s not true.
What the hell, is he hopping along behind her, while she strolls the carriage?
That picture is hilarious. He looks like a paper doll in the process of being dropped into a composition.
LMAO omg I didn’t even notice that at first, I had to go back up and look after I read your comment, I literally lol’d picturing him hopping along as she does a model walk with the stroller…sigh 😂
OMG. The NANNIES are the First Wave of an alien invasion. They puss-matize wealthy mid-life crisis dads and this is how they will TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
Wasn’t there a blind item that revealed Gwen constantly uses nannies and only sees her kids for photos?
I think people believed that to be Nicole Kidman (not true). If it was revealed to be Gwen it was probably because they were too scared they’d get sued if they revealed the real culprit.
Interesting, I wouldn’t have thought Kidman (mainly because she seems kind of irrelevant). I assumed Gwen because she is always pap’d with her kids.
She’s so gorgeous and stylish … I’d like to see her swept off her feet by the most amazing man ever – a non-celebrity billionaire who will love his boys as if they were his own.
He looks like such a dork in that picture – time to dress your age, mate!
WORD.
So happening.
AHAHAHHAH I wonder who are they shading?
Because hiring child care is so shameful and makes you less of a parent!
People seem to have forgotten that before the nuclear family era, people were surrounded by extended family who could – and did – provide lots of childcare. The entire extended family cared for the child in those days. It used to be one’s cousins, sisters, sisters-in-law, grandparents, nephews, nieces, etc., etc., who would provide childcare, and in some parts of the world this is still the case.
The notion that birth parents and only birth parents ought to be providing 100% of a child’s care is very recent.
This is a good point. I was discussing with my mom how my friend was unhappy how her retired mom didn’t help her out when she shattered her elbow in a car accident and had a young child to care for. My mom’s reaction was no one helped me when I had you. It almost is like you aren’t “tough enough” if you can’t manage on your own. This is more of a US mindset too. I am now in canada, and my friend just had a baby, her inlaws came and stayed to help for a month then her mother did. Another friend is pregnant and moving closer to her mom so she can help her out.
Agreed! I have a week and a half old baby and my mum has come to help out every single day – cleaning, cooking etc and watching him while I get some extra sleep – and I couldn’t do it without her. My husband is back at work so I’d be alone otherwise. It really does take a village to raise a child, so I have no shade for people that use nannies if they can afford them. I would if I could.
Celebrities always want a pat on the back for not using nannies. No one gives a sh*t.
True but they do use nannies alot which is why this article is an oxymoron.
This makes me hate love. Gwen may not be perfect, but she seems so sweet and loving.
Yes we get it, he did NOT have sexual relations with that nanny…
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so it is true. I am soo sad! i thought he was man enough to survive his career demise while his wife shot to brilliant success. Why why why????? is it because of her pants? those horrible drop crotch Beiber-trou?
it must be the pants.