Blake Shelton's Message to ‘New Fiancée' Gwen Stefani at People's Choice Awards
Shelton's big win comes less than a month after he confirmed his engagement on social media
By Mike Vulpo ••
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In this image released on November 15, Blake Shelton, The Country Artist of 2020, accepts the award onstage for the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
"Wow. This is crazy. This is absolutely insane," Shelton shared from the Barker Hangar in Southern California. "I'm so happy that we're able to have this award show in spite of everything."
While the "Happy Anywhere" singer gave thanks to his record label, Shelton really wanted to thank the fans who cast thousands of votes to ensure his win.
"Me and my team should be thanking all the fans out there who voted for this thing," he said. "And I don't spend a lot of time on social media anymore, but when I do look at it, all I see is fans retweeting and voting for – lately, for the People's Choice Awards. Thank you so much."
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TikTok star Addison Rae arrives at the 2020 E! People’s Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and broadcast on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
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Tyler, The Creator speaks onstage.
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Demi Lovato, host of the 2020 PCA's, speaks during the show.
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Blake Shelton accepts the award for Country Artist of 2020.
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Tiffany Haddish speaks onstage. She won the Female Movie Star of 2020 for "Like a Boss."
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Jimmy Fallon calls into the show to accept the Nighttime Talk Show of 2020 award for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
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Mandy Moore wins Drama TV Star of 2020 for her role in "This Is Us."
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Tracee Ellis Ross accepts the Fashion Icon Award onstage.
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Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle perform.
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Leslie Jones accepts an award for Comedy Act of 2020 for "Time Machine."
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Ellen DeGeneres wins the Daytime Talk Show of 2020.
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Winner of Comedy TV Star of 2020, Sofía Vergara is photographed with her award.
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Ellen Pompeo wins Female TV Star of 2020 for her role in "Grey's Anatomy."
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Mindy Kaling, of “Never Have I Ever,” accept an award for Comedy Show of 2020.
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Jennifer Lopez is named People’s Icon of 2020.
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Tyler Perry accepts the People’s Champion Award.
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Joey King wins Comedy Movie Star of 2020 for "The Kissing Booth 2."
Last but certainly not least, there was one special VIP fan who Shelton had to thank before stepping off the stage. Perhaps pop culture fans know a lady named Gwen Stefani.
"Thank you to my new fiancée, Gwen Stefani," he said. "That's S-t-e-f-a-n-I, if you need to Google it to figure out who she is. Thanks for the inspiration and I love you guys, thank you."
As he wrote on Instagram, "Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020... And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!"
And for those wondering where Stefani was during the big win, we have answers.
The No Doubt lead singer quickly went on Instagram Live after the award was announced and revealed she was in the car outside the venue cheering him on.
