<p id=”par-1_63″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/blake-shelton/?swcfpc=1″>Blake Shelton</a> and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/miranda-lambert/?swcfpc=1″>Miranda Lambert</a> were together for years before shocking fans with their divorce announcement in 2015. While they have both moved on with other marriages, their relationship has reportedly been acrimonious in the years since their split. They have not gone into much detail about why they separated, but the end of their marriage reportedly came as a surprise to Lambert.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-miranda-lambert-reportedly-felt-blindsided-by-her-divorce-from-blake-shelton”>Miranda Lambert reportedly felt blindsided by her divorce from Blake Shelton</h2>
<p id=”par-2_26″>Shortly after Lambert and Shelton <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/miranda-lambert-song-best-captures-what-going-through-during-divorce-blake-shelton.html/?swcfpc=1″>made their divorce public</a>, he began a high-profile relationship with Gwen Stefani. A source claimed this was very painful for Lambert.</p>
<p id=”par-3_42″>“The cold-blooded way Blake blindsided her with divorce, drove her out of his life, and then shoved his romance with Gwen [Stefani] in her face is something that will scar her forever,” a source told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/miranda-lambert-scarred-blake-shelton-divorce-148123/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Life & Style</a>. “It still burns her.”</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Blake-Shelton-Miranda-Lamberty-1.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Blake Shelton stands with his arm around Miranda Lambert. He wears jeans and a blazer and she wears a black dress.” class=”wp-image-3778511″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert | Heather Wines/CBS via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-4_7″>She reportedly felt shocked by the divorce.</p>
<p id=”par-5_30″>“Blake blindsided her with the divorce and drove her out of their home,” another insider told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/miranda-lambert-and-blake-shelton-marriage-138891/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Life & Style</a>. “It hurt her badly and profoundly changed her outlook on life.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-miranda-lambert-and-blake-shelton-met-while-they-were-both-in-other-relationships”>Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton met while they were both in other relationships</h2>
<p id=”par-6_31″>Lambert and Shelton met in 2005 when they were both <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-shelton-admitted-1st-marriage-wrong-thing.html/”>in different relationships</a>. They sang together at CMT’s 100 Greatest Duets event and realized they were <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-shelton-panicked-realized-feelings-miranda-lambert-happening.html/”>falling for each other</a> onstage.</p>
<p id=”par-7_50″>“I’ve never had that kind of experience with anybody,” Shelton said, per <a target=”_blank” href=”https://ew.com/article/2011/07/12/miranda-lambert-vh1-behind-the-music-exclusive-video/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Entertainment Weekly.</a> “I was a married guy, you know? Standing up there and singing with somebody and going, ‘Man, this shouldn’t be happening.’ Looking back on that, I was falling in love with her, right there on stage.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_8″>Lambert said their chemistry felt effortless and immediate.</p>
<p id=”par-9_21″>“He’s hilarious,” Lambert said. “We had instant chemistry, just like messing with each other, and he’s real easy to be around.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_15″>Still, she knew that they shouldn’t pursue anything. He was married and she was engaged.</p>
<p id=”par-11_57″>“I knew better, like, this is off-limits … I didn’t know what to do with it, it was, like, my first duet with some other country star, and I didn’t know if it was just initial butterflies because of that,” she said, adding, “I don’t know what it was. It was just this draw to each other.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-former-couple-reportedly-avoids-each-other-in-public”>The former couple reportedly avoids each other in public</h2>
<p id=”par-12_28″>Both Shelton and Lambert have moved on with new marriages, but they reportedly still aren’t on good terms. A source claimed they try to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/blake-shelton-miranda-lambert-stand-sight-events-source-says.html/”>avoid each other altogether</a>.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Blake-Shelton-Miranda-Lambert-2.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Blake Shelton and Miranda sit at a table together. He wears a blazer and she wears a tan dress.” class=”wp-image-3778512″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert | Larry Busacca/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-13_68″>“Miranda doesn’t want to attend any event where Blake is the star attraction, and vice versa,” a source told <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/miranda-lambert-blake-shelton-wont-attend-same-events/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Life & Style</a>. “Their egos can’t handle it, and the brutal reality is that they can’t stand the sight of each other. They’re totally competitive, and there’s no love lost, and they don’t want any awkward confrontations. Some might say they don’t want the other to steal their spotlight.”</p>