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Gwen Stefani<\/strong><\/a> and Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/a> were supposed to ring in 2024 together. But then plans changed. While he was performing during New Year\u2019s Eve Live: Nashville\u2019s Big Bash<\/em> on CBS, she took the mic on December 31 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny because I was going to be at his show, and then Vegas called,\u201d the \u201cHollaback Girl\u201d singer shared. \u201cI was like, \u2018Eh, I\u2019m gonna do it.\u2019 If you\u2019re gonna be working, then I\u2019m gonna be working.\u201d<\/p>\n The situation was no laughing matter to Blake, though. An insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> that the \u201cLonely Tonight\u201d crooner \u201cwas really upset\u201d and \u201cdisappointed\u201d that Gwen, 54, chose not to be by his side as the clock struck midnight \u2014 and it\u2019s just the latest red flag in their relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cGwen and Blake\u2019s marriage is definitely in trouble,\u201d warns the insider. \u201cLately, they\u2019ve been at odds about everything from career decisions and the parenting of her three boys to where they spend most of their time. The tension continues to grow, and Blake and Gwen are drifting apart as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n Eyebrows were certainly raised when 47-year-old Blake \u2014 who has built a brand around his self-described \u201cdrunken redneck\u201d persona \u2014 announced in December that he wants \u201cto either cut back or stop drinking altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSome say Gwen doesn\u2019t really like him boozing,\u201d shares the insider, \u201cand this was a gesture to appease his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n But is it too little, too late? The pair famously fell for each other on the set of The Voice<\/em> while going through their respective divorces, from Gavin Rossdale<\/strong>, 58, and Miranda Lambert<\/strong>, 40, in 2015. (Blake had previously split from first spouse Kaynette Williams<\/strong>, 50, in 2006.)<\/p>\n Six years after the NBC costars connected, they tied the knot in Oklahoma as the sons she shares with ex Gavin, Kingston, 17, Zuma, 15, and Apollo, 9, looked on. \u201cThe honeymoon period didn\u2019t last all that long,\u201d notes the insider, adding that Gwen has most recently been \u201churt\u201d by Blake\u2019s lack of support for her work projects on Instagram. \u201cThey\u2019ve been fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n So perhaps it\u2019s no surprise Gwen decided to escape to Sin City on New Year\u2019s Eve. While she and Blake became known for their loved-up duets over the years, they\u2019ve been increasingly doing their own things these days.<\/p>\n \u201cGwen and Blake are leading separate lives,\u201d confirms the insider. \u201cIt\u2019s very sad, but the writing seems to be on the wall for their marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nSobering Reality<\/h2>\n