When Blake Shelton signed up to be a judge on NBC’s “The Voice,” he didn’t realize he’d leave with a nine-time champion title, a lifetime of memories and the greatest gift of all — his wife, singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani.

Shelton told Fox News Digital after the season 22 finale,” ‘The Voice’ has changed my life in a million ways. Most importantly, I met Gwen Stefani as a coach on the show, and now she’s my wife.”

Shelton will be taking his oversized red judging chair for one last spin in season 23, but this was his final time coaching with his wife on “The Voice.” “It was crazy. I didn’t even think about it until the cameras shut off, then I realized, ‘Oh, my gosh.’ I looked over, and she was crying,” Shelton shared of Stefani’s reaction.

“She was like, ‘That’s it, we’re never going to do this again, you know?’… it was bittersweet.” In 2014, Shelton and Stefani met during the first season of “The Voice” At the time, they were with their previous partners, Miranda Lambert and Gavin Rossdale. During the summer of 2015, the pair split from their respective marriages and then started a romantic relationship in November of that year.

Shelton continued to get candid about his relationship with the former No Doubt vocalist and pointed out that he was leaving “The Voice” with the best gift. “I won the ultimate prize on ‘The Voice.’ I don’t think anybody had a bigger win than I did,” he said. The “Hollaback Girl” songstress expressed mutual sentiments towards her husband on their milestone together as she took to her social media to voice her journey on the show.

Stefani shared on Twitter, “aaand that’s a wrap!!! forever thankful to @NBCTheVoice; this show has changed my life in more ways than I can count.” “I’m the luckiest girl in the world. Tonight is so bittersweet !!!!” she responded to a fan video montage of her and Shelton with the caption, “it’s the end of an era.”

i’m the luckiest girl in the world ??? tonight is so bittersweet !!!! gx #TheVoice https://t.co/Yk6v2jD2p2

— Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) December 14, 2022

“The Voice” crowned country singer Bryce Leatherwood the season 22 champion, as Shelton added another win from the music competition show. “It’s so awesome to be here supporting this guy right here being the season 22 champ, and making this guy proud is always a treat,” Leatherwood told Fox News Digital while standing next to his coach, Shelton.

“What it means for me to win is to make a lot of family proud, a lot of people proud, and to make this guy proud, having Blake in my corner, couldn’t get better than that.” When Blake Shelton started “The Voice,” his life was nothing like it is now. It’ll be interesting to see if the dynamic of the relationship between Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani changes now that they won’t be working together anymore.

It’ll also be interesting to see if Stefani feels she has to leave now that Shelton isn’t there. No matter what happens, there’s no doubt that Shelton and Stefani are both grateful to “The Voice” for bringing them together.