The coronavirus pandemic changed the world in many ways. Gwen Stefani discussed the effects it had on her, personally, when she was onstage at the Zappos Theater as part of her "Just A Girl" residency in Las Vegas, Nevada. Addressing the crowd, the "Hollaback Girl" singer said: "I was the first one to have COVID, in case you wondered. I was in Vegas. Do you remember when I canceled those four shows?" (via the Daily Mail).

She acknowledged how her approach to her shows changed because of the pandemic. "I would literally take people up here and make out with you, but ... I gotta make it through the next eight shows," she explained. Stefani is dedicated to her performances, though, as she revealed, she was willing to continue her residency, despite possibly contracting COVID again. "Just because I can't touch you, I'm still breathing your air right now, so that's the risk that I'm taking because I love you guys." After three years, she ended her residency in 2021, and fans were treated to a special performance when Blake Shelton joined Stefani onstage for her last night. 

Stefani married Shelton in 2021 and discussed wanting to put things on hold to spend time with him. In her interview with Fault Magazine, she addressed how she temporarily shifted her focus from her songwriting. "I felt I wanted to really be in that moment and not rush back to finish the album," she said.