Gwen Stefani's sons "look up" to her longtime boyfriend, Blake Shelton.

According to US Weekly, the pop singer's three sons, Kingston, 14, Zuma, 11, and Apollo, 6, have grown to "respect" Shelton as a fatherly figure. "Those boys look up to Blake in a big way," a source recently shared with the outlet. "He’s earned their respect as a father figure. He’s gone from being their friend to being a serious parental influence."

The news comes several months after Stefani called the country star a "good dad" during an interview on the Today show in September 2019. "He’s been helping me out a lot," Stefani shared at the time. "I literally get to the point where I’m like, ‘You’ve got to get home. Come help!’ It’s hard. I have three boys."

The "Hollaback Girl" hitmaker also recently thanked Shelton for helping raise her sons in a sweet Father's Day message. The Instagram post featured a series of photos of Shelton with her kids throughout the years. "Happy father’s day @blakeshelton," Stefani wrote in the caption. "Thank u for helping me raise these boys!! #weloveyou! G❤️K❤️Z❤️A gx."

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