NBC Insider Exclusive

Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive show news, updates, and more!

Sign Up For Free to View
NBC Insider The Voice

Teenage Gwen Stefani Looks So Cute in a Mullet While Getting an Autograph From Sting

The Voice Coach shared an epic throwback of herself meeting the rocker years before she made it big with No Doubt.

By Jessica White
Gwen Stefani Answers 50 Rapid-Fire Personal Questions
Video thumbnail
Now Playing
3:34
Full Episode
Gwen Stefani Answers 50 Rapid-Fire Personal Questions
Video thumbnail
6:43
Highlight
Elton John and Brandi Carlile Met Through a Letter and Went into the Studio with Nothing Prepared
Video thumbnail
4:09
Highlight
Perfume Genius: It's a Mirror
Video thumbnail
6:37
Highlight
Password with Elton John, Brandi Carlile and Hailee Steinfeld
Video thumbnail
13:11
Highlight
Trump's Tariffs Send Stocks Crashing Amidst World Panic, OnlyFans Considers Bid on TikTok
Video thumbnail
4:39
Highlight
Hailee Steinfeld on Josh Allen Engagement, Singing in Front of Elton John and Sinners
Video thumbnail
8:40
Highlight
Bon Iver Talks Collabs with Taylor Swift and Charli xcx and New Album SABLE, fABLE (Extended)
Video thumbnail
8:08
Highlight
Trump Divulges Elon Musk Is Exiting His Admin Soon, Cory Booker Holds 25-Hour Trump Protest
Video thumbnail
9:36
Highlight
Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler Talk Creating Black Panther and Reuniting for Fifth Film, Sinners
Video thumbnail
10:35
Highlight
Olivia Munn Started Marriage to John Mulaney on a Lie; Talks Your Friends and Neighbors
Video thumbnail
3:26
Highlight
Wet Leg: catch these fists
Video thumbnail
5:27
Highlight
Louis McCartney Teaches Jimmy How to Do Vecna's Voice, Talks Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Video thumbnail
9:59
Highlight
Kevin Bacon Was Inspired by John Belushi’s Wild Animal House Parties, Talks The Bondsman (Extended)
Video thumbnail
7:55
Highlight
Amanda Peet Jokingly Called Her Husband a "Freak" After First Date, Talks Your Friends and Neighbors
Video thumbnail
3:20
Highlight
First Drafts of Rock: Summer of '69 (w/ Kevin Bacon)
Video thumbnail
9:55
Highlight
Trump Jeopardizes U.S. Alliances with All-Country Sanction Threats Ahead of "Liberation Day"
Video thumbnail
5:40
Highlight
Preacher Lawson Stand-Up: Getting Booed, Stealing His Brother's Jokes
Video thumbnail
9:20
Highlight
Trump Is Serious About a Third Term, “Couldn’t Care Less” About His Tariffs Raising Prices

As a Grammy-winner and music industry trailblazer, Gwen Stefani has dozens of memorable moments from her life — but before the fame, style icon moments, and red chair acclaim on The Voice — Stefani had a fateful run-in with Sting that she'd never forget.

How to Watch

Watch The Voice on Mondays at 8/7c on NBC and next day on Peacock. 

The pinch-me moment, which Stefani captured and shared with her fans on social media in 2014, shed light on The Voice Coach's lifelong admiration for talent. Sting's career echoes many moments from Stefani's life: The Police frontman and No Doubt singer both skyrocketed to fame as the faces of their bands before launching lucrative solo careers. Both musicians have become famous for being cross-genre chameleons, not to mention their platinum blonde hairdos. But, before the red carpets, studio albums, and her marriage to Blake Shelton, Stefani was a music superfan.

RELATED: How Gwen Stefani Went From No Doubt to the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Stefani and Sting crossing paths in the 1980s — just a few years before No Doubt's meteoric rise — is a cosmic coincidence. Stefani caused quite a stir in 2014 after she took to social media to share the photo of the exciting one-on-one with Sting, revealing her excitement and appreciation after she scored an autograph.

Pre-No Doubt Gwen Stefani was adorable while meeting Sting

Every chart-topping artist has a favorite artist of their own, and back in the day, teenage Stefani was starstruck after coming face to face with English musician and activist Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner). Stefani and Sting crossed paths in 1983, three years before No Doubt was formed and a year before The Police's split.

RELATED: Gwen Stefani's Reaction to Fans Chanting Blake Shelton's Name Is So Moving

Stefani was 14 or 15 years old at the time. The fan meeting occurred after Stefani and her friends visited Sting backstage at one of his shows. The photo is a bona fide blast from the past as Sting sits cooly on a black motorcycle, and a young Stefani grins ear to ear with a Police vinyl outstretched for a signature.

A split of Gwen Stefani and Sting

Indeed a princess of the time period, she looks downright darling with a short mullet and a stylish fit.

Don't miss the Season 26 premiere of The Voice on Monday, September 23, at 8/7c on NBC and the next day on Peacock.

Read more about:
Sponsored Stories
Recommended by Zergnet