Gavin Rossdale has revealed he's been exchanging text messages with Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of Tiger Woods. The Voice judge said the pair were initially set up by a mutual pal who thinks they'd be a good match. Gavin, 51, told The Sun: "A friend was like, 'You have to meet Elin. She's amazing.' He was trying to connect us. So I've texted her a couple of times to say hello. She lives in Florida. She's a really great girl. But I've never met her."
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© Photo: Getty ImagesElin Nordegren pictured with Tiger Woods in February 2006
Gavin has three sons - Kingston, ten, Zuna, eight, and three-year-old Apollo - with his ex-wife Gwen Stefani. He admitted that he is under pressure from his boys to find a new partner, but worries that his chaotic home life could prove problematic. "I look at my boys running around the house with Nerf guns and throwing footballs and I think, 'How would anyone survive?' I'd be like, 'Oh, sorry about that – someone's sat on your sunglasses.' And for the last two years, not to be with anyone, it's been really healthy for me."
© Photo: Getty ImagesGavin has said his split from Gwen Stefani has given him a new outlook
Gavin and Gwen separated in August 2015 after 13 years of marriage. In a previous interview with Us Weekly, the Bush frontman said he felt the split had given him a new outlook on life. "We are all products of nuclear families," he remarked. "My parents have been married three times each. I'm just a junior. I never thought I would get divorced. But it just happens. All these life things…
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"There's been a lot of pain and sadness. It really teaches you perspective on life. It's really health, happiness and safety. After that, I don't know what there is other than that. I'm not sure I'll ever go at it [marriage] again. I'm trying to be a really good dad and make good records and shoot good TV shows."
