The two dated for seven years, and it was love at first sight for the singer.
… As soon as he opened the car door I was like, ‘I love him.'"
“Tony was my first real boyfriend and I was tragically obsessed with him,” she toldVariety.
“He wasn’t even interested.
When we made out that first night, I think he thought it was more of a one-night kiss.
Even after their relationship dissolved, the No Doubt frontwoman remained attached to her ex.
“When we broke up, I still forced Tony to kiss me,” she admitted to Spin.
“I was in denial.
I might have lost the title of girlfriend, but in my eyes we were still together.
He didn’t have to do anything, but whenhefelt like it, I was there.
It was horrible.”
That’s the real deal.
That’s our lives, and that’s what was happening to us at that time.
It was so brutal but I don’t know how we made it through.”
But at this point, we’re just two very good friends in a band.
And it’s such a miracle that you and me are still good friends.
After all that we’ve been through, I know we’re cool").
Then he broke up with me and we became friends."
