Gwen Stefani's 3 Siblings: All About Eric, Todd and Jillian

Mar. 15, 2025

Gwen Stefani and brother Eric Stefani at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Oct. 19, 2023.Photo:Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

There’s no doubtingGwen Stefani’s love for her siblings, Eric, Todd and Jillian Stefani.

Aside from having strong family bonds,The Voicecoach has a special connection with her older brother Eric when it comes to her career.

They co-foundedNo Doubtin 1986 alongside John Spence. Later on,Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young joined the band, though Eric was one of the main creatives during the early years of the group. He penned two tracks and co-wrote five other songs on their 1995 albumTragic Kingdombut left the group in late 1994 to pursue a career in animation.

Gwen Stefani and her siblings as children.Gwen Stefanis / Instagram

Gwen Stefanis / Instagram

“Eric was in some ways the dad, the teacher. He taught me everything I know,” Gwen told theLos Angeles Timesin 1996. “He wasn’t happy for a long time. It wasn’t a surprise [when he left].”

Todd, too, works in the entertainment industry as a director and producer while Gwen’s sister, Jillian, opts to keep her life away from the spotlight.

From how Gwen and Eric formed No Doubt in the 1980s to their bond as brothers and sisters, here’s everything to know about Gwen Stefani’s siblings, Eric, Todd and Jillian Stefani.

Eric was a founding member of No Doubt

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Eric played an important role in Gwen’s early career as an original member of No Doubt. The siblings began the band alongside their friend, the late John Spence, in 1986. Kanal joined as bassist after seeing the band perform in March 1987. After Spence died in December that year, the band, after briefly disbanding following his death, asked Dumont to play guitar. Young then joined No Doubt as a drummer one year later.

As the crew found their footing, Eric led much of No Doubt’s creative control, with Gwen admitting he served as a parent-like figure to her and the group in a 1996 interview with theLos Angeles Times.

Eric reiterated her sentiments, stating he felt “like [he was] being the father of a kid” during his time with the band. After working on their 1995 sophomore albumTragic Kingdomthrough 1994, Eric officially left No Doubt. Gwen admitted it was “terrible” for her when he left, though “it wasn’t a surprise.” Ultimately, Eric traded the music industry for animation.

“[Fans will] say, ‘Hey, you’re the guy who used to play with them. Why’d you quit?’ ” Eric said in 1996. “I wanted to go back to drawing, and all the musical juices were sucked out of me at that point.”

“When I first heard ‘Just a Girl’ on the radio, I had tears rolling down my face,” he told theLos Angeles Times. “After eight years, it was such a rush just to see we were making some impact on the world.”

Ahead of their headlining performance, Gwen admitted onJimmy Kimmel Live!in February 2024 that she’d have to relearn the lyrics to some of No Doubt’s hits — including “Don’t Speak,” which Eric co-wrote and earned the group a Grammy nod.

“I don’t remember them, no, not at all. I don’t! I think I’m going to have to learn probably like, eight or nine [songs],” she said. “One of the first songs I ever wrote was called ‘Different People'; we’re doing that.”

Eric inspired Gwen’s passion for music

Eric Stefani and Gwen Stefani at her Las Vegas show in November 2021.Gwen Stefani / Instagram

Gwen Stefani / Instagram

Despite his leaving the band, Gwen revealed on theLate Night With Seth Meyersshow in October 2020 that Eric had “taught me everything I know” about music, adding that he was her “biggest hero.”

Eric showed his support for his younger sister at herJust A Girlresidency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas in November 2021. Gwen shared a heartfelt post with him onInstagram, revealing he had attended and reiterating once more that he was her “hero.”

Jillian keeps her life private

Gwen Stefani with her sister Jillian Stefani.Gwen Stefani / Instagram

While most of the Stefani’s live their lives in the spotlight, Jillian opts to keep her life out of the public eye.

However, Gwen shared a rare photo with her younger sister onInstagramin December 2022 to commemorate her birthday.

“happy b day to my sister @madolivemm love u!! sissy ♥️ gx,” she wrote in the caption of the celebratory post.

Though Jillian does have an Instagram account, she chooses to keep it private.

Eric and Todd work in the entertainment industry

Gwen Stefani and Todd Stefani as children.Gwen Stefani / Instagram

Gwen isn’t the only Stefani child working in the entertainment industry, with Eric and Todd also making behind-the-camera contributions. Her older brother Eric first found success in music but fell in love with animation while Todd is a producer and director.

Throughout Eric’s adolescence, he had a passion for drawing. He was placed into piano lessons as a child, and while he succeeded at both crafts, he always had an affinity toward animation. In the early days of No Doubt, he continued drawing and eventually sent his portfolio over toFritz the Catcreator Ralph Bakshi, who saw something in his work.

Todd directed a few of Blake Shelton’s music videos

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton pose onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

Todd runs his own digital production company,Bruiser Pictures, and has lent his talents to aid Gwen and her husband,Blake Sheltonseveral times over the years.

He directed the music video for their collaboration on the track “Happy Anywhere,” in 2020, as well as the video for Shelton’s 2021 track “Minimum Wage.”

During a September 2020 appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Blake revealed that during quarantine they came up with the idea to utilize home video footage from over the years to create the music video for “Happy Anywhere.”

“Todd’s really good at all that [camera] stuff,” he said at the time. “Gwen has these five years worth of home videos on her phone, so Todd got the camera out and we shot a few set ups of us singing the song and he edited that thing and then put the video together.”

The youngest Stefani brother has also worked with the likes ofSelena GomezandChrissy Teigen, per his website.

To celebrate Todd’s birthday in 2024, Gwen shared an adorable throwback picture from their childhood onInstagramin March.

source: people.com