Blake Shelton has been charming fans with his soulful voice and witty banter since 2001.

His first love was Kaynette Scheck (nee Williams), according toLife & Style.

So who is Shelton’s first wife?

Blake Shelton and Kaynette Scheck

Here’s the truth about the singer’s first leading lady Kaynette Scheck.

The two were just friends at first and didn’t date until six years later when Shelton turned 21.

However, it seems that Scheck was smitten with the younger Shelton from the beginning.

Kaynette and Blake smiling

Shelton had been out hunting with some friends on the day he decided to propose.

He returned to take a break, and that’s when he asked for Scheck’s hand in marriage.

Shelton and Scheck shared their intimate wedding details with Country Weekly (viaShefani Archive).

Kaynette Scheck smiling

He stated Scheck looked elegant in her dress and serenaded his bride with Conway Twitty’s “Julia.”

Only three years after they wed, the couple divorced.

Years later, Blake admitted to having feelings for Lambert while still married to Scheck.

Kaynette Scheck and Blake Shelton

Shelton disclosed, “I was a married guy, you know?

Looking back on that, I was falling in love with her right there on stage.”

She also added that the couple’s first kiss took place in the entryway of her home.

Kaynette Scheck smiling with dog

When replying to the question of “Who wears the pants in the relationship?”

Scheck shared that she enjoys helping her students figure out things when they believe they can’t.

Kaynette Scheck and Cody Scheck

Kaynette Scheck and a student