Josh Duhamel is looking back on the ups and downs of his relationship with Fergie, and this time, he didn’t hold back in a new interview. Years after splitting from his ex-wife, also known as Fergie, Stacy Ann Ferguson is finally opening up about being married to a superstar. This time, he admits that he spent many of those years in his “shadow”.
What Josh Duhamel said in his new interview
Looking back, Josh says it was a big adjustment to be with someone as famous as Fergie, especially at the peak of her career. It wasn’t always the glamorous romance that Hollywood people imagined. On ‘The Megyn Kelly Show’, he was quite honest: “It was a big adjustment for me, if I’m honest.” When Megyn asked if it ever became a competition whose star shined brighter, Josh admitted, “Yeah, probably. It’s probably my ego more than anything. I don’t think he was as excited about it as I was. But he was a huge star at the time.”Duhamel didn’t sugarcoat it. “I was in his shadow for a long time,” says Josh. And “shadow?” It was huge at the time.For those unfamiliar, in 2009, the year Duhamel married Fergie, the ‘Black Eyed Peas’ topped the music charts. Think ‘Boom Boom Pow’, ‘I Gotta Feeling’ – they were everywhere. Fergie won eight Grammys in her career, three of which were during her marriage to Josh. While pop music was taking over, Josh was making his way in Hollywood, but the scales never tipped.They tied the knot in 2009 after meeting on the set of her TV show, ‘Las Vegas’, and four years later, son Axl arrived. But big differences started to emerge, and by 2017, they decided to split. The divorce was finalized in 2019.The ‘Transformers’ star has spoken out a few times recently, and seems at peace with how things ended. On ‘The Skinny Confidential’ podcast in March, she said: “We’re very different… He and I have different views of the world, and that’s okay.” As the ‘Ransom Canyon’ star herself admits, she has no regrets about the marriage, and always mentions their son with pride.
Josh Duhamel and Fergie: looking at the love story
Duhamel and Fergie’s love story began in 2004, and it was almost cinematic. The singer appeared with her band on her ‘Las Vegas’ TV show, sparks flew, and the two instantly hit it off. Love blossomed quickly, and it didn’t take long for the relationship to turn from flirtation to serious romance. By 2007, Duhamel and Fergie were engaged, and in 2009, they tied the knot in a Malibu wedding.At the height of their romance, they were one of Hollywood’s most stylish couples: a rising actress and a global pop icon navigating fame and life together. What could go wrong, right!Turns out, he did a lot. While their relationship seemed picture perfect from the outside, life behind the scenes was more complex than ever.Fergie rose to stardom, touring the world, living that high-ocean celebrity life. As for Josh, he realized he wanted something calmer, less intense and more grounded. This gap grew larger as the years passed. In the end, nothing dramatic happened. They did not fight; they just accepted that they had grown up with each other and were on different paths.Even now, Josh won’t talk about their relationship with bitterness in his mind. In fact, the Hollywood actor always says that there was “nothing wrong”; they simply grew up.Although the marriage did not last, Duhamel and Fergie never gave up when it came to parenting their son. Speaking about their parenting dynamic, Josh is truly grateful: “We have our son, Axl, as a parent. He’s a great mom.”What stands out now is how well everyone gets along. He and Audra married in 2022, and now have a young son, Shepherd, and a baby girl on the way. Duhamel said, “Now I’m very happy with my wife, Audra,” and Fergie said he has a good relationship with Mari.Fergie has also supported Josh’s new family. When Audra shared a photo of the baby, Fergie left a sweet note: “Welcome cutie” and liked the post announcing that Audra was expecting a girl.
