Josh Duhamel looks back on the ups and downs of his previous relationship with Fergie, and this time he’s not holding back in a new interview. Years after her split from her ex-wife, Stacy Ann Ferguson, aka Fergie, he finally started talking about what it really felt like to be married to a superstar.
This time, he admits that he spent many of those years “in her 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 during the peak of her career. It wasn’t always the glamorous romance people in Hollywood imagined it to be. On “The Megyn Kelly Show,” he was brutally honest: “It’s been a big adjustment for me, if I’m honest.” When Megyn asked if the competition had become a brighter star, Josh admitted: “Yes, probably.
This is probably my ego more than anything else.
I don’t think it bothered her as much as it bothered me. But she was a huge star at the time.Duhamel didn’t take it easy. “I was in her shadow a lot of the time,” Josh says. And talking about that “shadow?” It was huge at the time.For the unversed, in 2009, the year Duhamel married Fergie, the Black Eyed Peas were dominating the music charts. Think “Boom Boom Pow,” “I Gotta Feel”: they were everywhere.
Fergie has won eight Grammy Awards during her career, three of which came during her marriage to Josh. While she was managing pop music, Josh was making his own way in Hollywood, but the scales were never balanced.They married in 2009 after meeting on the set of his TV show Las Vegas, and four years later, their son Axel arrived. But big differences began to surface, and by 2017, they decided to separate.
The divorce was finalized in 2019.The “Transformers” star has spoken out several times recently, and he seems comfortable with how things ended. On “The Skinny Confidential” in March, he said: “We’re very different… She and I have different views on the world, and that’s normal.” According to the Ransom Canyon star’s confession, he does not regret the marriage, and always mentions their son with pride.
Josh Duhamel and Fergie: Looking back 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 his TV show “Las Vegas,” sparks flew, and the two hit it off instantly. Love blossomed quickly, and it didn’t take long for the relationship to develop from flirtation into a 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 glamorous couples: an up-and-coming actor and an international pop icon navigating fame and life together. What could go wrong, right?It turns out a lot has happened. While their relationship seemed perfect on the outside, life behind the scenes was more complicated than ever.Fergie has thrived in the spotlight, touring the world and living the high-octane celebrity life. As for Josh, he realized he wanted something quieter, less intense and more grounded. This gap has continued to widen over the years. In the end, nothing dramatic happened. They didn’t fight. They just accepted that they had outgrown each other and were going down different paths.Even now, Josh won’t talk about their relationship with bitterness on his mind.
In fact, the Hollywood actor always says that “there was nothing wrong.” They simply broke up.Although their marriage didn’t last, Duhamel and Fergie never wavered when it came to raising their son. Josh talks about their co-parenting dynamic, and he’s truly grateful: “We’re raising our son, Axel. She’s an amazing mom.”What stands out now is how well everyone agrees. He and Audra married in 2022, and now have a young son, Shepherd, and a baby girl on the way. “I’m very happily married now to my wife, Audra,” Duhamel said, noting that Fergie has a good relationship with Marie.Fergie has been supportive of Josh’s new family as well. When Audra shared a photo of her baby bump, Fergie left a sweet note, “Hello kindness,” and liked the post in which Audra announced she was expecting a girl.
