Josh Duhamel thought about the impact of marrying his ex-wife, Fergieat the height of his fame.
“It was a big change [in my life] because he was a big star at the time so it was a big change for me, to be honest,” Duhamel, 53, revealed on Monday, March 25, an episode of The Megyn Kelly Show. “But you know, Fergie is a normal person, at the end of the day. A good mother. We have a good relationship. Her and my wife [Audra Mari] you actually get along well.”
Duhamel and Fergie (real name Stacy Ann Ferguson) tied the knot in 2009 – the same year the Black Eyed Peas star, 50, scored two Billboard No.1 singles with “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling.” They welcomed their son, Axl Jack, in 2013 before calling it quits in 2019. (Duhamel married his current wife, former Miss World America winner Mari, in September 2022. They share a son Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel, 2, and have a second child on the way.)
The host Megyn Kelly went deep into Duhamel and Fergie’s marriage during the interview, including asking if anyone had a problem with “whose star [was] big” at that time.
“Yeah, maybe,” Duhamel agreed. “Maybe it’s my pride more than anything else. I don’t think it hurt him as much as it might have for me. But he was a big star at the time!”
Duhamel admitted that it felt like he was “in [Fergie’s] shadow most of the time.” He added that he and Fergie have a “good relationship” as they compare to Axl these days.
“We are the parents of our son, Axl. She is a wonderful mother,” Duhamel said. I am now happily married to my wife, Audra, and we have a beautiful son and little girl. [Audra and Fergie] we had a good relationship, which I really care about.”
He continued, “I want to make sure that everyone has a good relationship. I just want peace and I don’t want there to be an argument between anyone. They were humane, thank you, in the way they dealt with this. … It could be bad but, thankfully, it’s not.”
Fergie publicly congratulated her ex-girlfriend and Mari, 32, earlier this month when they announced they were expecting their second child.
Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari in March 2026.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Most Important Pictures“We’re adding a little girl to our story. We’re tired of meeting you,” Mari shared on Instagram on March 5, with Fergie replying, “Welcome beauty! 💖💖.”
Although Duhamel rarely discusses his breakup with Fergie, he did briefly address the breakup of his previous and current marriages during a March appearance on “The Skinny Confidential” podcast.
“Fergie is also very nice, believe it or not. Especially since he just walked away from everything,” said Duhamel. “She’s a good mother. She’s very kind, she can’t argue, thank God. We have a great relationship. She and Audra have a great relationship.”
The actor continued, “We’re very different. Me and Fergie, we have different views of the world. And that’s okay, you know. But I don’t regret that. We have a great son. But. [Fergie and Audra] they are very different in many ways. But again, both are really great women. They really are.”
