Josh Duhamel reveals why he and Fergie really divorced

The actor spoke of their split and his co -parenting with his ex in a recent interview.


In 2017, actor Josh Duhamel and pop star Fergie announced that "with absolute love and respect [they] decided to separate as a couple". Now, six years later, Duhamel explained more details on the reasons why their Marriage ended . In an interview In depth with Graham Benserger , the 50 -year -old explained why he and Fergie separated, how they raise their 10 -year -old son Chopped As co-parents, and the role that their own parents played in the way they discussed their divorce.

Read the rest to see what Duhamel had to share on the break, as well as what Fergie said on the subject.

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Duhamel and Fergie separated after eight years of marriage.

Josh Duhamel and Fergie at the TrevorLIVE gala in 2013
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In September 2017, Duhamel and Fergie announced that They were separated And had in fact decided to separate months before.

"With absolute love and respect, we decided to separate into a couple earlier this year," they said in a joint declaration to People . "To give our family the best opportunity to adapt, we wanted to keep this a private business before sharing it with the public. We are and we will always be united in our support for each other and our family."

THE Las Vegas The singer of Peas Star and Black Eyed married in January 2009 after starting to date in 2004. They welcomed their son in 2013 and their The divorce was finalized in 2019.

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Duhamel says that he and Fergie have "very different interests".

In an interview of October 4 with In depth with Graham Benserger ,, Duhamel said of Fergie , "Big girl. Big girl. But, you know, I think we both agree that we are very different. We have made a great child. We get along very well, and we can raise it without acrimony."

He continued: "I made peace with this part of my life. She and I have an excellent relationship. We both raise this boy together. And there was nothing wrong. We spent a good Moment, but I think we just exceeded and had very different interests. "

Duhamel spoke of spending more time in its original state of Northern Dakota. "The more I get older, the more I wanted to come back here ... And it's not for her," he said. "But I don't have a grudge for that, I don't really do it. I'm very lucky that she is a nice human, I really am."

THE Win an appointment with Tad Hamilton Star is now married to the old Miss World America AUDRA MARE , which is also Dakota from the North. "We are both Dakotans of North Hardcore," he said about their connection.

He was not comfortable with Hollywood Life either.

Josh Duhamel and Fergie at a Tom Ford show in 2015
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Duhamel's relationship with Fergie put it more solidly under the projectors of celebrities, which he says that he was never completely comfortable.

"It was just a lot," he said on the show. "I missed the simplicity of who I am really. I just took a long time to really feel as if I liked it, as I integrated ... You knew that Hollywood and L.A. and all this lifestyle can suck your life if you are not careful. "

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He and Fergie raise Axl together.

Josh Duhamel, Fergie, and their son Axl at Pandora Summer Crush in 2016
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Duhamel shared that he and Fergie have created a peaceful environment for Axl their priority when they broke. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We both had divorced parents, who didn't get along so well, and we didn't want to go the same thing to our child," he said in the interview. "We knew that whatever the differences we could have had, we had to understand this and be a positive example for AXL."

THE Marriage Star added: "We both had good examples of what to do. As much as I like my parents, it's like, do you know how Christmas [explained] was most of the time, Because you are fighting where we were what time and what pressure we felt to make sure that we were not late for mom or that we were not late for dad? I did not want to do all that. I Think that we both wanted the same thing, and it is to create an easy place for him, which is not clumsy or uncomfortable or filled with pressure. "

A source said "they wanted different things".

Fergie and Josh Duhamel at the premiere of
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In 2017, People reported that a source said that Fergie and Duhamel had separated Due to their different interests and personalities, similar to what Duhamel shared in his new interview.

"People close to them will not be surprised if it ends," said the source. "A big factor is how much Fergie and Josh are different. The anonymous initiate said that Fergie was" fun and outgoing "and that Duhamel is" charming and relaxed ". They continued saying that" they come from horizons Totally different and that they wanted different things "and that their life" was heading in two distinct directions and [they] are often separated because of the work ".

Fergie said she still loved Duhamel.

Fergie and Josh Duhamel and the 2010 Golden Globe Awards
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In October 2017, Fergie approached his separation on The Wendy Williams Show . "It was not my plan. I wanted to stay married forever," said the singer of "London Bridge". "I love Josh. He is my child's father," she added, tearing himself off. "We have this project forever together, and we do our best."

The following year, Fergie spoke to Entertainment tonight about co-parents with her ex . "We separated it really balanced," she said. "We are all loving and we love each other. We are all cool and just a family. I have a good co -parenting partner, so we work it."

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