Josh Duhamel — aka your mom’s crush from 2007 — just gave a rare update on his ex-wife, Fergie, and honestly, it was so wholesome it might qualify as a Hallmark movie subplot.
ICYMI, Josh and Fergie called it quits over six years ago after eight years of marriage (which in Hollywood time is basically a golden anniversary). They share an 11-year-old son named Axl, which yes, still sounds like a rockstar baby or the name of a skateboard trick. Josh has since upgraded his relationship status to “Happily Married to Audra Mari” and even added a 15-month-old baby named Shepherd to the squad. Baby names are really giving “frontman of a band that only plays forest festivals,” huh?
Anyway, in a new interview with Parade (yes, that magazine you always see in your grandma’s living room), Josh got real about co-parenting with Fergie. He admitted he’s still a “work in progress” — which is honestly the most relatable thing he could say because, same. But he also said there’s “very little conflict” between him and Fergie, which is impressive considering co-parenting usually involves at least three passive-aggressive texts and one forgotten school lunch per week.
Then, plot twist: Josh revealed he’s basically gone full Walden and built himself a cabin in the literal middle of nowhere in Minnesota. Like, “40 miles from the nearest store” nowhere. It’s giving “off-the-grid but still hot.”
“Once we get there, it’s really about everybody taking care of each other,” he said, which sounds like a mix between Little House on the Prairie and a very polite Viking village. “Making memories, spending time with family and friends. Making sure everybody’s warm, fed, and hydrated.” So basically, Josh Duhamel is now a dreamy park ranger-slash-family man who’s emotionally mature enough to co-parent and rustic enough to chop firewood with his bare hands.
Honestly, good for him. Josh Duhamel: still charming, now also potentially immune to WiFi.
