Josh Duhamel Thought His Now-Wife Was Too Young… Turns Out She’s Just Too Cool for Him

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Josh Duhamel is finally talking about the 21-year age gap between him and his wife Audra Mari — and honestly, he kinda sounds like he’s still shook about it.

Let’s break it down: Josh is 52, Audra is 31, and math says that’s more than two decades of “Wait, you’ve never seen Friends?” energy between them.

In a new episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast (aka the podcast for people who feel deeply seen by their oversized hoodies and emotional support iced lattes), Josh revealed that when he first met Audra, he looked at her and said, “Nope. Too young. Do not pass Go. Do not collect a phone number.”

“It was truly platonic for years,” Josh explained, which is code for “I was terrified of being that guy at the barbecue with a date who doesn’t remember dial-up internet.” He said he told himself: “I’m not even gonna go there.” Which is what people say before they inevitably go there.

Fast forward to a chill little backyard BBQ, where Audra showed up and blew his mind by existing in three dimensions. Suddenly, she wasn’t just Miss World America anymore—she was Miss “Maybe I Am Gonna Go There After All.”

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“She’s more mature than I am,” Josh admitted, and honestly? That checks out. This is the man who starred in Transformers and married a literal beauty queen. He’s living the plot of a rom-com written by someone who owns a skateboard but not a calendar.

The couple started dating in late 2018, tied the knot in 2022 back in their home state of North Dakota (cute, wholesome, probably involved flannel), and then had baby Shepherd in January 2024. That’s right, Josh is now officially in his Dad of Two era — one with Fergie (yes, Fergie Fergie), and one with Audra. This man is out here co-parenting across timelines like a multiverse dad.

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Speaking of Fergie, Josh recently said in another interview that co-parenting with her is going well — because she’s Fergalicious and mature and probably has better taste in lullabies than the rest of us.

So, moral of the story? Age is just a number, maturity is a myth, and if you meet your soulmate at a barbecue, don’t fight it. Just grab a burger and let love do its thing.

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