Josh Duhamel’s spouse, Audra Mari, has given beginning to their first child in combination.
“Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel 1/11/24 🤍,” the pair wrote in a Tuesday, January 16, joint Instagram put up along a black and white photograph of the baby’s ft.
Duhamel, 51, and Mari, 30, introduced her being pregnant in September 2023. “Baby Duhamel coming soon 🤍,” they captioned a joint Instagram put up of an ultrasound.
The couple showed their engagement in January 2022 after two years of courting and tied the knot in September 2022.
Duhamel is already the daddy of son Axl, whom he stocks with ex-wife Fergie. The pair married in January 2009 and welcomed Axl in August 2013, however they introduced their separation in September 2017, finalizing their divorce two years later.
Amid Mari’s being pregnant, Duhamel shared on Reside With Kelly and Mark that his son used to be “very excited” to have his first sibling. “I don’t think he quite understands that it’s actually real,” he defined in September 2023. “He will once he sees this little thing in front of him. I think I’m probably the same.”
Duhamel added that turning into a large brother would “be good for” Axl “because he’s been an only child up to this point.”
“Now he’s going to have some responsibility,” he elaborated. “He’s excited. He’s going to be a great older brother, too. He’s a really sweet-natured kid who loves babies, so I think this is kind of perfect.”
Duhamel declined to expose the identify that he and Mari had picked out for his or her toddler on the time, however he vetoed one advice from Axl. “He likes Gary. He wants to name the baby Gary,” he mentioned. “I think if we have a dog, we’ll name it Gary.”
As for Fergie’s response to her ex-husband’s rising circle of relatives, she despatched well-wishes by the use of Instagram. “I am truly happy for you guys,” she commented on their being pregnant announcement put up. “Axl can’t wait to be a big brother.”
Later that month, Duhamel unfolded concerning the dynamic between Fergie and Mari. “Thankfully Fergie’s an amazing woman, she really is,” he mentioned on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Display. “She’s taken Audra in. It could be much worse. That’s the thing, you never know how these things are going to go.”
He endured: “Because she’s such a kind-hearted person, she really, truly is, she only has love for Audra. I can’t believe how excited she is for us. It could be a lot worse. I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it. And thankfully, we have a really civil situation.”
Duhamel additionally hinted at his and Mari’s plans for child No. 2 on the time. “I get to do this again and hopefully again after that,” he famous. “Axl’s going to be a great older brother. Audra’s going to be a great mother, [I’m] very blessed. … I’m jumping back in at this ripe old age. I’m doing it. To me, that’s what it’s about. I’m meant to be a dad.”