Josh Duhamel felt like he was in ex Fergie's 'shadow' Josh Duhamel has opened up about his marriage to the Black Eyed Peas star. 26 March 2026 Josh Duhamel felt like he was in Fergie's "shadow" during their marriage. Josh Duhamel reflects on being married to Fergie at height of success The 53-year-old actor has opened up about his relationship with 50-year-old pop star ex Fergie - with whom he has 12-year-old son Axl - before they separated in 2017 after eight years of marriage, and he admitted he struggle over "whose star [was] bigger" at the time.