Josh Duhamel and wife Audra Mari’s family is getting a little bigger.
Mari, 32, announced her pregnancy via Instagram on Thursday, March 5, writing, “Adding a little girl to our story. We can’t wait to meet you.” In the social media post, Mari is cradling a baby bump while smiling at the camera.
Duhamel, 53, took to the comments section to react. “Can’t wait to meet that little cutie,” he wrote alongside a pink heart emoji. “Love you momma.”
The couple also share 2-year-old son Shepherd. Duhamel was already a father, welcoming son Axl in 2013 with first wife Fergie. The former couple got married in 2009 and announced their split in 2017. Their divorce was finalized in 2019.
Duhamel subsequently found love with Mari, who he dated for two years before proposing in 2022. They tied the knot that same year.
Duhamel exclusively shared details about the spontaneous proposal with Us Weekly in 2022, saying, “I just sort of decided last-minute that was how I wanted to do it. I didn’t have anything planned. I didn’t have a ring yet. I was like, ‘OK, you’re gonna do this today. Today’s the day.’ And that’s just how it all kind of happened. … I coordinated with [the hotel concierge] there to make sure that bottle was floating up to shore as we were walking out there.”
Duhamel also offered a glimpse into his eldest child’s bond with his now-wife. “He is very excited about [our engagement]. That was a big part of it. They get along great. It’s been good,” he told Us.
While reflecting on fatherhood, Duhamel opened up about his parenting approach, telling Us, “I want to make sure that I’m making him get out there and do things, making sure that he knows he’s safe and secure but also can go out and take risks. I also want to be a good role model for him. Because he is watching very closely.”
More recently, Duhamel recalled on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast how his and Mari’s age difference initially kept them from being a couple.
“It was truly platonic for years before that because I was like, ‘No, she’s too young for me. I’m not even going to go there,’” he said. “Then, we started DMing back and forth.”
He concluded: “Then, I invited her to a barbecue, still thinking it was totally platonic just as a friend from [North Dakota]. There aren’t many people from there. But she did come, and I saw her and I was like, ‘Holy s***, this girl’s beautiful.’ But then she’s more mature than I am. That’s really how we started dating and it’s been a beautiful thing. We’ve been married now for over two years. She’s an amazing mother.”
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