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Josh Duhamel Reflects on Fergie Marriage Challenges

Published 26 March 2026

Actor Josh Duhamel recently shared candid reflections on his marriage to singer Fergie, describing the adjustment to her towering fame as a significant challenge during their eight-year union. In an interview on The Megyn Kelly Show on March 25, Duhamel, 53, explained that tying the knot in 2009 placed him in the shadow of his wife's stardom at the time.

Duhamel and Fergie, whose real name is Stacy Ann Ferguson, met in 2004 and married in January 2009. That year, Fergie's band, the Black Eyed Peas, dominated the Billboard charts with the No. 1 hits "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling." Ferguson, 50, has earned eight Grammy Awards in her career, including three during their marriage. Duhamel, known for roles in the Transformers franchise, Las Vegas, and All My Children, acknowledged the disparity in their public profiles. "It was a huge shift in my life because she was a massive star at the time and so it was a big adjustment for me, if I'm being honest," he said. When host Megyn Kelly asked if they ever clashed over whose career overshadowed the other, Duhamel replied, "Yeah, probably. It's probably my own ego more than anything. I don't think it bugged her as much as it...

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