Josh Duhamel Praises Wife Audra's Bond with Son Axl: A Heartwarming Connection

Josh Duhamel has no doubt that he found a special one in his wife, Audra Mari. “Well, first of all, she's an amazing mom. I mean, I knew that early on when we first started dating,” Josh, 53, exclusively told Us on October 15 while partnering with STOKE Shoes. “I was like, ‘This girl is mommy material.’ Not only is she beautiful, but she's such a natural mother and not just for our kids, but for Axl too.” Josh became a father in 2013 when his then-wife, Fergie, welcomed a baby boy named Axl. After his marriage came to an end in 2019, the actor met Audra, 32. The pair married in September 2022 and welcomed son Shepherd in January 2024 and daughter Rocca in May. “It's amazing how much she's sort of taken [Axl] on as her own in a lot of ways,” Josh shared with Us. “She'll never be his mother — and she would never try to be — but she loves him like her own. I think that it’s been really, really beautiful to watch. I'm very lucky to have a woman who cares so much and makes motherhood such a priority because she's a natural at it for sure.”

As an added bonus, Josh previously shared on a March episode of the “Skinny Confidential” podcast that he has a “very kind” coparenting relationship with Fergie, 51, and the Grammy winner has a “good relationship” with Audra. While Josh has certainly excelled at raising boys, everything changed this spring when he became a girl dad for the first time.

“This little thing is just — I'm not even kidding you — she's just so sweet,” he said about his daughter. “She wakes up from a two-hour nap, and the first thing she does is put a big old smile on her face. She's been a very welcome addition in this house. She's a little ray of sunshine, and we're very, very much in love with her.”