Josh Duhamel reveals ex-wife Fergie pumped him up to make directorial debut with Buddy Games… and he paid her back with tribute in film
Josh Duhamel revealed that his ex-wife Fergie pumped him up when he was considering making his directorial debut.
The 48-year-old heartthrob, whose split from Fergie went public in late 2017, said: ‘This movie goes back about four years, I think, is when I first started writing it.’
While appearing on the Today show he dished: ‘And she was the one who said: “You know what? You can direct this. You can do this.”‘
The way they were: Josh Duhamel revealed that his ex-wife Fergie pumped him up when he was considering making his directorial debut; pictured in 2008
Now he has directed the comedy movie Buddy Games, which came out a week ago and stars him along such names as Olivia Munn and Kevin Dillon.
The smoldering filmmaker decided to pay his respects to his used-to-be as a way of saying thank you for her warm words.
‘When we were doing the final credits, I go: “You know what? I gotta give Ferg a little shoutout: because she was somebody who told me to go do it. Because honestly, I wasn’t sure if I could,’ he confessed while plugging the movie.
Hello, gorgeous: Now he has directed the comedy movie Buddy Games, which came out a week ago and stars him along such names as Olivia Munn and Kevin Dillon
Nick Swardson and Dax Shepard are also in the cast along with James Roday Rodriguez, Dan Bakkedahl, Neal McDonough and Sheamus.
Josh and his singer spouse got married in 2009 and share one child, a son called Axl whom they welcomed into the world in 2013.
They announced their separation September 2017, revealing that they had been broken up for months before going public.
Family photo: Josh and his singer spouse got married in 2009 and share one child, a son called Axl whom they welcomed into the world in 2013; the trio are pictured in August 2016
A month later Fergie appeared on The Wendy Williams Show and wept while discussing her breakup, saying she had ‘wanted to stay married forever.’
Fergie and Josh, who had been an item since 2004, eventually put the legal finish on their divorce almost exactly one year ago.
In December of last year The Blast revealed that they had agreed not to pay one another child support and to split custody evenly.