{"id":20341,"date":"2026-07-28T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20341"},"modified":"2026-07-28T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:11:09","slug":"inside-ransom-canyon-star-josh-duhamels-private-life-off-screen-with-beautiful-wife-and-3-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20341","title":{"rendered":"Inside Ransom Canyon star Josh Duhamel&#8217;s private life off-screen with &#8216;beautiful&#8217; wife and 3 children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"eWk197riBN\" data-wc=\"40\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/849610\/ransom-canyon-josh-duhamel-reveals-fighting-family-move-doomsday-cabin\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Josh Duhamel\u00a0<\/a>is back on our screens in the anticipated second season of Netflix&#8217;s romantic neo-Western drama, <em>Ransom Canyon<\/em>. The 53-year-old actor plays ranch owner Staten Kirkland, who has an on-again, off-again relationship with concert pianist Quinn O&#8217;Grady (<a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/913771\/ransom-canyon-star-minka-kellys-80s-rock-star-dad\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Minka Kelly<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"eiuu8w2Ioa0\" data-wc=\"17\">With Josh back in the spotlight, audiences might be intrigued to know more about his real-life relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"e4omvZmLx5G\" data-wc=\"17\">Keep reading to find out more about his life off-screen, including his famous wife and three children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"e6iyX5q8wK\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/95d6510f09e9-ransom-canyon-minka-josh.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/95d6510f09e9-ransom-canyon-minka-josh.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/95d6510f09e9-ransom-canyon-minka-josh.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/95d6510f09e9-ransom-canyon-minka-josh.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"man with arms wrapped around woman on porch \" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 ANNA KOORIS\/Netflix<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Josh Duhamel as Staten and Minka Kelly as Quinn in Ransom Canyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"6\" id=\"h2-4ms4yyikc\">Who is Josh&#8217;s wife Audra Mari?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"eYSdwUMfhDh\" data-wc=\"15\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/us\/913567\/josh-duhamel-53-awkward-realization-about-wife-32-and-sister\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Audra Mari<\/a>, 32, is a model, presenter and beauty pageant titleholder from Fargo, North Dakota.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"100\" id=\"eAh_LBd2RT\">\n<p><figure class=\" he-theme he-viPl-1156a89 he-viPlRe-21701df\"><figcaption class=\"he-viPlTi-167079e\" aria-describedby=\"\"><span class=\"he-viPlStHe-2270db0\">Recommended video<\/span><span class=\"he-viPlStTi-2199585\">You may also like<\/span>WATCH: Have you caught up with Ransom Canyon season 1? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ebismskOy3m\" data-wc=\"33\">Audra, who is 21 years Josh&#8217;s junior, was crowned Miss North Dakota USA in 2014 and Miss World America in 2016. As a model, she has posed for H&amp;M and Ocean Drive magazine.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eBDDRXZ5krE\" data-wc=\"16\">The pair began messaging on Instagram and remained friends for years before their relationship turned romantic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"ebFv-cEhBp1\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/474b646e192e-josh-duhamel-makes-awkward-realization-about-his-wife-and-sister.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/474b646e192e-josh-duhamel-makes-awkward-realization-about-his-wife-and-sister.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/474b646e192e-josh-duhamel-makes-awkward-realization-about-his-wife-and-sister.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/474b646e192e-josh-duhamel-makes-awkward-realization-about-his-wife-and-sister.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"photo of josh duhamel and wife audra mari on red carpet\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Josh is married to model Audra Mari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eUgIgS92t6t\" data-wc=\"44\">&#8220;It was truly platonic for years before that because I was like, &#8216;No, she&#8217;s too young for me. I&#8217;m not even going to go there,'&#8221; Josh said on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, before revealing: &#8220;Then, we started DMing back and forth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eP0f-nseoaT\" data-wc=\"20\">After bonding over having roots in North Dakota, where they are both originally from, the pair formed a strong connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"e0ZqnMUxHkR\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/08a5aa4e64fb-josh-duhamel-wife-audra.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/08a5aa4e64fb-josh-duhamel-wife-audra.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/08a5aa4e64fb-josh-duhamel-wife-audra.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/08a5aa4e64fb-josh-duhamel-wife-audra.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari pose in black outfits at the world premiere of Bandit \" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Josh and Audra were friends before taking their relationship to the next level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"enUow5U2sAW\" data-wc=\"48\">Josh shared: &#8220;Then, I invited her to a barbecue, still thinking it was totally platonic just as a friend from [North Dakota]. There aren&#8217;t many people from there,&#8221; and went on: &#8220;But she did come, and I saw her and I was like, &#8216;Holy [expletive], this girl&#8217;s beautiful.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"evfmQs4inkp\" data-wc=\"21\">&#8220;She&#8217;s more mature than I am,&#8221; he confessed, adding: &#8220;That&#8217;s really how we started dating and it&#8217;s been a beautiful thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"6\" id=\"h2-4ms4yyikd\">Josh and Audra&#8217;s engagement and wedding<\/h2>\n<p id=\"et_HXWpw4Pu\" data-wc=\"21\">Josh popped the question in January 2022 at a scenic sandbar on the beach during a trip to Little Palm Island.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e-qa6x_drcQ\" data-wc=\"26\">Speaking with Access&#8217; Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover, the actor admitted that he didn&#8217;t know exactly how he was going to propose until he got there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"ea2rQk22iL9\" data-wc=\"51\">&#8220;That morning, it kinda hit me \u2014 I was like, &#8216;You know what? You guys have any empty bottles around here?&#8217; And I went and talked to the concierge,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So we planned it all out \u2014 I was gonna walk her down there as this thing was floating up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"eko4sNCHrT8\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2b7fedc36bbe-gettyimages-1499504601.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2b7fedc36bbe-gettyimages-1499504601.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2b7fedc36bbe-gettyimages-1499504601.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/2b7fedc36bbe-gettyimages-1499504601.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Josh Duhamel and Audra Mari poses on the &quot;Buddy Games 2&quot; red carpet\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Stephane Cardinale &#8211; Corbis<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Josh and Audra wed in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ezMx85DyAii\" data-wc=\"21\">But things didn&#8217;t go exactly to plan, as when they arrived the message in the bottle was nowhere to be seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eUrgeIS0Nn8l\" data-wc=\"31\">&#8220;I turned around and made up another story about like, &#8216;You know what? Let&#8217;s play some cornhole.&#8217; [She was like], &#8216;I&#8217;m in heels. I don&#8217;t wanna play [cornhole],'&#8221; the actor recalled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eH6DRIgj2XfE\" data-wc=\"11\">Fortunately, the bottle eventually turned up and Audra accepted his proposal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezF6_NfnoVXH\" data-wc=\"24\">Sharing the joyous news on Instagram, Josh penned: &#8220;It&#8217;s on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!! @audramari.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eR26g8B1I0qy\" data-wc=\"22\">The couple tied the knot in September 2022, exchanging vows in the same church where Audra had been baptised in North Dakota.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"eDQynNqYyQ2W\" data-wc=\"60\">&#8220;Not only is it home to us, but it was so convenient for everyone we love to get to,&#8221; Audra told <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com.au\/brides\/weddings\/josh-duhamel-audra-mari-wedding\/image-gallery\/f8296144cd1b0fdc52ddf0337d035095\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Vogue<\/a>. &#8220;I guess the romantic in me always feels like we&#8217;re just two small-town kids from North Dakota who found each other in Los Angeles. But we will always be home, no matter where we are in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"5\" id=\"h2-4ms4yyike\">Josh and Audra&#8217;s family life<\/h2>\n<p id=\"e-758_NZA5f1\" data-wc=\"12\">In January 2024, Josh and Audra welcomed their son, Shepherd Lawrence Duhamel.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ef8sv9aUA1nc\" data-wc=\"21\">In May earlier this year, the couple announced the arrival of their second child, a daughter named Rocca de Leon Duhamel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"e2Aja33rhgo\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/c5de479751c8-rocca-de-leon-duhamel-our-baby-girl-is-here-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/c5de479751c8-rocca-de-leon-duhamel-our-baby-girl-is-here-3.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/c5de479751c8-rocca-de-leon-duhamel-our-baby-girl-is-here-3.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/c5de479751c8-rocca-de-leon-duhamel-our-baby-girl-is-here-3.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"921\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Proud Dad Josh with his new baby girl\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Instagram<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The couple welcomed a daughter this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eRxtVEfuKg1b\" data-wc=\"28\">Josh, who shares an 11-year-old son with his ex-wife, Fergie, spends most of his time at a lakeside property in northwest Minnesota he bought almost 20 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"elmKVeW6vmL2\" data-wc=\"63\">&#8220;Part of the reason I built my place out in Minnesota, deep in the woods, is it&#8217;s removed from everything,&#8221; he told <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/josh-duhamel-gets-real-about-life-out-of-hollywood-reliving-my-youth\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Parade<\/a>. &#8220;The closest store is 40 miles away. Once we get there, it&#8217;s really about everybody taking care of each other \u2014 making memories, spending time with family and friends. You really get a chance to get back to the basics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"erEOrRJoXQn\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/306233fe694b-gettyimages-160794525.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/306233fe694b-gettyimages-160794525.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/306233fe694b-gettyimages-160794525.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/306233fe694b-gettyimages-160794525.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Actor Josh Duhamel (L) and actress\/singer Fergie attend the premiere of Relativity Media's &quot;Safe Haven&quot; in 2013\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Alberto E. Rodriguez<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Josh was previously in a relationship with Fergie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eVZ2OwXmhD2s\" data-wc=\"26\">&#8220;You&#8217;re not consumed by all these other distractions. When you&#8217;re out there, it&#8217;s really about having fun, making sure everybody&#8217;s warm, everybody&#8217;s got food and water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Duhamel\u00a0is back on our screens in the anticipated second season of Netflix&#8217;s romantic neo-Western drama, Ransom Canyon. 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