{"id":9098,"date":"2026-07-18T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9098"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:00:31","slug":"josh-duhamel-addresses-being-too-old-for-wife-audra-mari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9098","title":{"rendered":"Josh Duhamel addresses being &#8216;too old&#8217; for wife Audra Mari"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Fjosh-duhamel-audra-age-gap.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Josh Duhamel, 53, joked he\u2019s \u201ctoo old\u201d for wife Audra Mari, 32, during a new podcast interview.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTransformers\u201d actor talked about the couple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/12\/13\/entertainment\/jeff-lewis-pokes-fun-at-josh-duhamels-age-gap-with-audra-mari\/\">21-year age gap<\/a>, specifically how his sister, Cassidy, is the same age as Mari, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ryan.sickler\/video\/7662386407029181727?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cThe HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCassidy came along and I was playing football at Minot State University,\u201d he said. \u201cI remember looking up at the stands and I saw my mom and had this bump.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Josh Duhamel spoke about his 21-year age gap with wife Audra Mari on \u201cThe HoneyDew With Ryan Sickler\u201d podcast. <span class=\"credit\">ryan sickler\/ youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel (seen above) said the age gap hit him when he realized his sister, Cassidy, is the same age as Mari. <span class=\"credit\">ryan sickler\/ youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Duhamel added, \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018Is my mom pregnant?\u2019 I\u2019m 21 years old and she\u2019s having another baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAll My Children\u201d alum said the couple\u2019s age gap hit him recently after seeing an old picture of him holding an infant Cassidy when he was 21. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at the photo and I looked at my wife and I said, \u2018You and Cassidy are exactly the same age,&#8217;\u201d Duhamel said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am officially too old for you,\u201d he quipped. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel (pictured above with Mari at the \u201cLondon Calling\u201d LA premiere in September 2025) joked he\u2019s \u201ctoo old\u201d for his wife. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel (seen above with Mari at the \u201cBuddy Games 2\u201d photocall in June 2023) jokingly questioned if the age gap is \u201ca highlight or lowlight.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Duhamel pointed out that his wife and sister are \u201cliterally like months apart in age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never looked at it like that until I saw that photo,\u201d he shared. \u201cI was like, \u2018Wait a second.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duhamel also jokingly asked Sickler if the age gap is \u201ca highlight or a lowlight\u201d for him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMight be a highlight for you, and a lowlight for her,\u201d Sickler replied. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel (seen above with Mari and his two sons) married the former beauty pageant queen in 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple (pictured above) share son Shepherd and daughter Rocca. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/audramari<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Duhamel and the former beauty pageant queen <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/09\/11\/josh-duhamel-marries-audra-mari-in-north-dakota\/\">tied the knot in 2022<\/a> after approximately three years of dating.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have two children: son Shepherd,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/16\/parents\/josh-duhamel-wife-audra-mari-welcome-first-baby-his-second\/\">born in January 2024<\/a>, and daughter Rocca, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/parents\/fergie-reacts-to-josh-duhamel-welcoming-new-baby-with-audra-mari\/\">born in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During a May 2025 interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lVxvA8-EYRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cNot Skinny But Not Fat\u201d podcast,<\/a> Duhamel said his relationship with Mari was \u201cplatonic\u201d at first because of their age gap. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel (seen above with Mari) has a third child, son Axl Jack, with ex-wife Fergie. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cTransformers\u201d actor (pictured above with Mari) previously said their relationship was \u201cplatonic\u201d at first because of their age gap. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But once he realized Mari was \u201cmore mature\u201d than him, Duhamel decided to pursue her romantically. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s really how we started dating and it\u2019s been a beautiful thing,\u201d he shared. <\/p>\n<p>Duhamel has a third child, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/29\/parents\/fergie-shares-rare-photos-of-her-and-josh-duhamels-son-axl\/\">12-year-old son Axl Jack<\/a>, whom he shares with ex-wife Fergie. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>But Duhamel (seen above with Mari) decided to pursue Mari romantically after he realized she was \u201cmore mature\u201d than him. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Duhamel and Fergie (pictured above in 2013) were married from 2009 to 2019. <span class=\"credit\">Alberto E. Rodriguez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cSafe Haven\u201d actor was married to the Black Eyed Peas singer from 2009 to 2019. Their son was born in in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2023 interview, Duhamel gushed over co-parenting with Fergie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe both have the same priority and that\u2019s raising a good son,\u201d Duhamel told Entertainment Tonight at the time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Duhamel, 53, joked he\u2019s \u201ctoo old\u201d for wife Audra Mari, 32, during a new podcast interview. The \u201cTransformers\u201d actor talked about the couple\u2019s 21-year age gap, specifically how his sister, Cassidy, is the same age as Mari, on Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cThe HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler\u201d podcast. \u201cCassidy came along and I was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/josh-duhamel-audra-age-gap.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}