Audra Mari’s married life with Josh Duhamel – Their relationship history and age gap

Relationship timeline – Audra Mari’s married life with Josh Duhamel!

Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel said “I do.”

Duhamel’s wife, Audra Mari, is a former beauty pageant contestant and swimsuit model. She was crowned Miss World America in 2016 and represented the United States at the Miss World pageant, where she finished in 6th place.

Born January 8, 1994, Audra also was a runner-up in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants, representing her native state – North Dakota.

She is also a TV host, leading the online video series Backroads with Audra Mari in July 2021.

In September 2022, former Miss World America Audra Mari is back in the headlines after announcing her marriage to Transformers star Josh Duhamel.

Their fans have been celebrating their wedding and are keen to know the timeline of their first meeting, and how they met.

How did Audra Mari meet Josh Duhamel?

According to ET Canada, Audra, and her boyfriend-turned-husband, Josh, met through mutual friends. A source close to the couple told the outlet:

“Josh and Audra met through mutual friends and get along really well. The two have a great time together and are on the same page about what they want their future to be.”

They made their relationship public in May 2019. Soon after, Josh announced that he and his then-wife, Fergie, had filed for a divorce.

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Audra and Josh exchanged rings after two years

Since making their relationship public, Audra and her husband, Josh, have often kept their relationship private. In fact, the two don’t even post about each other on their social media.

However, Josh couldn’t stop himself from sharing the exciting news of his engagement with Audra on social media.

On Mari’s 28th birthday, the All My Children alum shared a photo of himself and his wife at sunset by the beach. The caption reads:

“Audra Diane Mari, Will you marry me?”

In the caption, the Safe Haven actor confirmed that Audra accepted the proposal. He wrote:

“It’s on!! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!! @audramari.”

Audra Mari’s married life with Josh Duhamel

After a nine-month engagement, Audra and Josh tied the knot in September 2022.

The couple wed in Fargo, North Dakota, on the rooftop of the area’s Jasper Hotel.

However, Josh almost didn’t make it down the aisle as he had a back injury.

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The beautiful couple attended their first red carpet-event since getting married on September 21, 2022.

The pair have a huge age gap

The former pageant queen is 21 years younger than her husband. Their huge age difference has raised some eyebrows, but the Transformers actor previously said he wanted a younger partner to expand his family.

On a December 2018 episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Josh told:

“I want to have more kids in the next few years. So it’s more about finding someone young enough to have kids. It’s not as if I’m out there just trying to f—-k anything, that’s really not who I am. I’m trying to find a girl that I can be with and have a family with, you know?”

Age can’t be a boundary when the two hearts are connected, right?

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Josh has a son from his previous marriage

Audra is not just a Mrs. Duhamel, but she is also a stepmother. While she doesn’t have any children of her own, her fiance, Josh, has a ten-year-old son, Axl Jack, with his ex-wife, Stacy Ferguson.

The former couple, who started dating in 2014, exchanged wedding vows in Malibu in January 2009.

They filed for divorce in May 2019, two years after announcing their separation in September 2017. Their divorce was finalized in November 2019.

The Black Eyed Peas singer congratulated her ex-husband in the comments section of his post, where he announced his engagement with Audra. The singer wrote: “Congrats!!!,” followed by six green heart emojis.