Josh Duhamel reveals his ex-wife Fergie pushed him to make his directorial debut with Buddy Games … and he paid tribute to him with a film tribute
Josh Duhamel has revealed that his ex-wife Fergie bloated it when he was considering making his directorial debut.
The 48-year-old idol, whose split from Fergie became public in late 2017, said: ‘This movie goes back about four years, I think, that’s when I started writing it. ”
When he appeared on the Today show, he said, ‘And she was the one who said,’ You know what? You can direct this. You can do it. ”
The Way They Were: Josh Duhamel revealed his ex-wife Fergie got him bloated when he was considering making his directorial debut; photographed in 2008
Now he’s directed the comedy movie Buddy Games, which came out a week ago and stars him with names like Olivia Munn and Kevin Dillon.
The hot filmmaker decided to pay tribute to his habit to say thank you for his warm words.
“When we were doing the final credits, I was like, ‘You know what? I have to yell at Ferg a bit: because she was someone who told me to go do it. Because I honestly wasn’t sure I could, “he confessed as he plugged in the movie.
Hello, Gorgeous: Now he’s directed the comedy movie Buddy Games, which came out a week ago and stars him with names like 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 wife married in 2009 and share a child, a son named Axl, whom they welcomed into the world in 2013.
They announced their separation in September 2017, revealing that they had been separated for months before being made public.
Family Photo: Josh and his singer wife married in 2009 and share a child, a son named Axl whom they welcomed into the world in 2013; the trio is pictured in August 2016
A month later, Fergie appeared on The Wendy Williams Show and cried as she discussed her breakup, saying she had ‘wanted to stay married forever’.
Fergie and Josh, who had been an object since 2004, finally ended their divorce almost exactly a year ago.
In December of last year, The Blast revealed that they had agreed not to pay each other child support and to share custody equally.