Josh Duhamel has announced that he’s engaged to partner Audra Mari – with his ex-wife Fergie leading the congratulatory messages.
The actor, 49, shared the exciting news with his 2.2 million followers on Instagram over the weekend, having proposed to his model and TV presenter girlfriend, 28, recently.
The couple are understood to have begun dating in around 2019, following his separation from Black Eyed Peas singer Stacy Ferguson, 46 – known as Fergie.
Announcing his engagement to former beauty pageant titleholder Mari, he said on social media: “It’s on! She found a message in a bottle that washed ashore and said YES!”
The post featured a photo of the pair holding up a piece of paper, seemingly at a beach. The message on the paper can be seen to read: “Audra Diane Mari. Will you marry me?”
It has attracted more 250,000 likes on the platform, with a number of people congratulating the couple amid the news.
This included his ex-wife Fergie, with whom he shares eight-year-old son Axl Duhamel. The former couple are understood to have been together from 2004 until their separation in 2017.
The Grammy Award winner responded to the recent news: “Congrats!” She included several green hearts in her comment underneath Duhamel’s engagement post.
Others who commented included Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell who wrote: “So happy for you!!! Let’s go love.” And 90210 alum Matt Lanter said: “Congrats my man.”
Mari – who was crowned Miss World America in 2016 – also shared the photo on her Instagram account, writing in the caption of her post: “My heart is so happy. I love you.”
Prior to dating the model, Duhamel had been in a long-term relationship with Fergie – having begun dating in 2004. The couple got married in 2009 and welcomed their son in 2013.
Their separation was announced in 2017, after eight years of marriage. They said at the time: “We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family.”
It’s understood that their divorce was finalised in 2019, having reportedly been filed earlier that same year.