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Josh Duhamel and Wife Audra Mari Expecting First Baby

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Josh Duhamelis adding another little one to the family!

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Josh Duhamel and wife Audra Mari.Albert L. Ortega/Getty

Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel attend the Los Angeles premiere of Prime Video’s “Shotgun Wedding” held at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 18, 2023 in Hollywood, California

“He’s not shy about it, but he’s felt this way since Axl was very young,” added the insider of Duhamel. “He loves being a father.”

Last year, a source close to Mari told PEOPLE that theformer Miss World Americawould"love to have kids with Josh"and was “getting to know” Axl.

“Josh spends a lot of time with his son,” said the source at the time, adding that he is “very protective of Axl” and it “took a while before Audra met him.”

Josh Duhamel and his son, Axl Duhamel.Josh Duhamel Instagram

Josh Duhamel and his son, Axl Duhamel

Josh Duhamel Instagram

Duhamel begandating Mari in 2019following hisdivorcefrom Fergie. The “Big Girls Don’t Cry” singer, 48,filed for divorcein late May 2019, nearly two years after she and the actorannounced their breakupin a joint statement in September 2017.

When asked about married life shortly after tying the knot, toldEntertainment Tonight, “I’m lucky. I’m very, very lucky.”

source: people.com