Josh Duhamel and his wife Audra Mari were seen for the first time since revealing that they are expecting baby number two together one week earlier.
The 53-year-old actor – who was previously married to singer Fergie – was stylishly casual as both he and former Miss World America, 32, attended the glitzy Giorgio Armani pre-Oscars cocktail party on Saturday.
The couple – who tied the knot in 2022 – sweetly held hands as they arrived to the brand’s Rodeo Drive store in Beverly Hills where the festivities took place.
Hollywood is gearing up for its biggest night with the 98th Annual Academy Awards set to be held on Sunday, March 15th.
Duhamel donned a patterned gray shirt as well as a black jacket that was partially zipped up at the front.
The Transformers star additionally slipped into black trousers and black dress shoes to complete his outfit for the evening.
Josh Duhamel, 53, and his wife Audra Mari, 32, were seen for the first time since revealing that they are expecting baby number two together
The couple – who tied the knot in 2022 – sweetly held hands as they arrived to the brand’s Rodeo Drive store in Beverly Hills where the festivities took place
Mari proudly showed off her growing baby bump in a fitted green dress that fell down past her knees.
The model layered the look with a black blazer and also donned a pair of open-toed, black heels.
Her dark locks were parted in the middle and effortlessly flowed down past her shoulders in light waves.
The pair were seen making their way towards the front entrance of the Armani boutique as they stopped by the event over the weekend.
Duhamel and Mari’s latest outing comes just one week after announcing they are expecting their second child.
The actor – who recently opened up about his 21-year age gap with the model – already shares son Shepherd, two, with Mari.
He is also father to son Axl, 12, whom he welcomed with ex-wife Fergie. The former couple were married from 2009 until their divorce was finalized in 2019.
Mari jumped to her main Instagram page to upload a series of black and white photos as she proudly showcased her growing baby bump.
Duhamel donned a patterned gray shirt as well as a black jacket that was partially zipped up at the front
The Transformers star additionally slipped into black trousers and black dress shoes to complete his outfit for the evening
Duhamel and Mari’s latest outing comes just one week after announcing they are expecting their second child; seen in 2022 in L.A.
The actor already shares son Shepherd, two, with Mari. He is also father to son Axl, 12, whom he welcomed with ex-wife Fergie
In the caption of the carousel of snaps, she also revealed the baby’s gender to her followers.
‘Adding a little girl to our story.. We can’t wait to meet you,’ she typed out.
Social media users jumped to the comment section to congratulate the couple, including Fergie who supportively wrote: ‘Welcome the cuteness!’
The Ransom Canyon actor and Mari first confirmed their romance in 2019 and the pair were soon spotted on a number of outings together.
A few years later in January 2022, the lovebirds announced their engagement after Duhamel popped the big question on her 28th birthday.
The pair shared a sweet photo to Instagram as they stood on the sandy shore of a beach with the sun shining down on them.
They held a note out towards the camera which read, ‘Audra Diane Mari Will You Marry Me?’
Later that same year, the pair said ‘I do’ during a ceremony in Fargo, North Dakota.
Social media users jumped to the comment section to congratulate the couple, including Fergie who supportively wrote: ‘Welcome the cuteness!’
Duhamel and Fergie were married from 2009 until their divorce was finalized in 2019; former couple seen in 2013 in Hollywood
At the time, the couple were seen at Olivet Lutheran Church and after exchanging vows they jumped into a red vintage convertible as they rode through town.
Duhamel and Mari then stopped by a bar called Duffy’s Tavern to celebrate the nuptials with close friends and family.
Their son Shepherd was welcomed to the world in January 2024.
Last year during an interview with People, he opened up about fatherhood and said, ‘I just love being a dad. I love every single milestone.’
The actor also gushed about his wife as he sweetly expressed that she is a ‘great mom.’
Duhamel continued, ‘She’s a great role model, and hopefully we have another one. Hopefully a girl, maybe another boy. We’ll see.’
The star recently reflected on his and Mari’s 21-year age gap during a recent episode of The Skinny Confidential podcast.
He recalled inviting her to a barbeque but had believed at the time that she was ‘too young’ for him.
Back in 2022, the actor and model said ‘I do’ during a ceremony in Fargo, North Dakota; seen in 2023 in Hollywood
Last year during an interview with People, he opened up about fatherhood and said, ‘I just love being a dad. I love every single milestone’; seen in 2025 in Newport Beach
However, he explained that she had been ‘really wholesome’ while sharing, ‘I think that was when I was like hmm, maybe she’s not too young.’
Duhamel also talked about his past marriage to Fergie. The pair had tied the knot in 2009 before splitting in 2017. Two years later, their divorce was finalized.
‘We’re just very different. She and I just have different views of the world, and that’s okay,’ the actor stated before adding that they share ‘a beautiful son.’
He expressed that the songstress is also ‘a great mom, very kind, very non-confrontational, thank God.’
The Safe Haven actor then explained that they both focus on positive co-parenting for their son while adding that his wife and Fergie also ‘have a great relationship.’
Sources recently offered insight into the ‘big tipping point’ that led to Duhamel and Fergie’s split.
Sources recently offered insight into the ‘big tipping point’ that led to Duhamel and Fergie’s split; seen in 2015 in L.A.
‘Josh really wanted to have more children and Fergie was really content with having one and it was a big tipping point in their marriage,’ an insider told the Daily Mail.
‘He’s more of a social butterfly and Fergie is a bit more reserved and quiet. They are both very kind hearted, good people, but they had different directions with what they ultimately wanted out of life when it came to expanding their family.’
The source added that there is ‘zero bad blood between’ the former couple before expressing they ‘co-parent really well together.’
A separate insider said that the songstress ‘thrives much better by herself, able to do what she wants to do…’
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