In an emotional new interview, Fergie has revealed that she wanted to stay married to Josh Duhamel “forever.”
The singer-songwriter’s devastating comments were featured in preview for Thursday’s episode of The Wendy Williams Show,.
“It wasn’t my plan,” she says in the exclusive video. “I wanted to stay married forever.”
“I love Josh, he’s the father of my child…You’re making me cry,” she continues. “We forever have that project together and we’re doing the best we can.”
The Battle Creek actor, 44, and “Big Girls Don’t Cry” hitmaker, 42, confirmed news of their separation with a joint statement.
“With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year,” the former couple told People. “To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this a private matter before sharing it with the public.”
The statement concluded: “We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family.”
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And while the breakup may have come as a surprise to many, it turns out their relationship was over long before it made headlines.
“Honestly, it was just getting a little weird for us with all the romantic questions,” the singer told People shortly after taking the split public, referring to the interviews she’s been doing to promote her new album.
“We’re great friends, we love each other so much, and it just got to the point where it was getting a little weird,” she added. “There’s no perfect time, so we just decided to do it.”
The ‘Black Eyed Peas’ singer, who shares four-year-old son Axl Jack with her former partner, said that they wanted to get adjusted in private before sharing the news with the world.
The proud parents are pictured with their cute as a button four-year-old son, Axl Jack.
Fergie and Josh are now adjusting to life as co-parents.
“We just wanted to get adjusted in private. [And Axl’s school has helped as] we have a co-op so Josh and I would walk there several times before the school season,” she said of co-parenting with her now-ex.
She added: “It’s so great.”
The pair met back in 2004 when the Black Eyed Peas made an appearance on Josh’s former NBC show, Las Vegas.
