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Gossip & rumors: josh duhamel reveals why he traded hollywood

GOSSIP & RUMORS: Josh Duhamel reveals why he traded Hollywood for the Midwest

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He’s enjoying the rough life.

Josh Duhamel left Los Angeles to live off-grid in the remote Minnesota home he’s been working on for over 15 years β€” and he has no regrets.

β€œIt was about this land out there,” Duhamel, 52, exclusively told The Post while promoting his latest movie, β€œLondon Calling.”

Josh Duhamel enjoying his remote property in the Minnesota wilderness. @joshduhamel/Instagram
Josh Duhamel promoting his newest movie, β€œLondon Calling.”

β€œI knew I wanted to be out away from everything in the woods and build sort of my own little oasis, in a way. And it’s taken a long time,” he continued. β€œIt was a lot of pickaxes and shovels in the beginning.”

The change in scenery wasn’t always easy for the β€œRansom Canyon” star, however, as he was without basic utilities early in the process.

β€œIt was no electricity or water for a while,” the β€œLas Vegas” alum shared. β€œThen we dug wells. Then we built a sink in the kitchen, and we built the bathroom, and it became a little bit less rugged and a little bit more normalized, at least to what we’re used to.”

Josh Duhamel promoting his latest movie, β€œLondon Calling.”
Josh Duhamel chatting about his remote Minnesota property and his new movie, β€œLondon Calling.”

β€œSo it’s been a process, and I really appreciated the process, because we got to make sure we got enough wood and water and food because we’re 40 miles from anything and we’re deep in the woods,” he continued. β€œSo we got to make sure that we’re prepared.”

Duhamel first bought his Minnesota property shortly before tying the knot with Fergie, 50, in 2009.

The former couple welcomed one child together, son Axl Jack, 12, before separating in Sept. 2017 after eight years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in November 2019.

In 2022, the β€œAll My Children” alum married model Audra Mari. Duhamel and the former Fargo, North Dakota, beauty queen welcomed their son, Shepherd Lawrence, in Jan. 2024.

Josh Duhamel with his wife, Audra Mari, and sons Axl and Shepherd. Josh Duhamel/Instagram
Josh Duhamel in the Minnesota wilderness. @joshduhamel/Instagram

The β€œTransformers” star admitted that he’s fallen for the Minnesota wilderness and the idea of living outside the glitz and glamour confines of LA with his wife and two sons.



β€œI think that was what I weirdly fell in love with,” Duhamel said. β€œIt became about just the basics, hand-to-mouth, making sure that I could take care of everybody, and we had enough just to stay alive out there, especially in the winter.”

But after 15 years, Duhamel’s Minnesota property has become less of a project and more of a β€œnormalized” home.

Josh Duhamel revealed that his off-grid home is β€œ40 miles from anything.” @bobcatcompany/Instagram

β€œSo that was the beginning,” he shared. β€œNow it’s pretty. We’ve got all the amenities that we need. I still try to keep it a bit like it used to be. But it’s nice to have a warm shower and a toilet.”

β€œWe’re not using outhouses anymore, thank God,” Duhamel joked.

As for β€œLondon Calling,” the actor opened up about what led him to choose a role where he portrays a hired gun in an action comedy – especially after 25 years of mostly soap operas, rom-coms and Westerns.

Josh Duhamel relaxing with his youngest son, Shepherd. joshduhamel/Instagram
The β€œRansom Canyon” star on his off-grid Minnesota property. @joshduhamel/Instagram

β€œI think that when you start, you just kind of take whatever you can get and try to make the most of whatever opportunity,” he told The Post regarding the trajectory of his career as an actor. β€œAnd that was what I did when I first started, I just tried to take whatever little window of opportunity I had and just jump through it.β€œ

β€œIt’s been a really fun 25 years,” Duhamel continued. β€œI learned a lot over the years. You make decisions differently based on family, based on location, based on director, based on script.”

He went on to reveal the two most important things he now looks for when choosing roles.



Josh Duhamel on β€œThe Jennifer Hudson Show” in Burbank, California, on September 17, 2025. Getty Images
Jeremy Ray Taylor and Josh Duhamel in a still from β€œLondon Calling.” Quiver Distribution

β€œMore than anything, if you don’t have a great script, I try to stay away from it because it’s hard to make a good movie if you don’t have a good script,” Duhamel told The Post. β€œAnd I just try to surround myself, whether it’s as an actor or a director, with the best talent and not just talent, but good people.”

He added: β€œLife is too short not to work with really good, easy people who don’t take themselves too seriously.”

The Allan Ungar-directed flick, which hit theaters Sept. 19, stars Duhamel as Tommy Ward, a hitman and British ex-pat hiding out in LA after accidentally killing the relative of London’s biggest crime lord.

Josh Duhamel at the Los Angeles premiere of β€œLondon Calling” on September 15, 2025. ZUMAPRESS.com
Rick Hoffman and Josh Duhamel in a still from β€œLondon Calling.” Quiver Distribution

Duhamel said the role forced him β€œto get [his] ass in shape,” and opened up about how being healthy for an action-heavy film like β€œLondon Calling” was β€œdefinitely a motivator.”

β€œI think that’s what the fun part about this is,” he said. β€œEvery job is a little bit different. Sometimes you got to be really, really ready. Sometimes you don’t. This business forces you to kind of keep your body, your health and everything else in check.”

β€œI think that this is a movie that really required that because there was a lot of action, a lot of running, a lot of wrestling around, a lot of flying around in the dirt,” he explained. β€œWhich I love. This is why I got into this business.”



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