Josh Duhamel makes rare comment on son, 11, with Fergie as he reveals the pre-teen's camp crush
The Ransom Canyon star, 52, who abandoned Hollywood for a simpler life in Minnesota, made a rare comment about his son Axl, explaining he has already gotten a taste of what's to come after the boy's trip to summer camp.
He shares Axl, who will turn 12 later this month, with his ex-wife Fergie, 50.
'I have an 11-year-old who just went to camp in Minnesota and met a girl he really likes.' the Las Vegas star told People.
'He really wants to see this girl again from camp,' the Love, Victor star explained. 'I'm like, "Dude! You're not even 12." So, that's going to be parent-supervised.'
'Having a son with a crush is a new one for me, as a parent, anyway. But I get it, I've been there,' the leading man said.
'I have an 18-month-old baby who is still pooping his pants, and I just hope it doesn't inverse. I hope that the 11-year-old doesn't poop his pants on his first date. That would be terrible,' he said teasingly.
Duhamel shares his youngest son Shepherd, with his wife Audra Mari, 31.
The actor made the comments while promoting his collaboration with Car Gurus for their new video series The Big Deal Show.
Duhamel was a car guy even before starring in the Transformers franchise.
'I think that it's such a personal thing to own a car, and especially your first car — what that means and all the memories that come with that,' he told the outlet.
The doting dad seems to be looking forward to and dreading the day Axl can get behind the wheel.
'I'm already kind of training him. I'll put him in my lap and teach him, 'Okay, this is what you do, and this is what you look for, this is what you've got to scan,' just to start getting him accustomed to what it takes to actually handle the responsibility of being a driver,' he said.
'I want to get that in his head as soon as possible.'
While in London for his upcoming project Preschool earlier this year, Duhamel took Axl, who loves to play soccer to see one of his favorite teams and got him a team jersey.
'Took my boy to an @arsenal game in North London this weekend' he shared.
Duhamel's next film, London Calling, will open in theaters September 19.
He plays a down on his luck hitman, who flees the UK and must teach his new boss' son to be a man.
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