Axl Duhamel was named, as you may have guessed, after singer Axl Rose. In fact, Fergie explained why in an interview with People. “I had this dream and I was in the audience at this festival. It was outdoors and it was all grimy and nobody knew who I was,” she said. “On stage singing was Jim Morrison and then came Bob Marley and then Axl Rose. I was in heaven in this dream and I’m dancing and just getting into the music.” However, the dream couldn’t last forever. “It was really beautiful and I woke Josh [Duhamel] up and I said, ‘Honey, honey, honey, he kicked me. He finally kicked me.'” For Fergie, the rest was history.
While not much is known about Axl, his parents have shared bits of his life with their social media followers. In 2019, for example, Duhamel shared a picture of Axl graduating from preschool and holding his diploma to his Instagram (via The Things). Axl would be in elementary school now, although the pandemic has likely made his school experience veer a bit from the traditional school experience. The Things further notes that Fergie and Duhamel split their time with Axl evenly, Axl adores Halloween, and he is always happy to spend time with his dad at sports events.
All signs indicate that the two are fully committed to making his life as great as possible.
