Posted by Adam

Wednesday January 27, 2010

JOSH Duhamel doesn’t believe in love at first sight.

The actor — who’s married to Black Eyed Peas star Fergie — admits he and his wife didn’t have instant chemistry, but he soon realized they were meant to be together.

“I’m not a huge believer in love at first sight, but I think that when it is right, often it’s somebody that you had that feeling about when you first met them,” Duhamel told Parade magazine. “I think anytime you get into a relationship, you think ‘This is the one.’ But it’s good to wait it out, dig a little bit deeper, and over time you find out if you’re with the person that’s right, the one you really love.”

“There’s a lot more focus on celebrities and it takes an incredible amount of moral strength to persevere through all the attention,” Josh said when asked about how he deals with fame. “There’s a few stars I kind of aspire to be like. Tom Hanks, for instance, is somebody who’s really been able to stand his ground. And Paul Newman was a guy who was married since he was in his 20s. And, of course, there’s Jimmy Stewart. Those are stars that have been able to sort of be professionally successful and still maintain their private lives.

“It sounds cliche to say, but I just try to stay exactly who I am. If you don’t try to pretend and you don’t try to please everybody and say exactly what you’re thinking — as long as it isn’t too offensive — you’ll be fine. If they don’t like you, it’s not your fault. At least you weren’t pretending to be something different.”

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