Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has opened up about her split from husband Josh Duhamel, saying it was "weird" when they had to pretend to still be a couple before they announced their split publicly.
The singer and actor revealed that they had separated after eight years of marriage last week, and now Fergie has admitted it was awkward when she was asked about intimate details of their relationship when they had already parted ways.
Speaking to US showbiz publication People, she said: "Honestly, it was just getting a little weird for us with all the romantic questions.
"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 continued, adding, "there’s no perfect time so we just decided to do it."
When she was asked if the couple announced their separation so she could focus on promoting her new solo album Double Dutchess, she replied with a laugh: "I don’t know, you can ask him, but it was just getting a little weird to laugh through the first date questions."
The couple are parents to four-year-old Axl, and Fergie said that raising their son together is "so great".
She said: "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. So I get to learn from the teachers and see how he reacts in a group of friends that he knows.
"And I get to help out and serve them snacks and clean the dishes. We have fun, we get down and dirty and read the stories with our costumes. You get down in the sand and get dirty - I love it. I love that part of it all."
The couple announced their separation in a joint statement on September 14 which read: "With absolute love and respect we decided to separate as a couple earlier this year.
"To give our family the best opportunity to adjust, we wanted to keep this a private matter before sharing it with the public. We are and will always be united in our support of each other and our family."
