Vault: Did Josh Duhamel have an affair with a stripper?

Summary

The Bert Show – Vault: Did Josh Duhamel Have an Affair with a Stripper?

Episode Date: May 8, 2026
Main Guest: Nicole Forrester
Main Hosts: Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy & The Bert Show Cast

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on Nicole Forrester, an Atlanta stripper who made national tabloid headlines after claiming she had a one-night stand with actor Josh Duhamel, who was then married to Fergie. The conversation digs into Nicole’s side of the story, her motivations, the process that led her to go public, and the personal fallout she’s experienced. The hosts probe her reasoning, credibility, and the impact the story has had on her personal and family life. Nicole emphasizes her desire to clear her name amid accusations of opportunism and fabricating the affair.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Tabloid Contact and Going Public

• Nicole claims she was approached multiple times by The National Enquirer and only agreed to speak when they insisted they would publish the story with or without her input.

  “I was approached by the Enquirer. I didn’t approach them, they approached me...I didn’t want them to find out that I was a stripper...But I pushed him away for a couple days and he kept coming back two or three separate times before I actually talked to this guy.” — Nicole (01:31)

• She explains her concerns over her children discovering her profession and the associated stigma.

  "My kids are 13 and 10 and it would kind of mess up their school and just stuff like that." — Nicole (01:56)

2. How the Story Broke

• The tip to the tabloid reportedly came from someone on the film set, not Nicole herself.
• Nicole refutes rumors that she tried to profit solely from the story’s leak.

  "They said, anima — an anonymous caller." — Nicole (02:53)
  "I swear to God, on the souls of my children." — Nicole (02:49)

3. The Night with Josh Duhamel

• Nicole describes meeting Josh at Tattletales, their flirtation, and their subsequent encounter at the St. Regis Hotel.

  "We did hook up. We had lots of sex and we had a really, really good time." — Nicole (06:54)
  "He kind of makes anybody loosen up. Sorry." — Nicole (06:30)

• She recounts how she didn’t immediately know Josh’s identity and only confirmed it after looking him up online mid-encounter.

4. Verification of Her Story

• The National Enquirer offered her $500 for the initial meeting, $1,500 for passing a polygraph, and $20,000 for the full story.

• Nicole claims to have passed a polygraph administered by Kenneth Blackstone.

  "Pass the polygraph with Kenneth Blackstone." — Nicole (08:07)

• She says she possesses text messages and phone records but cannot share them due to ongoing legal advice.

  "We have a lot of evidence...but I can't really talk about it because my attorney has asked for that to be out of the story for right now." — Nicole (06:35)

5. Personal Impact and Regrets

• Nicole describes serious personal consequences, especially the emotional impact on her children.

  "My son, he's like, 'Mom, you're disgusting.' You know, so I mean, you know, it's a bad situation." — Nicole (11:13)

• She expresses regret for ever interacting with the tabloids, saying she would have paid to keep it all secret if she could.

  "I would actually pay money to make this go away. If I had it, I would do it." — Nicole (13:20)

6. Motivation: Fame and Money?

• She pushes back against claims that she’s after money or fame.

  "I'm not trying to get my 15 minutes of fame, you know, not at the cost of my children." — Nicole (12:48)
  "No, that's not my point right now. That's what everybody thinks, but no, that's not my point." — Nicole (20:10)

• Reiterates that her primary motive now is protecting her reputation and telling the truth.

  "For the truth to get out and let them know that I'm absolutely not a liar. I am a single mom..." — Nicole (18:57)

7. Critics and Verification

• Hosts and callers question her credibility, the timing, and her willingness to continue speaking out.

• Nicole maintains that she has evidence and wants her name cleared despite skepticism and hostility from the public.

  "People won't actually believe it until they have the proof in their hands. They'll always be the skeptics." — Nicole (24:36)

• She says she hasn’t received the $20,000 promised for her story and is unsure whether to pursue the money.

• Nicole mentions being approached by individuals with supposed hush contracts—which she refused.

8. Reflection and Fallout

• Nicole is unsure if she would keep doing more media appearances but is adamant it's about telling the truth, not money.
• She describes feeling uncomfortable at work and in her own home, with widespread scrutiny.
• She expresses empathy toward Fergie but resents being singled out for blame.

  "I mean, I don't want anybody to get divorced, but why should everybody look bad on me? He did it willingly." — Nicole (22:15)

• Nicole wants to be believed and feels anger toward those who suggest she fabricated events. She states she would not be paid off now to recant or disappear.

  "There's no amount of money right now. There's no amount of money." — Nicole (23:28)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Pass the polygraph with Kenneth Blackstone." — Nicole (08:07)
• "He text me through the week, like, what's up? Just, you know, just small talk...and then he text me on Friday, wanted to hang out." — Nicole (04:52)
• "You know, believe what you believe. I have proof. I have evidence, you know, and I'm sure it'll come out eventually." — Nicole (18:41)
• "People won't actually believe it until they have the proof in their hands. They'll always be the skeptics that are like, yeah, right, she's still that. That stripper that's trying to get paid." — Nicole (24:36)
• "He wasn't trying to be married when he was in bed with me." — Nicole (22:02)

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Key Timestamps

• 01:18 — Initial context: Nicole’s story hits tabloids; her concerns for her kids.
• 02:53 — Nicole swears on her children she didn’t tip off the Enquirer.
• 03:32 — Details of The National Enquirer’s offer and the polygraph.
• 04:39–06:26 — Nicole’s recounting of the night with Josh Duhamel.
• 06:54 — She confirms the intimate details of the encounter.
• 08:07 — Discussing the polygraph and legal interventions.
• 10:44 — Expressing regret for involvement with the tabloid.
• 11:13 — Emotional impact on her children.
• 13:20 — Nicole says she wishes she could pay for the story to disappear.
• 17:08 — Acknowledges knowing Josh was married before sex.
• 18:57 — Nicole on wanting the truth out, not fame or money.
• 20:10 — She hasn't received the money promised for her story.
• 21:05 — Story of an alleged hush contract encounter at work.
• 22:02 — Rebuttal to criticism of knowingly sleeping with a married man.
• 22:39 — Legal threats: Nicole says Josh Duhamel’s attorney sent cease & desist letters.
• 23:28 — Nicole says no amount of money would make her go away now.
• 24:36 — Nicole on the permanence and impact of the story in the public.
• 24:51 — Emphasizes determination to clear her name, even if it takes “a lifetime.”

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Conclusion

The episode offers a candid and emotional account from Nicole Forrester about her alleged affair with Josh Duhamel. Through her exchanges with the Bert Show hosts, Nicole aims to clarify her motivations, refute claims of opportunism, and humanize the effects of the scandal on her and her family. The conversation is filled with skepticism, difficult questions, and complex reflections on truth, fame, reputation, and the realities of tabloid culture. Nicole remains adamant: her wish is for the truth to be known and for her children’s lives to be as unaffected as possible—though she acknowledges that the consequences will linger.

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For listeners seeking a raw, firsthand peek behind a tabloid headline, this episode delivers an unfiltered, sometimes uncomfortable, exploration of scandal, rumor, and the personal cost of public exposure.

Transcript

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[Radio Host (Bert)]

Hey, the Bird show. Nicole here is so nervous. You're actually making me nervous. How you doing?

[Nicole Forrester]

I'm good. How are you?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You all right?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, not really. I'm really nervous.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

About what?

[Nicole Forrester]

I'm just nervous cause I'm not used to doing this kind of thing, you know.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Well, it's not the first time you've told the story though.

[Nicole Forrester]

No, no, but to Atlanta it is.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Yeah. Nicole made national tabloid news last week when she told the National Enquirer that she had a one night stand with Josh Duhamel. And it seems like nobody wants to believe this story.

[Nicole Forrester]

No. But you know, I actually was approached by the Inquirer. I didn't approach them, they approached me. And when they came into Tattletales, they were asking for me, my stage name being Delilah. And I told them it was me. They were asking me questions and I was like, I don't want to deal with this. You know, I do have two small children and, and you know, I didn't want them to find out that I was a stripper. And, you know.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You didn't want your kids to find out?

[Nicole Forrester]

Absolutely. My kids are 13 and 10 and it would kind of mess up their school and just stuff like that. So, you know, I didn't want them to know that I was a stripper. Well, I pushed him away for a couple days and he kept coming back two or three separate times before I actually talked to this guy.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

How did they find out in the first place.

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, he was actually bragging on set. Somebody on set. I forget the movie that they're filming at Piedmont Park. Um, he had actually said that he had banged a hot blonde stripper at Tattletale. So they got the tip. Enquirer got the tip. And they actually came up, you know, called up there and gave the tip.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

All right. So he was on set. He tells somebody on the set. The set calls the Inquirer. The Inquirer.

[Nicole Forrester]

Not to set a person. An anonymous call. An anonymous caller called the Inquirer and then the Inquirer.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And he mentioned Tattletales.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, he. Yeah. How else would they know where I was at?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Right. You know, some are gonna say, I bet you called.

[Nicole Forrester]

I swear to God, on the souls of my children. Yes.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

And nobody. It was nobody that you knew.

[Nicole Forrester]

No. They said, anima. An anonymous caller.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

I mean. Cause you talk about your children and you talk about, you know, you know, the repercussions of this. Because he could come back and say, I never said that. I deny the whole thing. And then you look like you're coming out there trying to get money. Why even acknowledge it? Why did you just. Why not just.

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, after the third time he told me, he was like, you know what? I'm gonna print this story regardless. Going to find out what's going on anyway. And he was like, we already have enough to print the story. He said, so, you know, here we are, you know, we're going to print it anyway. They're going to know you're a stripper anyway, so why don't you make money off of it? And I started thinking, well, you know, if they're going to know, then why not, you know?

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

Can you tell us? Yeah. How much?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, they wanted to offer me. They offered me $500 to show up and talk to them for the first time, and then fifteen hundred dollars to pass the polygraph.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Which you did.

[Nicole Forrester]

I did.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You did take that polygraph?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yes. And then they were gonna offer me 20 for the story. So.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

20,000?

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

What's the story?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

20,000.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

So what is the story?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, the story is he came into Tattletales early in October, and he had, you know, when he came in, of course I didn't know who he was at first, but I knew he was really freaking hot. I was, oh, my gosh, he's so hot. Anyway, so he came in and I went and immediately sat with him. Cause I'm a very aggressive, you know, person when I'm trying to make my money. So anyway, so I sat down with him, and he was like, you're hot. I was like, you're absolutely gorgeous. I mean, he's gorgeous.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Is he in there by himself at this point?

[Nicole Forrester]

He's in there with somebody. I'm not sure who. I forgot his name. Another guy, but he referred to himself as jd. We had. Which, of course, I didn't know what JD stood for. I guess it was Josh Duhamel. Well, anyway, so we had a couple of shots, and I gave him a dance, and his friend.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Private dance?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, no, no, no. Just out on the floor. And so his friend kept saying. Because I kept asking him who he was, because one of the servers were like, you know who that is? I was like, no. She was like, that's Josh Duhamel from the Transformers, Fergie's husband. I was like, what? And she was like. I was like, you're lying. You're lying. Whatever. So anyway, when he was leaving, he stayed for about 45 minutes to an hour. When he was leaving, he asked for my number. I was like, yeah, absolutely. And then. Then I was like, can I have yours? So he gave me his. And then he was like, well, I'm working during the week. He takes his work seriously. Very, very nice guy, by the way. Very nice guy. And he text me through the week, like, what's up? You know, just, you know, just small talk. And he was like, I'll contact you during the weekend, you know, when I can talk and hang out. So a week went by, you know, after texting, and then he text me on Friday, you know, wanted to hang out or whatever and. And have a good time and party and stuff. So I was like. At first, I wasn't, you know, didn't really want to go because I was kind of tired because I'd just gotten off work. But then I was like, gosh, I'm going. You know?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You're like, it's Josh Duhamel. I'm going no matter what.

[Nicole Forrester]

Not at first, really. At first, I really didn't believe that that was him. But when I finally saw him again, and I had texted one of my friends, can you look this person up? Because he was saying, jd, jd. Jd. But this person's saying Josh Duhamel. So I had texted somebody and was like, you know, could you please? He finally told me after, like, being there, like, a couple hours, okay, I'm gonna give you my first name, Josh. And then a few more hours, he gave me Dumell. So, I mean, it took him a little while to Just kind of warm up to me to. To give me that information. I said, so, are you Fergie's husband? And he's like, you know what? You know, you know, and wouldn't really admit it or whatever. So when I texted the person, they sent me back a picture. Snapped a picture, like, online and sent it to me. I was like, holy, I'm ready.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Let's try not to.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

You got it.

[Nicole Forrester]

I'm sorry.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Okay.

[Nicole Forrester]

Sorry.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Looks like you loosened up.

[Nicole Forrester]

He kind of makes anybody loosen up. Sorry.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

Did you. Do you save any of the text messages from him?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yes, we do have. No, we. Yes, we do. But my attorney. We have a lot of evidence that we have, but I can't really talk about it because my attorney has asked for that to be out of the story for right now.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

We're not asking you to show us them, but you have them on a cell phone.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yes.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Okay.

[Nicole Forrester]

So anyway, we did hook up. We had lots of sex, and we had a really, really good time. And then the next morning when I left, you know, he kissed me on my cheek. Really sweet guy. And then he actually called because I had to get a cab the next morning because somebody actually had dropped me off because I was drunk.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And this is at the St. Regis at this point, right?

[Nicole Forrester]

At the St. Regis, yeah. And so I, you know, went home and he actually had called my friend that had dropped me off because my phone was dying. And he thought, you know, I guess he thought that I was still with that number. But he has my other number as well. But I was using my friend's phone, so, you know, that he had asked him. He was like, is she, you know, did she make it home okay? Is she good? You know, because he was in shock that, you know, he had answered the phone. Cause I was using. It was a guy's phone. But anyway, he was just like. He was like, yeah, she's good. I guess he was like, I don't know. I hadn't heard from her this morning. And then that's when he had, you know, called me or I had called him back or something like that, you know, just to let him know that I was okay.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

So he was calling you the next morning just to make sure you were okay?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, well, the morning that actually. That I got home. Yeah, he's actually. Actually a really, really sweet guy. It was the same, like, it was like 8 or 9:45 in the morning.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Okay, so has he called you back since the story hit the National Enquirer or.

[Nicole Forrester]

I actually, when several times before it Hit. I was. You know, I had called him and like, what do you want me to do? You know, he actually went out of town a week after it happened. For a week, I think, you know, for. He's been on tour or whatever, and he went out of town and he wasn't answering my calls and stuff. And I thought that was kind of weird, but I left him a message. I was like, look, these people are calling me. You got to help me. I don't want the story to get out because I have these kids, and my kids are going to be really upset, my daughter especially. So he called me back. He was like, hun, hun, you have to totally deny that you ever knew me. So. And then we've kind of talked a little bit back and forth. You know, I was trying to get him to talk to me. He was like, I wanted to see you. But now, you know, this has gotten way out of hand, you know, so he, you know, he's got kind of scared and me too, you know. But then, you know, after my. Me and my attorney had gotten together about it, when I passed the polygraph, I told, his name is Alexander Hitchens. He works for the Inquirer. The reporter I had told him, I was like, you know, I want my attorney to look at this contract. And when I said that, of course, he was kind of staying away from that. So I said, you know what? Before I take the polygraph, I want this contract fax to my attorney. But I didn't talk to my attorney the next day. But I said, okay, I'll go ahead and take the polygraph. Pass the polygraph with Kenneth Blackstone. And. And. And my. My attorney is Romina Lavi. And so I passed the polygraph. And then the next day, Ramin called me back. He says, nicole, this is going to ruin your life. He was like, this is no good. He was like, you're just gonna get your name out there. They're gonna. You just run you through the mud, make you out to be this horrible person that you're not. He was like, you need to rescind the contract. I said, can I get out of it? He said, well, there's you. You can rescind it within 72 hours. And it had been like 48 hours. So we tried to rescind the contract. They printed, I think, on Wednesday. That Wednesday. And, you know, the day after I had rescinded it.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

So, you know, are you gonna sue them?

[Nicole Forrester]

I don't know what. I don't know what his plans are to do But I'm really, really upset because, you know, this is gonna mess up my life.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

So why did, like you said when you were talking about the text messages, those are evidence or whatever. Like against what?

[Nicole Forrester]

Not against or for what? Well, just, I mean just, you know, basically for proof that what I'm saying is true, to corroborate the story. Because people don't believe me and people

[Radio Host (Bert)]

are really reluctant to embrace it.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

But why would, why are you holding onto those now rather than just say, yeah, here they are?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, because my attorney wants to, for whatever reason, you know, go ahead in

[Radio Host (Bert)]

the overall scheme of things. Do you wish you would have never contacted the tabloid at all and not taking the test?

[Nicole Forrester]

I didn't contact the tabloid. Well, they contacted me.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

They contacted you. But eventually you had to say, okay, $500, I'll do that. Thousand dollars, I'll do that. Two thousand bucks, I'll do that the

[Nicole Forrester]

third or fourth time. And they said that they were gonna report the story anyway. I was like, what the heck? You know, let's do it at that.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

What the heck moment though, is what I'm talking about.

[Nicole Forrester]

I would do. I wish I would have not done it. Yeah, yeah. Now because it's caused me a lot of problems and people at the kids school has, you know, you know, ask me, are you this person? You know, and I'm, I mean, well, it looks like me, doesn't it?

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

You know, what do your kids say?

[Nicole Forrester]

They're very hurt. Especially my, my, my little girl, you know, so hurt by what? Hurt that they found out that I'm a stripper. You know, that's just the biggest thing. And my son, he's like, mom, you're disgusting. You know, so I mean, you know, it's a bad situation.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

This was.

[Nicole Forrester]

And that's, that's totally not, you know, I just, I totally went at it because I was, we were attracted to each other and I really, really thought it was really hot and I just thought it could just be. What? But he kept telling me he was a porn star. And I was like. At first I was like, you are no porn star. But anyway, I mean, he's just a really, really good looking guy. And I just thought there was just an attraction and I thought that, you know, I just wanted to just be with him. I mean, have you ever just been attracted to somebody and just be like, dang, you know, just wanted to be with him.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

But you knew at the time that he was married to Fergie though.

[Nicole Forrester]

And I did not know at the time.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

But you did ask him about it?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, I did ask him about it. And when I got there, I mean, I was intoxicated. He was intoxicated. So at that point, you. I mean, I was there and we were attracted. So, I mean, it wasn't like I went at it knowing that he was married. You know what I'm saying? Not even that he's married. But you knew he was a celebrity. I mean, that. I didn't know at first. Until I got to his room at St. Regis. I did not know for sure because I wanted to take a second look, have my friend take a picture and send it to me.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

Are you fearful of what he and. Or Fergie or their people would do now to you?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, because it's the truth. I'm not lying about anything. I have nothing to hide. And, you know, he's just as guilty as I am.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Did he mention anything like they might have some kind of arrangement where this is okay if he's out of town? Did he say anything like that?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, because he never admitted to being Fergie's husband. Never.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

But you brought it up, and he said, you know what?

[Nicole Forrester]

You know, exactly. You know, and I'm not trying to get my 15 minutes of fame. All these people think, oh, she's trying to get her 15 minutes of fame, you know, not at, you know, the cost of my children.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You know, what's it like when you walk in the door now with the kids?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, I mean, my son, he was like, mom, are you doing anything different now? I mean, he doesn't want me to do this anymore. You know, he doesn't want me to dance. I feel like I can't dance, but I feel like people is just looking at me, you know, and it's just bad. It's just an uncomfortable situation with my children and all their friends know, you know, what do you say to the

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

critics who would think that you're doing this to get money so that you don't have to dance anymore?

[Nicole Forrester]

I would actually pay money to make this go away. If I had it, I would do it, you know, But I don't. But, you know, I mean, it's nothing I can change now, so.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

But it's kind of like what Bert said at that. What the heck moment when you went ahead to sell the story. That was when you invited all of this in. Right.

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, I mean, if it was gonna get out there, then I thought, well, you know, well, if it's gonna get out there, you know, I should actually kind of benefit from it. I think Most people would.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

You're like, if I'm gonna be ruined, I might as well be ruined for $2,000.

[Nicole Forrester]

No, not 2,000. It was 20. And I know that sounds like a. You know, that's low, but I mean, I thought, you know, that was a lot at the time.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

I'm confused on the 20,000 is for the story.

[Nicole Forrester]

The 500 was for showing up and talking to him. And the 20, I mean, the 1500 was for passing the polygraph.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Good morning, Vicki. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

Hey, guys, let me just preface this by saying I'm pretty much a pris and I'm the last person that would call in to back up. Oh, a stripper with a young girl. And your girl. No, is. Anyway, okay, two years ago, I'm in Vegas for a trade show and this Josh guy, and you are correct, he is adorable, he's in a booth completely making out with a blonde who's not Fergie. And immediately we noticed him because it was five o' clock in the morning, because we were on Atlantime, so we were up super early. We were at the Bellagio in the little cafe, and there were. There was basically nobody in there. There was Josh with this girl and then we were there. And I mean, I don't know if he and Fergie. Jim, were he and Fergie married two years ago or were they just an item?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

I'm not sure what the timing when they've been together.

[Caller]

He was like ferry back then.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Hold on one second. You know the time?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, they actually got married 2009 March.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

But they were together years ago. Because when Vision was open and I can't remember what the occasion was, but they came in there one of the nights when I was working at Vision and hung out up in vip. Josh and Fergie together. And that was what, four years ago, is it? It was a while ago.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah. They've been together for like five years.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And this was just a one night thing. This was one night. And then.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah. But yeah, we were planning on seeing each other again, you know, and then when he got back in town, it was just a mess, you know, and we were even contemplating on seeing each other again when they first started contacting me. But then he was like, oh, God, we just can't, because you might be followed, you know?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Did you think that you were gonna end up having a relationship with this guy or was this just sex?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, after it happened and after, you know, we definitely had a good time. We definitely had a wonderful time. I Mean, we actually left St. Regis, you know, trying to go have a good time, like at a club and find some fun.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

But take him to Landmark Diner right on the front.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, right. No, you know, and he always, like, wore a ball cap, like, try to disguise himself, but. But no, he was like, this is an adventure, you know, I mean, it's like. I was like, you know, I guess you don't get out much. He was like, I've been stuck in this room for a month. You know, he's like, I'm going to be in there another, you know, another month that he wanted to see me again. So we were definitely going to see each other while he was here, you know, and after we had already been together, I thought, you know, just be why he's here. We're just going to have a good time. And did I think it was a relationship? No. No. I just think it was an attraction.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And you thought once the movie got done shooting here in Atlanta, then he'd be back in LA with his life and this would all just be away,

[Nicole Forrester]

Just be a memory that'd just go away.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

Wow.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Anybody got a.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

The criticism that we're going to get is that we're putting you on the air and you are knowingly gonna have a relationship with a married guy.

[Nicole Forrester]

Mm. Well, not knowingly, because I told you it wasn't

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

once you. So you say once you got to his hotel room, you knew who he was, so you knew before you had sex with him that he was a married man.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah. And, you know, I mean, it happens every day. You know, I'm human. The attraction. I'm human, you know, that's all I can say. Was it right? No.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And you're not married?

[Nicole Forrester]

No.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Good morning, Liz. You're on Q100.

[Caller]

I just want to know how, you know, if they don't have, like, an open relationship. Had that guy from Ashley Madison on making a great point of people, you know, having to sleep around because they're both celebrities.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Yeah, they might. They might have that. That's why I asked the question. Did he ever mention that?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, he didn't really talk. Never talk about his wife. You know, he didn't talk about the movies he had done or anything like that. I found out most of that by myself. I did some digging afterwards, but. But, no, I don't think so. I mean, from what I understand, Josh was wanting to start a family, and, you know, Fergie's just really not ready to start a family right now.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

He didn't say that, though. You read that.

[Nicole Forrester]

No, I read this. Yes. And so. But from what I understand, Josh is, you know, I'm not the first that this has happened with, and nor will. I'm sure I'll be the last.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

How do you know that, though?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, just because, you know, from what I've read and stuff and. Who is it? Perez Hilton. Hilton, yeah. Perez Hilton actually called in and told that, you know, this has been. This has happened more than once. I had people contact him and let him know that they've had relationships with this person.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

So what do you say to critics that think you're making the whole thing up?

[Nicole Forrester]

You know, believe what you believe. I have proof. I have evidence, you know, and I'm sure it'll come out eventually.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Do you have phone records of him Absolutely. Calling you and you calling him? It's all logged.

[Nicole Forrester]

Oh, yeah.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

So for critics who wonder what your goal is. What's the goal in all of this?

[Nicole Forrester]

For the truth to get out and let them know that I'm absolutely not a liar. I am a single mom, and, you know, I just, you know, I really, really, really, really want everybody to know that this is the truth. And absolutely, they call me a liar and just run my name through the mud.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jim)]

To what end, though, that they know the truth? Like, I'm. I'm kind of with Melissa. Like, what goal does. What purpose does that serve for you to do?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, would you want your name slandered? No, absolutely not. Nobody wants their name slandered and, you know, be like, oh, this is another stripper trying to get money, blah, blah, blah. You know, that's not. How come attempt. First of all, I never knew him in the first place.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And so that's the most offensive thing. Like, his people denied the story initially.

[Nicole Forrester]

Absolutely.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Which you knew they would. But the second part of it was just another stripper trying to make some extra cash.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah. I mean, makes me mad.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

Is it. Isn't it some sort of dancer code of ethics that, like, kind of what happens, what is part of that stays part of that? Like, aren't you breaking some sort of code?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, this was not about dancing. This was about meeting somebody that you're attracted to and liking them.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Hey, good morning, Jeff. You're on Q100.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, I just want to know if she ever got the 20 grand yet. Nope. Absolutely not. Have not received any of it.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And we're assuming you won't at this point, right?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, and I'm not. You know, I don't. I mean, that's not my point right now. That's what everybody thinks, but. No, that's not my point. But are you gonna go after that money? I will see. I mean, I don't know what Ramin wants to do about it yet, but we'll see.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Do you think that inevitably this will help you financially because people will want to go to Tattletales to see Nicole or.

[Nicole Forrester]

Well, I'm hoping so now. You know, I mean, I'm scared to go to work, though, you know, I mean, because people have been coming in there left and right trying to talk to me. You know, I had a guy that came in there the other day, and he was like. He was like, oh, I have a contract. And whether it's true or not, I have no idea. But he was wearing, like, a direct mortgage shirt, and he was like, my name is so and so. I work directly for Josh Duhamel. And he was like, I have a contract for half a million dollars. We want you to stop talking about this and sign this contract. And I was like, absolutely not. You know, because I want everybody to know that they are putting me through the mud. They're making me out to be a liar, and I'm not a freaking liar.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

Have you thought about, you know, a year from now when you're dating someone and you guys are snuggled up on the couch and you're flipping through and Tad Hamilton comes on tv?

[Nicole Forrester]

Well.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Jeff)]

Or Transformers. Awkward.

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah. Well, I mean, it is what it is, you know, it's life.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

So you don't have any plans to call him if he calls you up today and says, look, let's put a stop to this. Please don't do any more radio interviews, no more tv. That's it. Stop. What would you do?

[Nicole Forrester]

I'm not sure. I'm not sure.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

What would you gain from continuing to do these?

[Nicole Forrester]

I don't know. Basically, I guess getting my story out there and letting them know that I'm not a liar, you know?

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

Yeah, I guess I'm still confused about. Because I think that once you knowingly get involved with someone who's married, celebrity or not, well, I definitely have to understand that they're not going to, you know, brag about being with you, you know, when they're trying to save their marriage?

[Nicole Forrester]

Yeah, well, he wasn't trying to brag when he was in bed with me either, was he? Or he wasn't trying to, like, not. He wasn't trying to be married when he was in bed with me.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

So if Fergie and Josh divorce over this, you have no regret?

[Nicole Forrester]

I mean, I don't Want anybody to get divorced, but why should everybody look bad on me? He did it willingly. Knowing he was married as well does take both.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

I guess that's it. Is there anything else we haven't covered that you need to clear?

[Nicole Forrester]

Nope. I think that about does it.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

I mean, you still seem pretty nervous and pretty shaken by the whole thing.

[Nicole Forrester]

I mean, it just bothers me, you know? It just bothers me.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Which part?

[Nicole Forrester]

Just that they. I mean, Josh's attorney actually, which is the same attorney as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, had actually sent us a letter, you know, telling us that we can't talk about this and that they were gonna sue us and all this kind of stuff. This is a liar. This is a bogus story or whatever. And I'm like, okay, yeah. Now that just makes me want to just be like, ugh, you know?

[Radio Host (Bert)]

So Fergie calls you up today and says, okay, that's it. I mean, this is really put stress on my relationship. Can you please just go away?

[Nicole Forrester]

No, I mean, I want her. I want. I want everybody. I want to get my story out there, and I want people to know, because people don't believe me. They don't believe me, and I want them to have the evidence, and I want them to know that I'm not a freaking liar.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Josh and Fergie call you up today, and they say, we're going to give you $50,000 just to go away. Just go away.

[Nicole Forrester]

Absolutely.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

$100,000.

[Nicole Forrester]

No, there's no amount of money right now. There's no amount of money.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

Do you understand how it seems like you have. I'm trying to think of the word because I understand there'd be frustration in people thinking that you're a liar. But I think after a while and being so frustrated, you know, it kind of goes back to what Jen and I were saying about what. To what end? Because then it'll seem like you are on a mission of some kind. You know what I mean?

[Nicole Forrester]

Like, beyond what my mission was. And that's it.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

Because, like, you got your story out

[Nicole Forrester]

today, so, you know, there's not a lot of people that still don't believe me. There's a lot of evidence that they don't know about that.

[Caller]

I have.

[Nicole Forrester]

I have a lot of stuff.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

The tabloids are funny, though. Like, once one gets a story like this is going to be picked up today, and once it's up on one website, it's up on 500 websites, and then it's on TV and it's on Access Hollywood, and it's on TMZ.

[Nicole Forrester]

And what if something happens of it? We know, what if they make a movie? What if, you know, I don't care, you know, But I just, you know, I mean, that's not my. What I'm trying to do.

[Radio Host/Commentator (Melissa)]

You want them to make a movie out of this?

[Nicole Forrester]

I'm not saying that. I'm just saying whatever, you know, I mean, he's saying movie. He's saying tv. I'm not saying no, I'm saying it's.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

It'll be on different tabloid shows tonight. So I don't think that you have to continue to do interview after interview after interview, because I think your story. Your story's now out there and it'll be picked up by a hundred different places people.

[Nicole Forrester]

People won't actually believe it until they have the proof in their hands. They'll always be the skeptics that are like, yeah, right, she's still that. That stripper that's trying to get paid. That's what they're always going to think. So I've got the proof, you know.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

So you're doing this until your name is clear?

[Nicole Forrester]

Absolutely. Could be a lifetime. Well, we'll see.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Okay. Well, thanks for coming in. You were so nervous when you walked in here. I was like, she is never gonna make it through this. No, sir.

[Nicole Forrester]

I loosen up pretty good.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

So. Yeah. Please keep us posted on what's going on.

[Nicole Forrester]

All right.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

And I have a feeling that the Josh Duhamel people will be giving us a call later on today also.

[Nicole Forrester]

Let him come in and do an interview. Let him do a polygraph.

[Radio Host (Bert)]

Nicole Forrester, who says that she had this one night stand with Josh Duhamel and says, not about money anymore. Now it's just about getting the truth out. The Birch Show.