Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness appeared to confirm the real reason for his September 2023. legal separation arose from his rumored romance with his former Music Man star, Sutton Foster.
He “liked” the 68-year-old Australian’s private Instagram account Video from October 26. of gossip blogger Tasha Lustig claiming he was “running off with his mistress” and planning a “soft launch” of their relationship, according to Us weekly.
Adding credibility to the claim was Deborra-Lee’s friend Amanda de Cadenet, who commented on the same post: ‘You are right with this. My dear friend Deb is about to shine any minute now!
It was March 2020, just as COVID shut down the world, when the 56-year-old Australian and 49-year-old Georgia-born, Michigan-raised man dizzily began to work for the first time Jerry Zaks’ Broadway revival of the 1957 musical.
Hugh and Sutton took on the roles of Harold Hill and Marian Paroo in The Music Man, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023 at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan.
Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness (2-L, pictured 2023) appeared to confirm that the real reason for their legal separation in September 2023 stemmed from her rumored romance with her former Music Man star Sutton Foster (R, pictured in 2022). )
“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb (broke up),” a source close to Foster told the outlet.
“A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it a secret because they’re both such nice, cool people. Everyone respected his privacy. But there was an adventure and an overlap. “Now they are very happy.”
They continued: “Hugh’s whole image is that he’s the nicest guy in Hollywood, so he doesn’t know what to make of this.”
And while a source told DailyMail.com on October 26 that Furness “had his suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” an industry source claimed otherwise to Us Weekly.
“Deborra-Lee was shocked when she found out about the affair during the course of the show,” the source said.
It was apparently the worst kept secret on Broadway, and Deborra-Lee was the last to know. (Worse still) he didn’t admit it!’
The force of nature: The Dry 2 actress and Jackman’s two adopted children: her son Oscar Maximilian Jackman, 24; and his daughter Ava Eliot Jackman, 19, are legal adults, but they will find it difficult to split his alleged $180 million fortune.
“For a woman who has been married for 27 years and then finds out that her partner was unfaithful and untrustworthy, it’s a pretty devastating life experience,” said a friend of Deborrah-Lee.
The 68-year-old Australian’s private Instagram account liked an Oct. 26 video from gossip blogger Tasha Lustig, which claimed he was “running off with his mistress” and planning a “soft launch.” of their relationship.
Adding credibility to the claim was Deborra-Lee’s friend Amanda de Cadenet, who commented on the same post: ‘You are right with this. My dear friend Deb is about to shine any minute now!
It was March 2020, just as COVID shut down the world, when the 56-year-old Australian and the 49-year-old, Georgia-born, Michigan-raised man first giddily began work on the Broadway revival of the 1957 musical by Jerry Zaks.
Hugh and Sutton took on the roles of Harold Hill and Marian Paroo in The Music Man, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023 at Manhattan’s Winter Garden Theater (pictured in 2022).
A source close to Foster said: “Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb (broke up). A lot of people on Broadway knew about it and we kept it a secret because they are both very nice and great people (in the photo from 2021).
“I think a lot of people were surprised that he could do this to her, especially since she is the mother of his children and they have gone through three decades of life together. Maybe a little respect would have been needed.
It’s worth noting that the Deadpool & Wolverine action star fell for Furness while co-starring as a brain-damaged convict and a prison psychologist in the 10-episode ABC series Correlli in 1995.
Eyebrows were raised once again when the two-time Tony winner filed for an uncontested divorce from her second husband, Ted Griffin, on Oct. 22 in New York County Supreme Court, according to Page six.
During their decade-long marriage, Sutton and the 9-1-1 writer-producer, 53, adopted their seven-year-old daughter Emily Griffin, and she told him Fashion in 2022 that his family ‘spent Memorial Day’ with Hugh’s family.
And while a source told DailyMail.com on October 26 that Furness “had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton”, a new industry source claimed she was “taken by surprise” (pictured in 2023) .
Force of nature: The Dry 2 actress and Jackman’s two adopted children are legal adults, but they will have a hard time splitting his alleged $180 million fortune (pictured in 2012).
It’s worth noting that the Deadpool and Wolverine action star fell for Deborra-Lee while co-starring as a brain-damaged convict and a prison psychologist in the 10-episode ABC series Correlli in 1995.
Eyebrows were raised once again when the two-time Tony winner filed for an uncontested divorce from her second husband, Ted Griffin (R, pictured 2022) on October 22 in New York County Supreme Court.
During their decade-long marriage, Sutton and the 9-1-1 producer and writer, 53, adopted their seven-year-old daughter Emily Griffin (left, pictured in 2023).
It’s unclear when the shy couple’s alleged affair began, but it was In weekly contact which first reported on it on December 13.
Foster divorced her first husband, actor Christian Borle, in 2009 after three years of marriage.
The Grammy nominee currently stars as Princess Winnifred in the Broadway musical revival of Lear deBessonet’s Once Upon a Mattress, running through November 30 at the Hudson Theater in Manhattan.
Jackman, who is just one Oscar away from achieving EGOT status, will star in Craig Brewer’s musical drama Song Sung Blue, Michael Sarnoski’s drama The Death of Robin Hood and Kyle Balda’s comedy Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie .
