Hugh Jackman’s rumored new girlfriend Sutton Foster said working alongside the Broadway star was “a dream come true” and that she had “the time of her life” in a resurfaced interview from two years ago.
Two years before sparking romance rumors with the Deadpool & Wolverine star, 56, the 49-year-old triple threat actress praised getting the chance to work with Hugh in the Broadway revival of The Music Man.
“The show is very joyful and I’m having the time of my life acting alongside this guy,” Sutton said during a joint appearance with her co-star on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
“You had to say that, but thanks,” Hugh joked.
‘I did!’ Sutton then exclaimed, smiling at her co-star.
‘But it’s like… it’s a dream come true. Really.’
Meanwhile, Hugh called Sutton a “dream” in another resurfaced interview from 2022.
“It’s been a long time since I did a music book; actually, 18 years, since The Boy From Oz,” he said. New York Theater Guide.
Hugh Jackman’s rumored new girlfriend Sutton Foster said working alongside the Broadway star was “a dream come true” in a resurfaced interview from two years ago.
“I’ve been lucky enough to do movies and some plays, but there’s nothing like doing a musical on Broadway.”
He went on to specifically applaud “this particular cast” for their hard work, before sweetly saying that “Sutton Foster is just a dream.”
That same year, Sutton spoke highly of Hugh Fashion when asked about their professional relationship.
“He has an impeccable reputation for being the hardest working man, incredibly kind and generous, and all of that is true,” she told the magazine.
‘He disarms everyone and does nothing with him.
“And now he’s become one of my best friends, which was a surprise, because normally you think about these things: ‘Well, I hope we get along.’ But we just spent Memorial Day with our families. It’s a lot of fun to meet new friends after 40.’
Meanwhile, Hugh previously called his rumored new love interest a “dream” to work with in a resurfaced interview from the same year.
Earlier this week, Sutton filed for divorce from her ex-husband Ted Griffin after 10 years of marriage.
Hugh and Sutton starred together in The Music Man on Broadway in 2022, a year before he announced his separation from wife Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage.
Speculation about the couple’s relationship began in Broadway circles while they were co-stars and several sources said Page six that Sutton and Hugh “have fallen in love.”
“They are 100 percent together, they are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” a source previously told the publication.
The couple is reportedly going strong, but they have kept the relationship out of the public eye, according to sources.
“Sutton Foster is just a dream,” he told the New York Theater Guide in 2022 (pictured that year)
Hugh and Sutton starred together in The Music Man on Broadway in 2022, a year before he announced his separation from wife Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage.
‘They are still together. They do everything they can to hide it, but it is common knowledge.
Both have a strong background in musical theatre, with Hugh frequently showcasing his singing and dancing skills in various productions, while Sutton is renowned for her vocal and dancing prowess.
Sutton was born in Georgia in 1975 and has a 30-year career in theater, including theater, film, television and singing.
The two-time Tony Award winner’s background is similar to Hugh’s: they both started in theater and have an abiding passion for live performance.
The pair have also adopted children, with Sutton and ex-husband Ted being the proud parents of daughter Emily, seven, while Hugh shares Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with ex-wife Deborra-Lee.
Both are involved in various charitable initiatives and use their platforms to support arts education and other causes.
Sutton has performed in some of the world’s most popular theater productions, including playing Sandy in Grease, the title character in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical.
She is also an accomplished television star and played the lead role in the popular American drama series Younger throughout her career from 2015 to 2021.
Earlier this week, Foster filed for divorce from her husband Ted Griffin (pictured in 2022).
Her first marriage was to Tony winner Christian Borle, 51, from 2006 to 2009.
Four years later, she confirmed her engagement to Griffin, screenwriter of Ocean’s Eleven.
The couple said ‘I do’ in a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, in October 2014.
In 2021, she shared her thoughts on starting a family with her second husband.
The star said she was “always undecided about whether she wanted to have children,” in an essay for People.
Speculation about the couple’s relationship began in Broadway circles while they were co-stars, with multiple sources telling Page Six that Foster and Jackman ‘have fallen in love’ (seen in 2024)
‘I was always very motivated by my career and I had such a complicated relationship growing up with my own mother… It was never clear to me. I got married when I was 30 years old; “It didn’t last, but one thing it did give me was this little hint that maybe I wanted to have a family,” he added.
However, when she met Griffin, her view of family changed.
“When I met my husband, it was the first time I finally said, ‘Oh, I get it. I understand why people have families,'” she wrote.
In 2020, she opened up about spending time with her husband and daughter amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with People.
Meanwhile, Jackman filed for divorce from his wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 68, in September last year, after 27 years of marriage (seen together in 2023).
The star said it was “the first time we’ve all been together for so long focused without any of us traveling or having to go out to work every day.”
‘Especially breakfast and dinner. We’re all sitting at the table and now my daughter will ask everyone, “How was your day?” “We all like to sit and talk and we have made it a very important part of our day to get together as a family.”
Foster added that her daughter was “really thriving” because “we’re all together.”
Meanwhile, Hugh filed for divorce from wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 68, in September last year after 27 years of marriage.
‘We have been fortunate to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful and loving marriage. “Our journey is now changing and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,” they shared in a joint statement.
The former couple share two adopted children, son Oscar, 24, and daughter Ava, 19.