Hugh Jackman might not have been a free agent firstly of his alleged romance with Sutton Foster.
The 56-year-old was married to ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness for 27 years earlier than the 2 introduced they had been divorcing. Rumors have swirled over the previous few months that Jackman probably stepped out of his marriage to Furness, 68, along with his “The Music Man” co-star, 49.
Now, the Australian actress has seemingly reacted to information of the “Deadpool & Wolverine” star’s relationship with Foster.
Furness “liked” a put up from her non-public Instagram account of gossip blogger Tasha Lustig claiming that Jackman had “blindsided” Furness by sharing his relationship with Foster, per US Weekly on Wednesday.
The producer’s buddy, British media persona Amanda de Cadenet, additionally weighed in on the allegations, writing in a remark final month, “You are on point with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment fyi!”
The Put up has reached out to reps for Jackman, Furness and Foster for remark.
In the meantime, sources claimed to the outlet on Tuesday that Jackman did have “an affair” with Foster.
“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced,” the insider, who’s near Foster, stated.
“A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”
The supply additionally claimed Jackman and Foster are collectively in the meanwhile, including, “They are really happy now.”
Furness reportedly had “suspicions” about her longtime husband working with the actress on Broadway.
Jackman and Foster appeared collectively in “The Music Man,” which ran on the Nice White Manner from December 2021 to January 2023.
9 months later, Jackman and Furness introduced the top of their 27-year marriage.
“Deborra-Lee had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” a supply instructed the Day by day Mail earlier this month. “Their relationship is not a secret to her.”
Earlier this week, Web page Six reported that Foster filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years, Ted Griffin, with sources telling the outlet that she and Jackman are actually formally an merchandise.
“They are 100% together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” one insider said. “They go out of their way to hide it, but it’s common knowledge.”
Furness, who shares adopted kids Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with Jackman, has but to talk publicly in regards to the finish of her marriage to the “X-men” hunk — or rumors that he and Foster are relationship.
The supply instructed the Day by day Mail that she “wants to be left out of this narrative.”
“She is not going to address this or speak against Hugh,” they stated. “When they divorced, they agreed to keep everything that happened during their marriage private.”
“Time has passed for Hugh to mourn his divorce and now Sutton is over her relationship, they are getting closer to making it official,” a second insider added.
“They aren’t going to shove it down everyone’s throat. They became close friends while working together and got to confide in each other over their individual troubles.”
The supply famous that “Hugh still has tremendous respect for Deborra-Lee. They have kids and that is what is important to them both. The are repairing what they can, and will never talk ill about each other.”
Jackman and Furness tied the knot in 1996. They launched a joint assertion about their separation in September 2023.
“We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” they instructed Folks on the time.
“Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth. Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness.”
