Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness: was the cause of the divorce his extramarital affair with Sutton Foster?

There may have been another woman’s hand in the end of the marriage between Hugh Jackman And Deborra-Lee Furness. The breakup between the two actors, announced in September 2023surprised fans quite a bit, accustomed to seeing them side by side from 27 years old. Just over twelve months later, increasingly insistent rumors claim that he is in love again with the 49-year-old actress Sutton Foster. Nothing bad, except that the dating would have started when both were still married. The two worked together on the theater show The Music Man, and on that occasion they would go further. To confirm the betrayal is now an anonymous source, who a Us Weekly exclusively told something that had already been rumored for a while. “Sutton and Hugh’s affair is why Hugh and Deb divorced,” said the insider, close to Foster. “A lot of people on Broadway knew about it and we kept it under wraps because they are both such kind and amazing people. Everyone respected their privacy.”

Jackman and Sutton Foster in 2022, when they performed at the Tony Awards as their characters in The Music Man.

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The secret, however, eventually leaked out anyway. Jackman and Foster have been in the same Broadway circles forever, so much so that he reportedly claimed to have seen all of her shows. After being cast in The Music Man they would immediately make friends, and they have also spent time together with their respective families. A very close bond, in short, which they have often spoken about publicly. Guest at Live with Kelly and Ryan, for example, she had told of a sort of pre-show ritual, during which they sat on the floor of the dressing room and chatted. “It’s a wonderful thing,” he said, “We talk and catch up on our day.”

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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness are separating after 27 years of marriage
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Then things would have changed, without their respective partners suspecting anything (Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin, married since 2014, started divorce proceedings this year). «Deborra-Lee was taken by surprise when she discovered the affair», an insider revealed always to Us Weekly, “Apparently it was Broadway’s worst kept secret and she was the last to know.”. According to the magazine, Jackman would never have confirmed the betrayal. “He didn’t admit it,” he continued. Deborra-Lee Furness would have liked to save the marriage, however her husband’s affair would have continued.

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And it was she who indirectly confirmed it via social media last October 26, when she liked a video published by the gossip blogger Tasha Lustig which claimed Jackman was planning a soft launch of his relationship with Sutton Foster. To add credibility to everything, Amanda de Cadenet, friend of Furness, who commented under the same post: “You’re on point.” No response, at least for the moment, has come from Jackman. Who knows if sooner or later there will really be the long-awaited public debut with the new partner. For the moment they have chosen to keep a low profile..

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in 2022.

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in 2022.

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The actor and wife DeborraLee Furness at the 2023 Met Gala.

The actor and wife Deborra-Lee Furness at the 2023 Met Gala.

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Source: Vanity Fair

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