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Hugh Jackman’s love life has been widely discussed his entire life, even before he and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness announced their separation in September 2023.
After months of rumours, it now seems Hugh Jackman may have a new flame: former Broadway co-star Sutton Foster.
According to photos obtained by People Magazine, Hugh Jackman has stepped out for what looks like a date night with Sutton Foster.
The two arrived for dinner together on January 6th in Santa Monica, California and were seen holding hands and smiling.
While neither Hugh nor Sutton have responded to People’s requests for comment, the publication is reporting they did meet for dinner.
“Hugh is relieved to have the news out there now,” a source told New Idea. “He and Sutton can finally get on with their lives.”
This came just one day after Hugh was spied in the audience of Sutton’s LA theatre show, Once Upon a Mattress, on both nights of its closing weekend.
Deb’s pain as her husband moves on
While Hugh may be pleased his new relationship has now gone public, the pictures were rough viewing for his ex-wife, Deborra-lee Furness.
“It would be hard for any former spouse to see someone they believed to be their partner for life moving on,” adds the source.
“Especially given Hugh is clearly besotted.”
Unfortunately for Deb, 69, the news is likely set to get worse. An exclusive source close to Hugh and Sutton, speaking to New Idea on the condition of anonymity, believes that marriage is on the cards – and soon.
“They are incredibly in love,” reveals the insider. “They have been together for a while now and he can’t get enough of her. I wouldn’t actually be surprised if they were already engaged to be honest.”
While Deb has maintained a stony silence over Hugh and Sutton’s loved-up couple debut, another source tells New Idea she won’t be so accepting if Hugh rushes into marriage.
“It would push her over the edge,” says a source.
“Deb has been very dignified in her silence, but being humiliated like that would be the final straw. She would come forward with her own side of the story, and it might not make pretty reading for Hugh.”
Indeed, Deb’s friend Amanda De Cadenet recently responded to a blog post that claimed Hugh was “planning a soft launch” of the relationship.
Amanda wrote, “You are on point with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment FYI!”
How did Hugh and Sutton meet?
The two starred together in the Broadway musical The Music Man from late 2021 until early 2023, and at this time, there was speculation that Sutton’s marriage to Ted Griffin was on the rocks.
Sutton and Ted, who share a daughter, later revealed that they had filed for divorce in October 2024. Rumours are now circulating that Hugh and Sutton are in a relationship.
“They are 100 percent together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” a source told Page Six.
“They are still together. They go out of their way to hide it, but it’s common knowledge,” the insider added.
Hugh was married to Deborra-Lee for 27 years before they decided to divorce in 2023.
“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” they said in a statement at the time.
“Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”
Has Deborra-Lee Furness quietly weighed in on the rumoured relationship between Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster?
When the rumours started, reports suggested Deborra-Lee knew about Hugh’s relationship with Sutton.
“Deborra-Lee had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” an insider allegedly told the Daily Mail. “Their relationship is not a secret to her.”
The source also said the Deborra-Lee wanted to be “left out of this narrative”.
But that may have changed after US gossip blogger Tasha Lustig posted a video describing the alleged affair as “a typical Disney mantale” – which Us Weekly has said Deborra-Lee “liked” from her private account (meaning it would only be visible to people she follows).
In the video, Tasha Lustig says Hugh Jackman had “blindsided” Deborra-Lee and “was running off with the mistress”. She goes on to say that Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster seem to “want to soft launch” their rumoured relationship.
The video has racked more than 26k “likes” on Instagram and another 78k on TikTok (and counting), with thousands of comments. This include one from British media personality Amanda de Cadenet – who Us Weekly describes as “Furness’ close friend” – which says “you are on point with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment fyi!”
We checked and de Cadenet’s comment *is* public and visible for anyone to read.
But Deborra-Lee Furness hasn’t made any public statements, and neither have Hugh Jackman or Sutton Foster. So for now, we will just have to wait and see what happens next.
This story was published on October 29, 2024 and updated on January 7th 2025 with more information.
