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Hugh Jackman gently supported Sutton Foster‘s West Coast run of Once Upon a Mattress.
Jackman, 56, was spotted at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 4, according to photos released DeuxMe. The footage showed Jackman recording a fellow passenger Carol Burnett they received an unexpected round of applause during the intermission.
Foster, 49, played Princess Winifred a Broadway revival from Back then, the mattress which ended in November 2024. After production ended on the Great White Way, she reprized the role for a limited run in California.
My Weekly confirmed in November 2024 Foster and Jackman started dating after working together on a Broadway revival The The man of music the year before.
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are enjoying the next chapter of their life together. Sources confirmed to Us Weekly in a cover story this week that Jackman, 56, and Foster, 49, are in a relationship. Now an insider is shedding light on what their “reckless” and “joyful” romance entails. According to a source, Jackman and Foster are enjoying (…)
“They are happier than ever,” a source exclusively said Oursaying that their romance is a “wonderful next chapter” with “a balance of playfulness and genuine admiration”.
According to insiders, Jackman was drawn to Foster’s “enormous talent, infectious positivity and down-to-earth nature”, with the Tony-winning actress praising his “kindness, professionalism and ability to make others feel valued”.
Jackman was previously married Deborra-lee Furness for 27 years, announcing their separation in September 2023.
“We have been blessed to share nearly three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” said Jackman and Furness, 69, said in a joint statement at that time. “Our journey is now shifting and we have decided to separate to continue our individual growth. Our family has been and always will be our highest priority.”
Final note: “We accept this next chapter with gratitude, love and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family goes through this transition in our lives.”
The Deadpool and Wolverine star and Furness share two grown children.
Meanwhile, Foster married a screenwriter Ted Griffin for decades. She filed for divorce in October 2024, which has yet to be resolved. The Bunheads alum and Griffin, 53, share a daughter, Emily, whom they adopted in 2017. (Foster was also previously married to a Broadway co-star Christian Borle between 2006 and 2009)
According to insiders, Foster and Jackman’s relationship was “The reason why Hugh and Deb divorced.”
“A lot of people on Broadway knew and we kept it quiet because they’re both such nice and great people,” a source claimed in November 2024. “Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and an overlap.’
Meanwhile, another source claimed Jackman initially “didn’t own up” to the apparent affair and blackballed Furness. Jackman, Furness, and Foster have not addressed the situation publicly.
