Rumors of a romance between Hugh Jackman and an actress he starred with on Broadway have reached boiling point after it emerged she has split from her husband.
Tony-winning Broadway star Sutton Foster, 49, filed for an uncontested divorce from her screenwriter husband Ted Griffin, 53, in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday. Page six reports.
Hugh, 56, and Sutton starred together in The Music Man on Broadway in 2022, a year before he announced his divorce from wife Deborra-Lee Furness after 27 years of marriage.
Speculation about the couple’s relationship began in Broadway circles when they were co-stars, with a number of sources telling Page Six that Foster and Jackman have “fallen in love.”
“They are 100 percent together, in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” an insider previously told the publication.
The couple is reportedly doing well but has kept the relationship out of the public eye, according to sources.
‘They’re still together. They do everything they can to hide it, but it is common knowledge.
The split comes as rumors of a romance between her and former The Music Man co-star Hugh Jackman, 56, continue to circulate; the duo seen in 2022
Both have strong backgrounds in musical theatre, with Jackman regularly showcasing his singing and dancing skills in various productions, while Sutton has been praised for her vocal and dancing skills.
Born in 1975 in the US state of Georgia, Sutton has a 30-year career in drama, including theatre, film and TV and singing.
The two-time Tony Award winner’s background is incredibly similar to Jackman’s: he started in theater and has an ongoing passion for live performance.
They have also both adopted children, with Sutton and her ex-husband Ted being the proud parents of daughter Emily, seven, while Jackman shares Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with his ex-wife Deborra-Lee.
Furthermore, they are both involved in various charitable efforts, using their platforms to support arts education and other causes.
Sutton Foster has filed for divorce from husband Ted Griffin. The actress, 49, and the Ocean’s Eleven screenwriter, 53, are splitting after 10 years of marriage, according to Page Six; seen in 2022
A number of sources told Page Six that Foster and Jackman have “fell in love” but have kept the relationship out of the public eye; the two seen in 2022
Sutton has performed in some of the world’s most popular theater productions, including the role of Sandy in Grease, the title character in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical.
She is also an accomplished TV star and played the lead role in the hit American drama series Younger for its entire run, from 2015 to 2021.
Her first marriage was to Tony winner Christian Borle, 51, from 2006 to 2009.
Four years later, she confirmed her engagement to Griffin, an Ocean’s Eleven screenwriter.
The couple said “I do” during a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, in October 2014.
In 2021, she shared her thoughts on staring a family with her second husband.
The star said she “always had doubts about whether I wanted to have children,” in an essay for People.
The Younger star filed for an uncontested divorce in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday; they can be seen in 2018
Sutton confirmed her engagement to Griffin in 2013. The couple said “I do” at a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, in October 2014; the couple pictured in 2017
After years of struggling with fertility, Foster and Griffin adopted daughter Emily, now seven, in 2017
Speculation about the couple’s relationship began in Broadway circles while Foster was starring in The Music Man with Jackman; they will be shown at the Tony Awards in 2022
“I was always very career-driven, and I had such a difficult relationship growing up with my own mother… It was never clear to me. I got married in my thirties; It didn’t last long, but one thing it did give me was the little inkling that maybe I wanted to start a family,” she added.
However, meeting Griffin changed her view of family.
“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 spoke about spending time with her husband and daughter during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with her People.
Sutton was previously married to her first husband, Tony winner Christian Borle, 51, from 2006 to 2009; the former couple pictured in 2006 in New York
The star said it was “the first time we were all so focused together without either of us having to travel or go 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 down and talk and we have made it a really important part of our day that we get together as a family.”
Foster added that her daughter “really thrived” because “we’re all together.”
Meanwhile, Jackman filed for divorce from his wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 68, in September last year after 27 years of marriage.
“We are blessed to have had a beautiful, loving marriage together as husband and wife for nearly three decades. Our journey is now changing and we have decided to part ways to pursue our individual growth,” they shared in a joint statement at the time.
The former couple have two adopted children together: son Oscar, 24, and daughter Ava, 19.