Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-Lee chose to take a ‘subtle’ step to seemingly confirm speculation about the actor’s alleged affair with Sutton Foster because she was ‘hurt’ by his dishonesty, insiders claim.
The Australian actress, 68, raised eyebrows on Wednesday when her private Instagram account ‘liked’ a video from gossip blogger Tasha Lustig, which claimed Jackman, 56, ‘ran off with the mistress’ and a ‘soft launch’ of their was planning a relationship. according to We weekly.
What made the claim more credible was Furness’s friend Amanda de Cadenet, who commented on this message from October 26: ‘You are right about this. My beloved friend Deb is about to get her ass ripped off, fyi!”
Furness, who announced her divorce from Jackman in September 2023, “liked” the post to shed more light on her divorce.
“She has suspected Hugh of cheating on her and he has denied it time and time again,” the source said. “This would hurt the worst.”
The source added that the couple’s 27-year marriage was thwarted by Jackman’s alleged lies, continuing: ‘They based their marriage on honesty. But if Hugh didn’t cheat physically, she knows he did emotionally.
Hugh Jackman’s ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness chose to take a ‘subtle’ step to seemingly confirm speculation about the actor’s alleged affair with Sutton Foster because she was ‘hurt’
The actress appeared to confirm that the real reason for their divorce stemmed from Jackman’s rumored affair with his former Music Man costar, 49 (pictured in 2022)
“She wouldn’t be the one to break anything or say anything, and she still won’t speak out.”
The source added, “The fact that she likes a simple post is the most subtle thing she can do that would have the biggest impact, and there is no way it can be proven that it was a joke on him. It is left up to interpretation.”
Jackman and Foster first started with workshops Jerry Zaks’ Broadway revival of the 1957 musical in March 2020.
The costars took on the roles of Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, which ran from February 2022 to January 2023, at the Winter Garden Theater in Manhattan.
In the post that Furness liked, gossip blogger Lustig claimed that the former costars have planned a “soft launch” of their relationship in public to test reactions, adding that they will have to “live the Disney story of the ages devise’ to win over. critics.
Jackman and Foster have already attended public events together and were smitten on the opening night of their show The Music Man on Broadway in February 2022.
Reports claim their affair on the show was ‘Broadway’s worst kept secret’ and now it’s claimed the ‘really happy’ couple are keen to take their relationship public.
It comes after sources revealed to DailyMail.com that Furness raised concerns about the couple teaming up for the 2022 Broadway production — a year before Jackman announced the end of their 27-year marriage.
Furness’ private Instagram account ‘found’ a gossip blogger’s video claiming Jackman, 56, ‘ran off with the mistress’ (pictured May 2023)
The source said: ‘Liking a simple post is the most subtle thing she could do that would have the biggest impact and there is no way to prove it’
“Deborra-Lee had her suspicions when Hugh started working with Sutton,” a source previously said. “Their relationship is no secret to her.”
Furness shares adopted children Oscar, 24, and Ava, 19, with her ex.
The insider noted, “She’s not addressing this or speaking out against Hugh. When they divorced, they agreed to keep everything that happened during their marriage private.”
The rumored couple spoke publicly about each other and both admitted it was “a dream come true” to work together in resurfaced interviews.
Foster spoke highly of the “incredibly kind and generous” Jackman Fashion when asked about their professional relationship, he gushed that ‘he has now become one of my best friends,” before adding that “we just spent Memorial Day with our families. It’s really nice to meet new friends after the age of forty.’
It comes after a source told Page Six that the couple ‘100 percent together, in love and wanting to spend the rest of their lives together.’
Foster filed for divorce from her estranged husband Ted Griffin last month after 10 years of marriage. They share daughter Emily, seven.
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.
Jackman and Furness shocked fans when they announced their divorce last year.