Hugh Jackman & Deborra Lee Furness announce split

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Hugh Jackman SPLITS with wife Deborra-Lee Furness: Couple end their marriage after three decades together as they issue statement saying they're moving forward 'with gratitude, love, and kindness'

Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness are ending their marriage after 27 years

The Australian couple share two children together; Oscar, 23, and Ava, 18

Pair issued a joint statement Friday confirming the shock split

'We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,' the couple said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

'Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.'

The statement was signed was signed off by the pair as 'Deb and Hugh Jackman,' adding: 'This is the sole statement either of us will make.'

The Australian couple share two children together; Oscar, 23, and Ava, 18.

They have been married for 27 years.

This April marked the pair's 27th wedding anniversary and the Wolverine star posted a gushing tribute to his wife.

'I love you Deb. Today is our 27th wedding anniversary. 27 years! I love you so much,' the actor gushed to his 79.1M social media followers.

'Together we have created a beautiful family. And life. Your laughter, your spirit, generosity, humor, cheekiness, courage, and loyalty is an incredible gift to me. I love you with all my heart.'


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[brookie]

Thought these two were pretty tight.

[coppercatseye]

That’s a surprise. 27 years is a long time.

[waterslide]

I definitely was surprised (in an odd way). They seemed like friends who are married so I thought they’d make it.

[podium]

I’m actually shocked and saddened by this.

[Sarzy]

Sept 15, 2023 18:46:32 GMT waterslide said:

I definitely was surprised (in an odd way). They seemed like friends who are married so I thought they’d make it.

Because of rumours over the years I thought it was a lavender marriage. So yeah I'm kind of surprised they've split too. 

[greysfang]

Maybe they're splitting because Hugh's long time "friend" wants to get married since its legal now.

[loftybike]

^^^ Well, he's free now, I think they waited until Ava became an adult, which may or not be related to the rumours about him. I'm a bit sad, I liked them together.

[constancespry]

Wow, this is kind of sad. I am surprised, i thought they were lifers for sure.

[daphodil]

This is a surprise. Hope they're both okay with it all.

[sputnik]

waiting until their youngest turns 18 and leaves the house makes me think the split has been in the works for a long time. i wonder why, though? i don't see hugh coming out of the closet. unless she's the one who's sick of being a beard and/or has met someone?

[tulip]

I'm really shocked.

[Pixie]

Waoh, just like everybody I did not see that coming.

[sputnik]

page six says the split was 'a long time coming'. i very much doubt deb not being at his broadway rehearsals or falling asleep when she did show up has anything to do with it lol 


Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’ split was a ‘long time coming’
By Nicki Gostin
Published Sep. 15, 2023, 4:38 p.m. ET


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Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’ split had been “a long time coming,” a source close to the couple told Page Six exclusively Friday.

Following news that the two actors were separating after 27 years of marriage, a Broadway insider told us they weren’t surprised at all, adding, “It happened a while ago. Friends and family knew about it.”

The insider theorized that there may have been problems between the two for a while, most likely even before Jackman returned to Broadway in February 2022 for “The Music Man.”

The reason? “Deb wasn’t at rehearsals very much,” they told us, adding that she “was even spotted snoozing during some of them.”




A Broadway insider told us that Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’ split was a long time coming.
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The insider furthered that a third was not involved and they had simply morphed into “roommates.”

Despite those close to them knowing their split was only a matter of time, fans were shocked when the couple announced their split on Friday with a joint statement.

“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” the former couple told People.

“Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”


They revealed that friends and family knew about it long before news broke.


Jackman 54, and Furness, 67 further explained that “our family has been and always will be our highest priority” as “we undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love and kindness.”

“We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives,” the statement continued before they signed off as “Deb and Hugh Jackman.”

“This is the sole statement either of us will make,” they clarified at the end of the statement.

The couple’s love story began when they met on the set of Australian TV series “Correlli” in 1995 and tied the knot the following year.

After struggling to have children of their own, they adopted two kids: Oscar, now 23, and Ava, now 18.


The two constantly gushed over each other on social media and in front of the crowds.

The “Wolverine” star has long publicly gushed about Furness, writing effusive notes on social media on their anniversaries.

In 2012, Jackman praised Furness at the Tony Awards when she presented him with a humanitarian award.

“There is something I hold [in my heart] that is the reason why I’m here today, why any of this is possible… why any of this means anything, and that is because my incredible wife and kids support me,” he said on stage.

“I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you’ve ever done for me,” before sweeping her up in a passionate smooch.

[sputnik]

page six also brought up the gay rumours



Hugh Jackman, wife Deborra-Lee Furness addressed rumors he’s gay years before splitting
By Eileen Reslen
Published Sep. 15, 2023, 5:19 p.m. ET


Hugh Jackman’s sexuality has been questioned throughout his career, but he and his now-ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, were always ready to shut those rumors down.

In 2013, the “X-Men” star, 54, told Australia’s “60 Minutes” that he felt frustrated over the constant speculation, according to the Huffington Post.

“It’s, to me, not the most interesting thing about a person, anyway,” he said.

“I do get frustrated for Deb, cause I see Deb go, ‘Ah, this is just crazy!'”

Furness, 67, who was also present for the interview at the time, reportedly chimed in, “If he was gay, fine, he would say he’s gay. It’s annoying because it’s not true.”

In a separate interview with the Hollywood Reporter that same year, Jackman shared that the rumors about him being gay had started to take a toll on his then-wife.

“Just recently, it bugs her,” the “Greatest Showman” star told the outlet at the time.

“She goes: ‘It’s big. It’s everywhere!,'” he added, nothing that the Australian actress would peruse the internet often and spiral afterwards.

However, Furness later on appeared to have a better sense of humor about the chatter surrounding Jackman’s sexuality.

During a Q&A on Anh’s Brush With Fame in 2020, the mother of two reportedly quipped of her then-husband, “He’s been gay so many years. I was gay, too. You know when I did ‘Shame’? I was gay. They were shocked when I got married.”

However, Furness then put the jokes aside to reiterate that the persistent badgering was “just wrong.”

“It’s like someone saying to Elton John, ‘He’s straight.’ I’m sure he’d be pissed,” she said at the time.

Jackman and Furness met in 1995 on the set of the Australian TV series “Correlli” and appeared to have a happy marriage for nearly three decades.

Their 13-year age gap was always a topic of discussion amongst the peanut gallery, but “Wolverine” star maintained that he was the more mature one in the relationship.

“She’s just like a little kid,” he told People in 2017. I’m the [one saying], ‘Babe, this is not a legal parking spot,'” to which his then-wife would reportedly respond, “‘Oh, come on, Mr. Goody- Goody.’”

Jackman and Furness decided to part ways, however, on Friday after 27 years of marriage.

They told People in a joint statement, “We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage.

“Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth. Our family has been and always will be our highest priority.”

The former couple then noted that they look forward to their next chapter with “gratitude, love and kindness” and asked for “privacy” as they transition into this next phase.

The pair then concluded, “This is the sole statement either of us will make,” signing off, “Deb and Hugh Jackman.”

Jackman and Furness tied the knot in 1996 and share two kids, Oscar Maximilian Jackman, 23, and Ava Eliot Jackman, 18, whom are both adopted.