Confidant Reveals Details of Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster’s Relationship After Deborra-Lee’s Agreement Break

Her boyfriend Hugh Jackman is at the center of a high-profile separation and stands accused of ‘betrayal’ by his estranged wife – yet despite the fallout, Sutton Foster is ‘happy’ and in a good place.

On Sunday, the Broadway star, 50, made her first public appearance since Deborra-Lee Furness, 69, filed for divorce from Jackman.

Walking the red carpet at the annual Drama Desk Awards in New York, Foster clearly wanted to avoid any personal talk – awkwardly dodging questions about her romance with the 56-year-old Wolverine star.

But that didn’t stop actor Michael Urie, who played Foster’s on-stage lover in Broadway production Once Upon a Mattress, from lifting the lid on the new relationship in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.

‘I mean, she’s my colleague and my friend, and I love her and I know that she’s a really great person and she surrounds herself with really good people, like, all the time,’ 44-year-old Urie said.

Directly addressing Foster’s romance with Jackman, with whom she went public in January, Urie added: ‘I believe in her and I believe that she’s happy.’

Her boyfriend Hugh Jackman is at the center of a high-profile separation – but despite the fallout, Sutton Foster is ‘happy’ and in a good place, according to her costar 

Michael Urie spoke exclusively with the Daily Mail about how Foster, 50, is feeling amid public scrutiny over her relationship with Hugh Jackman 

‘I believe in her and I believe that she’s happy,’ Urie said, adding: ‘They seem great. I love him. He’s cool. He’s very cool. He came around and saw the show’

When asked if he believes the actor pair are a good match, Urie replied: ‘They seem great. I love him. He’s cool. He’s very cool. He came around and saw the show.’

Urie, who is in a relationship with Zero Day star Ryan Spahn, added that Foster and Jackman are in fact so compatible that he thinks they should team up on Broadway.

‘I say they should do ‘Much Ado About Nothing’,’ he said. ‘That would be amazing. They would be amazing in that together.’

The Shakespeare play is notably centered around two couples who fall in love despite the challenges thrown their way.

Here in the real world, controversy abounded when, in September 2023, Jackman and Furness announced their seperation after 27 years of marriage.

Rumors soon followed of a new relationship had already begun for Jackman – with his The Music Man co-star, Foster.

At Sunday’s awards ceremony, Foster had been nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical for her role in Once Upon a Mattress, but she lost out to Jasmine Amy Rogers from Boop! The Musical and Audra McDonald from Gypsy.

Urie continued: ‘Playing her prince, getting to be a leading man is a complete dream. She made me better. Every night was different. We played, we were like kids, but I got to grow up before your eyes. It was a dream. I didn’t want it to end.’

When asked if the play could return, he said: ‘Maybe! Who knows. I would do that show with [Foster] in a barn. I don’t care where we go. I would go anywhere with her.’

Foster is currently on a solo tour promoting her music while Jackman has his own solo show at Radio City Music Hall in addition to wrapping up his off-Broadway play, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes.

Urie, who played Foster’s lover, Prince Dauntless, gushed: ‘Playing her prince, getting to be a leading man is a complete dream. She made me better. Every night was different’

Jackman was spotted in public on Friday for the first time since Deborra-Lee Furness filed for divorce

His appearance came two days after Furness spoke about her ‘traumatic journey of betrayal’ in the wake of her divorce filing, which took place on May 23

On Friday, Jackman was spotted in public for the first time since Furness opened up about her feelings of ‘betrayal’ in a blistering statement to the Daily Mail.

Nonetheless, he seemed in high spirits and was all smiles as he signed autographs and took photos with fans.

The appearance came two days after Furness had spoken about her ‘traumatic journey of betrayal’ in the wake of her divorce filing last month.

‘My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,’ she said. ‘It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.’

She continued: ‘This belief has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage. I have gained much knowledge and wisdom through this experience. Even when we are presented with apparent adversity, it is leading us to our greatest good, our true purpose.

‘It can hurt, but in the long run, returning to yourself and living within your own integrity, values and boundaries is liberation and freedom.’

She concluded her statement with the ‘one thing’ that she has learned, which is ‘that none of this is personal.’

Jackman has yet to release his own statement on the split, but a source told the Daily Mail he had been left ‘extremely disappointed’ by Furness’s words as he believed they had an ‘understanding’ they would not publicly trash one another.

‘There was no stipulation that she could not address this but there was an unwritten understanding that she would not trash him to the press,’ an insider said.

‘She got around this by not naming him – instead focusing on how she felt.’