Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster Shocked by Ex-Wife

 and new girlfriend  have reportedly been left 'blindsided' by a shock request from his ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness.

Hugh, 57, and Sutton, 51,  – and now she wants to meet her ex-husband's new partner.

However, Deb has no intention of causing trouble for the pair and wants to meet so they can all move forward. 

'This isn't about Deb being angry or wanting to read Sutton the riot act. It's about closure,' an insider told this week's New Idea magazine.

They added that while Deborra was initially reluctant to meet, she now wants to in an attempt to minimise some of the perceived tension.

'For the longest time Deb swore off the idea of even being in the same room as Sutton,' the insider added.

'But at this point it feels like something she needs to check off her list, if only to put an end to the awkwardness... also so she can speak her truth.'

They said that Hugh and Sutton had been very public about their new romance which had come as a shock to Deborra, as they were visiting all the places that she used to go to with the Wolverine actor. 

'Watching Hugh and Sutton parade around the city, openly flaunting their romance and mingling with all the same people they used to socialise with as a couple, is incredibly painful and humiliating,' they added.

'It might be easier to take if they weren't constantly all over each other.'

The source said that Hugh and Sutton were surprised by Deborra's request – but were open to the idea so they could clear the air of any perceived tension.

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The actor's shock move was seen as a brutal final blow to his ex-wife when they arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art tenderly holding hands as they posed for photos.

The actor finalised his divorce from Furness last June, after 27 years of marriage, while his romance with Foster