The two actors announced their split in an official press release that was shared PeopleFriday September 15: A look back, in pictures, at a love story spanning nearly three decades.
“We have been blessed to share almost three decades as husband and wife in a wonderful and loving marriage,” they wrote. Hugh Jackman and Deborah-Lee Furness announced their separation on Friday, September 15, in an official press release shared with People . All this after 27 years of marriage and the adoption of two children, 23-year-old Oscar and 18-year-old Ava. “Our journey is now evolving and we have decided to part ways to continue our growth separately,” they added. Our family has been and always will be our priority.”
“Direct Connection”
The duo said they are approaching the “next chapter” of their lives with “gratitude, love and kindness.” “We greatly appreciate your understanding of respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition,” they continued, concluding with these words: “This is the only announcement we will make.” If his love story had not started under the best auspices, the couple would have remained strong for almost three decades. It all started in 1995 on the set of an Australian soap opera Lost. Then Hugh Jackman got his first role after graduation. Deborah-Lee, an actress 13 years older than her, is already a “big star”.
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In 2017, the actor was remembered in the columns People about “direct connection”. “They took me away in the car, and Deb was sitting in the front seat,” he recalls. I will never forget him. He unbuckled his seat belt, turned, reached over and removed his sunglasses. Then he said: “Hi, I’m Deborah-Lee Furness, nice to meet you.” I remember thinking. “I love this girl.” A few weeks later, Hugh Jackman found the courage to declare his love for the actress without difficulty. “Deb and I were already best friends and I realized I had a crush on the star of the show,” she said. This is something that does not happen. It’s unprofessional and embarrassing.”
Wedding in Melbourne
The actor, however, ends up confiding his feelings in his co-star, a love that is reciprocated. But Deborah-Lee Furness hesitates. “My New Year’s resolution was to not date an actor, and especially not an actor under 30,” she explains later in the podcast. Australians in Hollywood . So she tries to break up, three weeks after the start of their relationship, the young man dissuades her. “I knew 100% it was him, even when he was trying to break up with me,” she assured. Four months later, Hugh Jackman proposed to her. The duo sealed their union on April 11, 1996 in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2000, she adopted her first son, Oscar, and five years later, her daughter, Ava. “I remember telling Deborah. “We always said we were going to adopt a baby, let’s do it now,” she said. People in 2017. Our motivation was to ask ourselves: “How can we be helpful?” In the following decades, the couple walked the red carpets together, from the Oscars to the Tony Awards, but also on the streets of New York. where he rides scooters with his kids and his dogs. In 2016, Hugh Jackman announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his wife was “the best thing that ever happened to him.” Until now, the two actors seemed very united. They even appeared together in the stands of Wimbledon on July 16. However, their romance seems to have fizzled out. The duo will now have to mourn these three decades of love.
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Source: Le Figaro
