The pair would quickly embark on a whirlwind romance and remain together for 27 years.
Their 27th anniversary was no exception.
“I love you Deb.
Today is our 27th wedding anniversary.
I love you so much,” he gushed in anInstagram post.
“Together we have created a beautiful family.
I love you with all my heart.”
So how did Jackman and Furness go from falling in love on set to breaking up a quarter-century later?
Here’s a closer look at the timeline of their relationship.
“Deb, she was a big star.
I get picked up, and Deb is in the front seat of the car.
I’ll never forget,” he reminisced toPeople.
I remember thinking, ‘I like this girl.'"
To that end, he took to ignoring her for several days.
His silent treatment, however, would soon be put to the wayside in favor of romance.
He recalled what happened once they were away from his other guests.
I said, ‘I got a crush on you.
I’ll get over it.
I’m sorry.’
She goes, ‘Oh?
Because I’ve got a crush on you too.’
I never in a million years thought she reciprocated," Jackman recalled.
“She was the star.
I had this major crush on her.
The whole crew had a crush on her.”
he told Ellen DeGeneres onher eponymous talk show.
Ina 2018 interviewwith Willie Geist of “Today,” Jackman recounted how quickly his feelings for Furness developed.
“In the end, what do you want from your life partner?
And Deb and I had that from the beginning.”
“She kind of [broke up with me], a little bit.
Early on, three weeks in.
I managed to talk her out of it, thank God.
I’m a very indecisive person.
Deb really knows this about me.
The couple tied the knot in April 1996 at St. John’s Anglican Church in Victoria, Australia.
In celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary, Jackman shared several photos from the big day onInstagram.
He captioned the pictures: “Being married to you Deb is as natural as breathing.
From nearly the moment we met …
I knew our destiny was to be together.
In our 25 years our love has only grown deeper.”
He continued, writing, “We’ve only just begun.
Deb, I love you with all my heart!”
In 2005, the couple welcomed a second child, daughter Ava, via adoption and completed their family.
“I love you with all my heart.
I know how much you hate public speaking.
Furness also created a really special gift for Jackman’s 50th birthday in 2018.
Rumors of a breakup were also reportedly prevalent in some circles.
Friends and family knew about it.”
“They worked on it and couldn’t get it back,” the insider alleged.
After the couple confirmed their separation,Hello!
magazinereported that they’d put their prized East Hampton, New York property up for rent.
Perhaps this was a telltale sign that initially went unnoticed.
On September 15, 2023, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness issued a joint statement toPeople.
“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.
We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness.
Jackman’s response was all class but tight-lipped nonetheless.
