Hugh Jackman has opened up about the people who have been supporting him since his split from Deborra-Lee Furness, his wife of 27 years.
The pair shocked the world by announcing in September last year that they were going their separate ways.
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Jackman has remained tight-lipped about the breakup in interviews since the announcement.
But he alluded to life after the split during a chat for People with good mate, fellow actor and Deadpool co-star Ryan Reynolds.
Jackman revealed that he and Reynolds often go on walks during which the Wolverine icon can open up about his feelings.
“There are probably fewer friends in our life that you can say anything to, the stuff you’re ashamed, embarrassed, anything,” Jackman told Reynolds.
“And ever since I’ve known you, and I would say in particular in like the last five, 10 years, we’ve had more time where we go for our walks because you’re an unbelievable listener.
“So you can tell me anything and I can tell you anything, and I don’t feel like you’re going to be judging or necessarily giving me the answer: ‘Do this.’
“And I think that has been the key.”
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Reynolds agreed, saying the “secret sauce” to friendships in Hollywood was not too dissimilar to a marriage or successful relationship.
“I am genuinely rooting for you, all the time,” Reynolds told Jackman.
“I want you to win.
“It’s the same way I feel about Blake (Lively, Reynold’s wife).
“As I’m rooting for her, I know she’s rooting for me, and it’s why we’re so connected.”
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Apart from his friendship with Reynolds, Jackman is understood to have found comfort in spending time with his two adult children, Ava and Oscar.
“Ava and Oscar really rallied around him and it’s made a huge impact,” a source told Woman’s Day.
“He always looks so happy when he’s with those two.
“They know him better than he does and are constantly surprising him.
“They’ve become closer than he could have imagined and he can confide in them, whereas he’d turn to Deb.”
Jackman and Furness announced their split in a joint statement to People in September 2023.
“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” the statement read.
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“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.
“We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.”
Their statement was signed, “Deb and Hugh Jackman,” and concluded, “This is the sole statement either of us will make.”
The pair first met on the set of Australian TV drama Corelli in 1995, when Furness was much better known as an actor than Jackman.
The couple went on to marry in April 1996 and have been red carpet mainstays for years, posing together at the Oscars, at Broadway events and at the Met Gala.
But for the first time in many years, Jackman posed on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet alone — wearing the same refitted Tom Ford tuxedo suit he’d worn for his very first attendance in 2004.