Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster: A Complete Relationship Timeline

In the photos, Jackman can be seen smiling while appearing to snap a photo of his seat neighbor, Carol Burnett, who was reportedly receiving a round of applause during intermission.

November 13, 2024: An anonymous source tells Us Weekly that the relationship between Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster is the primary reason for Jackman’s divorce. “Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced,” the insider claimed. “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.” Furthermore, the Us Weekly source says that Jackman and Foster are still together and going strong.

October 23, 2024: Gossip blogger Tasha Lustig claims in an Instagram post that Jackman had “blindsided” his ex-wife by “running off with the mistress,” per Us. The post is cosigned by Amanda de Cadenet, a friend of Jackman’s ex, who commented, “You are on point with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to have her glow up any moment fyi!”

October 22, 2024: Sutton Foster files for divorce from Ted Griffin after 10 years of marriage. Meanwhile, anonymous sources tell Page Six that Foster was planning to move on with Hugh Jackman, with whom she’d fallen in love. “They are 100% together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” one source said.

June 10, 2024: Foster gushes over Jackman in yet another interview. “He’s one of the greatest guys ever, an incredible costar,” Foster tells People, adding that he taught her “how to be an amazing leader.”

December 13, 2023: InTouch quotes an anonymous source who claims that the Jackman and Foster romance was an “open secret” in Broadway circles. “[Jackman] has been besotted with Sutton from the moment he met her. He followed her around like a puppy!”

September 15, 2023: Hugh and Deborra-Lee announce in a statement published by People that they had decided to end their 27-year marriage. “We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,” the pair stated.

December 2021: Previews of The Music Man begin, and Jackman and Foster begin gushing about one another in interviews and on social media.