Deadpool and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman appears to be soft launching his new girlfriend, Broadway actress Sutton Foster. On Monday, the two were seen walking hand in hand while grabbing dinner in Santa Monica. Jackman wore a dark jacket over a grey shirt and white jeans, while Foster was in a tan trench coat over an olive dress. The pair can be seen laughing and chatting as they walk on the side of the road.
The two first met while making the 2022 Broadway revival of The Music Man, in which they played each other’s love interests. It seems that romance follows them in real life afterward. On January 4, Jackman also attended one of the final performances of Foster’s Once Upon a Mattress at Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre, where he sat with legendary stage actress Carol Burnett.
The public outing follows months of speculation over their relationship. In 2023, Jackman announced that he and then wife Deborah-Lee Furness were separating after 27 years of marriage. In October last year, Foster also filed for a divorce from her husband of 10 years, screenwriter Ted Griffin.
Both Jackman and Foster have spoken highly about each other in the past.
“He’s one of the greatest guys ever, an incredible co-star,” Foster said of Jackman during Late Night with Seth Meyers. “I’m having the time of my life playing opposite this guy.”
On his part, Jackman admitted that he’d “watched everything she’s done” and called the two-time Tony winner “amazing.”
Looks like the love of theater truly bonds the lovebirds together!