Hugh Jackman's best mate breaks his silence on Aussie actor's messy divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness

Daily Mail​

29-05-2025

's best friend has broken his silence on the actor's messy divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness.
Australian radio presenter Gus Worland, who went to primary school with Hugh, appeared on 2GB's Ben Fordham Live on Thursday and revealed how the Wolverine actor is doing amid the drama.
'No one wants anyone to go through what he is and he is going through it publicly because of his fame,' Gus began.
'One thing I have been really strict on is to let Hugh and Deborra-Lee do what they have had to do. I was over in New York with him last month and he is fine. He is going along well.'
Gus said Hugh was moving his life in a positive direction and he wished the same for Deborra-Lee.
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'He is moving on with his life. I hope Deb does as well. They were together for 30 years and have two beautiful kids together,' he said.
'I go to their kids and ask them what we can do to make sure they get through this as best as possible.'
Gus has gone on many wild adventures with the famous actor, 56, including singing songs at Kirk Douglas' 100th, private jet rides, overseas birthdays and smoking Cuban cigars on the set of Hugh's 2001 thriller film Swordfish.
In a 2021 interview with Stellar magazine, he revealed their friendship began at the young age of five in the early '70s.
'At age five at Pymble Public School, the teacher goes, "OK, grab someone by the hand." I get Wolverine,' he recalled.
The pair have been inseparable since, enjoying a friendship for over five decades.
His comments come after Hugh made a telling post as his ex-wife Deborra-Lee officially filed for divorce.
The Greatest Showman star took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a clip of him nailing a skipping routine in his show Hugh Jackman Live From New York With Love, which he's performing at Radio City Music Hall.
It comes after Deborra-Lee took a swipe at her estranged husband amid the flurry of rumours that he cheated on her with his current girlfriend Sutton Foster
However, it was the clip's chosen background track - NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye - that raised eyebrows considering the recent divorce developments.
The video, which was posted to his 34.1 million followers, is clearly a reference to Deadpool & Wolverine, the 2024 flick that he filmed with Ryan Reynolds which features the hit song.
However the timing of the post - as well as its one word caption of 'Finally' - made it extremely cryptic.
The video was posted the same day that Deborra-Lee took a swipe at her estranged husband amid the flurry of rumours he cheated on her with his current girlfriend Sutton Foster.
Following her decision to officially file for divorce from the Les Miserables star two years after announcing their separation, the Australian actress, 69, addressed her heartbreak in an exclusive statement to DailyMail.com.
'My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,' she said.
Their marriage started to fall apart during Covid, as previously reported by DailyMail.com, around the same time that Jackman struck up a friendship with Foster, his costar on the 2022 Broadway revival of The Music Man.
Hugh and Deborra-Lee announced the end of their marriage in a shock statement in September 2023, telling fans that they were 'shifting' and as a result had decided to 'separate to pursue our individual growth.'
They were married in Melbourne, Australia, in April 1996 before adopting their son Oscar, now 24, in 2000. Five years later they completed their family unit when they adopted daughter Ava, 19.