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Hugh Jackman celebrated his fifty fifth birthday with some stunning firm — his estranged spouse, Deborra-Lee Furness.
“Thanks ALL for the birthday love!!! I’m studying your messages, seeing the particular movies and experiencing all of the feels 🥹,” Jackman, 55, captioned an Instagram pic at dinner at The Polo Bar in New York Metropolis on Thursday, October 12. A rep for the actor has confirmed to a number of shops that Furness, 67, was among the many company on the restaurant with the actor.
A number of of Jackman’s movie star buddies despatched him birthday needs within the publish’s feedback. “HAPPY BORN DAY!!!! Could the universe preserve blessing you!” wrote Michael B. Jordan, whereas director Dexter Fletcher commented, “Have a stupendous day, you great man … Dx x.”
Jackman’s birthday celebration comes practically one month after he and Furness introduced they’re separating after 27 years of marriage. “We’ve got been blessed to share nearly 3 a long time collectively as husband and spouse in an exquisite, loving marriage,” they stated in a joint September 15 assertion. “Our journey now could be shifting and now we have determined to separate to pursue our particular person progress.”
The assertion continued: “Our household has been and all the time will probably be our highest precedence. We undertake this subsequent chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We tremendously admire your understanding in respecting our privateness as our household navigates this transition in all of our lives.” (The previous couple are the adoptive mother and father of two children, son Oscar, 23, and daughter Ava, 18.)
Jackman broke his silence days later. “It’s a tough time,” he advised NYC photographers in September 16 footage obtained by TMZ. “I admire your ideas, thanks.”
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The duo met in 1995 on the set of the Australian TV sequence Correlli and commenced relationship shortly after. Following a short breakup, Jackman and Furness tied the knot in 1996 and went on to undertake their youngsters in 2000 and 2005.
Final month, a supply solely advised Us Weekly that the estranged couple had determined to separate after rising aside. “Hugh and Deb simply reached some extent the place they had been extra like greatest mates,” the insider shared. “There was no drama or combating — not that anybody is conscious of, anyway.”
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Regardless of there being no dangerous blood between the 2, the supply famous that the separation has been “a particularly tough and gut-wrenching course of” thus far. “The [divorce] submitting will probably be formalized sooner or later, however earlier than that occurs, their purpose is to come back to an settlement,” the insider added. “They’re decided to [do this] as amicably as doable.”
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Amid the breakup information, Jackman stepped out for an evening of enjoyable with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Full of life, Taylor Swift and extra stars on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ and the New York Jets recreation at MetLife Stadium on October 1.
One other supply additionally confirmed to Us that Jackman is within the “early levels” of writing a memoir stuffed with “large bombshells.” In line with the insider, “The content material will probably be Hugh talking about his life. He’ll be opening up about his life like by no means earlier than.”