Hugh Jackman & Sutton Foster Make Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple – Photos
Just months after finalizing his divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness, Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman is turning heads once again — this time, for stepping out with Broadway darling Sutton Foster in a red carpet debut that’s left fans reeling.
On June 24, 2025, People confirmed that Jackman and Furness officially ended their 27-year marriage, marking the close of one of Hollywood’s most admired unions. The split — finalized in the New York Suffolk County Supreme Court — came two years after the pair shocked fans by announcing they were parting ways “to pursue individual growth.” Furness filed for divorce in May, and the case was swiftly settled behind closed doors.
Fast-forward to October 26, 2025, and Jackman, 57, made headlines yet again — not for heartbreak, but for a new romance. He arrived at the AFI Fest premiere of his latest film, Song Sung Blue, arm-in-arm with Foster, 50, marking their first official public appearance as a couple.
The pair exuded effortless chemistry at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Jackman looked every bit the leading man in a tailored black suit and tie, while Foster glowed in a low-cut black satin gown that hugged her silhouette. Cameras flashed as they posed closely, whispering to each other between shots — a picture of comfort and intimacy that immediately set the internet ablaze.
Fans, however, were divided. Some celebrated the actor’s happiness after years of heartbreak, while others were stunned by how quickly he seemed to move on. “He looks so much happier with Sutton,” one user commented on Entertainment Tonight’s Facebook post. Another marveled, “They have the same face — never realized that before.”
But not everyone was kind. “I thought it was his daughter!” one commenter wrote, while another jabbed, “Sad on every level — he looks like her father.”
The red carpet debut was not their first public sighting. Earlier that week, the pair attended the Fetch Pet Gala in New York, where onlookers noticed the couple’s affectionate exchanges and matching black outfits. And though many dismissed those rumors as friendly affection, their AFI appearance left little doubt — Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are Hollywood’s newest, and most talked-about, couple.