Deborra-Lee Furness' very telling comment about 'replacing' Hugh Jackman's new woman Sutton Foster resurfaces
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A poignant statement by Deborra-Lee Furness about her relationship with Hugh Jackman has resurfaced after the actor publicly confirmed his romance with Sutton Foster on Monday. Hugh, 56, and Sutton, 49, were spotted holding hands while out on a dinner date in Santa Monica, California, following speculation the pair were an item.
![[Deb revealed to People in February 2022 that she would help Hugh learn his lines while he was working on The Music Man]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93885991-14264339-image-a-2_1736371728795.jpg)
The two stars had previously shared the stage on Broadway when the played the leads in an acclaimed production of the classic musical The Music Man. Prior to Hugh and Deb's split in September 2023, the 69-year-old Australian actress opened up about her close relationship with her then-husband.
![[On Monday, Hugh, 56, and Sutton, 49, were spotted holding hands while out on a dinner date in Santa Monica, California, following speculation the pair were an item]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93886019-14264339-image-a-3_1736371787899.jpg)
She revealed to People in February 2022 that she would help Hugh learn his lines while he was working on The Music Man. 'We do everything together,' she said, before clarifying that she left the 'tap dancing' to her entertainer husband. A poignant claim by Deborra-Lee Furness about her relationship with Hugh Jackman (left) has resurfaced after the actor publicly confirmed his romance with Sutton Foster (right) on Monday.
![[Hugh and Deb announced in September 2023 that they were separating after 27 years of marriage]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93843019-14264339-image-a-5_1736371887304.jpg)
Deb revealed to People in February 2022 that she would help Hugh learn his lines while he was working on The Music Man. She even boasted that she could have replaced his co-star Sutton Foster 'in a pinch' because she knew her lines so well, though she wasn't keen about the idea.
![[It wasn't sadness, but relief that Deb felt when she saw pictures of Hugh going public with his former co-star Sutton]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/21/93885987-14264339-image-a-4_1736371873877.jpg)
'You'd have to push me onto the stage,' she joked. Hugh and Deb announced in September 2023 that they were separating after 27 years of marriage. It wasn't sadness, but relief that Deb felt when she saw pictures of Hugh going public with his former co-star Sutton.
