The 'innocent' pre-show ritual that sparked Sutton Foster's romance with Hugh Jackman
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Sutton Foster has revealed the simple act that she and Hugh Jackman would do each night before taking the stage together in the revival of The Music Man. In a resurfaced interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan from 2022, Foster, 49, said she and the Aussie actor took part in an intimate pre-show ritual called 'carpet chat'.
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She explained: 'We hang out in my dressing room before every show and just catch up. 'Somehow we ended up sitting, maybe because my dressing room's a mess, but we sit on the carpet.'. She said this private moment was a 'wonderful thing' that brought them closer and helped turn them into 'really good friends'.
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'That's been one of the best parts of the whole thing, that I've made this wonderful new friend,' Foster said. Sutton Foster has revealed the simple act that she and Hugh Jackman would do each night while starring together in the revival of The Music Man.
Jackson and Foster also starred together in Meredith Wilson's musical on Broadway from December 2021 until January 2023. Soon followed rumours that the pair had struck up a romance, with fans questioning what was behind Hugh's shock split from his long-time wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.
Foster and Jackman finally went public with their relationship earlier this month. The couple were seen locking lips beside their car at an In-N-Out burger restaurant in San Fernando, Los Angeles. Jackman - who split from his wife of 27 years Deborra-lee in September 2023, embraced Foster as she stroked his face.
