Hugh Jackman Likely Seeking Relationship Advice From Taylor Swift Amid Sutton Foster Romance, Source Says
Hugh Jackman and his Broadway co-star, Sutton Foster, allegedly have a romance that’s heating up. Foster filed for divorce from her husband in October 2024 following speculation that she and Jackman have been getting closer than ever thanks to their work on The Music Man. Here’s what a source said regarding how Jackman confides in his good friend, Taylor Swift, when it comes to romance.
Hugh Jackman allegedly seeks out romance advice from Taylor Swift
Hugh Jackman and Taylor Swift have a close relationship. The pop queen and the Broadway movie star got to know each other after Swift auditioned for a role in Les Misérables in 2012. A source told Life & Style that Swift and Jackman have been close “for a long time” and built a “real bond.” Now, they still rely on each other for sage advice. And Jackman may need Swift’s help navigating his current romantic situation.
Jackman and his Music Man co-star, Sutton Foster, are reportedly happily in love. They worked together on Broadway from December 2021 until January 2023, and romance rumors started heating up in December 2023. Foster filed for divorce from her husband, Ted Griffin, in October 2024. Jackman divorced Deborra-Lee Furness in September 2023.
The insider told the publication that Jackman’s friendship with Swift “has gotten even stronger” following his divorce from Furness. And Swift was in favor of Jackman falling in love with someone new. “She’d really love to see him with a new woman, but she doesn’t push it,” the source alleged. “Finding him someone worthy is certainly on her radar. She has him on such a pedestal that it’s a little hard for her to find anyone that meets the high standards she’s set for him because she sees him as such a catch.”
The source added that women dating Jackman may feel “threatened” by his closeness with Swift — but it’s just friendship. Jackman “leans on her for advice and follows it to the letter — and she does the same with him.”
He and his ‘Music Man’ co-star, Sutton Foster, are rumored to be pursuing a romance after her divorce filing
Fans are waiting for Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster to publicly announce their romance.
“[Jackman and Foster] have been inseparable,” a source told In Touch Weekly after Sutton filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years. “Everyone in the theater world has seen the chemistry between them. It was only a matter of time before the truth came out.”
The insider dished that Jackman was smitten with Foster when he first met her. And Sutton is “absolutely giddy” with Jackman, as she loves how he treats her. Jackman impressed Foster by “always [treating] Sutton like she was the star” of the show.
“She was moved by that,” the insider said. “He insisted that they shared equal billing above the title of the show.”
Hugh Jackman called Sutton Foster ‘a dream’ in a past interview
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster gushed about each other over the past two years. Fans of the Broadway stars now see that they might’ve been hinting at a romance. In 2022, Jackman spoke to The New York Theatre Guide about how he found Foster to be “a dream” to work with.
“I’ve been lucky enough to do films, and I’ve done some plays, but there’s nothing like doing a musical on Broadway,” Jackman said. “And this is something that I’ve wanted to do for over 20 years, and doing it with this cast in particular — Sutton Foster is just a dream.”
Foster praised Jackman in an interview with Vogue a month later. “He has an impeccable reputation of being the hardest working man, incredibly kind, and generous — and all of that is true,” she described. “He disarms everyone, and he doesn’t make anything about him. And he’s now become one of my best friends, which was a surprise, because you usually go into these things thinking, ‘Well, I hope we get along.'”
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