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On October 20, the pair attended the Fetch Pet Gala at The Carlyle Hotel in New York, smiling for cameras as they cosied up to each other at a table: And a day later, they posed backstage with singer Richard Marx at his After Hours Confessions concert, also in New York: MORE: Hugh Jackman axes major Aus asset amid split It seems the couple are finally comfortable going public with their relationship, perhaps both now thinking enough time has passed since their splits from their respective exes. Jackman, 57, shocked Hollywood in 2023 when he and wife of 27 years Deborra-Lee Furness, 69, announced they were going their separate ways in September 2023. Aside from a joint statement that was filled with platitudes about their mutual respect for each other, both maintained a dignified silence about the split – until almost two years later, in June 2025, when Furness’ divorce payout was finalised. She then issued an extraordinary public statement in which she called out her ex for a “traumatic betrayal” that “cut deep.” “My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” Furness said in a statement issued to the Daily Mail. “It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working FOR us.’” Furness went on to say that she had “gained much knowledge and wisdom” through “the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage”. “It can hurt, but in the long run, returning to yourself and living within your own integrity, values and boundaries is liberation and freedom,” she said. Furness finished the statement by offering the “one thing” she had learned in the split: “That none of this is personal.” She said she remained “grateful” for her time with Jackman. It wasn’t long after Jackman and Furness announced their split that speculation grew he’d moved on with Foster, 50, with whom he’d recently co-starred in a successful Broadway run of The Music Man. At the time, Foster was married to screenwriter Ted Griffin, but she filed for divorce in October last year. There are plenty of photos of Foster and Jackman together over the years: The former Broadway co-stars always appeared friendly on red carpets, at events and even appearing on each others’ social media accounts. But ever since their respective break-ups and speculation they were now dating, they’d gone to ground, save for occasional paparazzi photos of them going about their business on the streets of New York, apparently unaware they’d been spotted. With these new, more planned sightings – attending celebrity events together and happily posing for photographers – it seems this low-key Hollywood couple are finally ready to step into the light.
