Hugh and Sutton officially confirmed their romance Jan.
6 by walking hand-in-hand through Santa Monica, Calif., after enjoying a lowkey dinner together.
Their new relationship comes just three months after Sutton, 49, filed for divorce from Ted.
Meanwhile, Hugh, 56, and Deborra-Lee announced their split back in September 2023 after 27 years of marriage.
Despite their recent romantic debut, Hugh and Sutton have proven their close bond since performing together on Broadway in The Music Man between 2022 and 2023.
“He has an impeccable reputation of being the hardest working man, incredibly kind, and generous—and all of that is true,” Sutton gushed of Hugh to Vogue in 2022.
“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.’
But we just spent Memorial Day with our families.
It’s really fun to meet new friends after 40.”
Keep reading for a thorough dive into Hugh and Sutton’s relationship leading up to their romance debut.
Two decades before Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster starred alongside each other in The Music Man,
he went to see her perform in Thoroughly Modern Millie—the musical for which she won her first Tony Award.
