{"id":39953,"date":"2023-09-21T03:02:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T03:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caffeprada.com\/?p=39953"},"modified":"2023-09-21T03:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T03:02:44","slug":"hugh-jackmans-wife-deborra-lee-furness-lunches-with-pals-amid-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caffeprada.com\/celebrities-news\/hugh-jackmans-wife-deborra-lee-furness-lunches-with-pals-amid-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee Furness lunches with pals amid split"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife\u00a0Deborra-Lee Furness was seen without her wedding ring during lunch with pals in NYC on Tuesday – just days after the couple’s shock split announcement.<\/p>\n
The actress, 67, and the actor, 54, announced in a statement\u00a0on Friday\u00a0that they had separated after 27 years of marriage, saying they’re moving forward ‘with gratitude, love, and kindness.’\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Furness looked in jovial spirits during her meal with her girlfriends and, following in her ex Hugh’s footsteps, was seen to have removed her wedding ring.<\/span><\/p>\n The blonde beauty cut a chic figure in a black dress with her hair elegantly coiffed and sporting a radiant palette of make-up as she chatted with her friends, who were no doubt providing moral support amid her break-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement on Friday, Hugh and Deborra said:\u00a0‘We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth,’ the couple said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ring removed:\u00a0Hugh Jackman ‘s estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness was seen without her wedding ring during lunch with pals in NYC on Tuesday – just days after the couple’s shock split announcement<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Happier times:\u00a0The actress, 67, and the actor, 54, announced in a statement on Friday that they had separated after 27 years of marriage, saying they’re moving forward ‘with gratitude, love, and kindness’ (pictured April 2023)\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness,’ it continued.<\/p>\n ‘We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives.’\u00a0<\/p>\n The former couple signed the statement as ‘Deb and Hugh Jackman,’ adding: ‘This is the sole statement either of us will make.’<\/p>\n The Australian couple share two children together; Oscar, 23, and Ava, 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jackman briefly spoke with paparazzi on the street on Saturday and admitted he and his soon-to-be ex-wife are struggling with their split.\u00a0<\/p>\n As he walked along a street, he divulged that ‘it’s a difficult time’ but declined to discuss the breakup further.<\/p>\n Last April, the pair had just celebrated their anniversary and Jackman had posted a gushing tribute to his wife on Instagram.<\/p>\n ‘I love you Deb. Today is our 27th wedding anniversary. 27 years! I love you so much,’ the actor wrote in his caption.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lunch: Furness looked in jovial spirits during her meal with her girlfriends and, following in her ex Hugh’s footsteps, had removed her wedding ring<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Laugh out loud: Deborra was seen laughing as she lunched with her girlfriends<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Banter: The actreess was seen sharing a joke with her pals in NYC<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Days after: The outing comes five days after the split announcement<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Smile: The actress was keeping busy with her friends during her split drama<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chat: The group were no doubt providing moral support for Deborra<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chat: The group shared a joke as they lunched alfresco<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Support: The star cracked up with laughter with her friends<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This April marked the pair’s 27th wedding anniversary and the Wolverine star posted a gushing tribute to his wife (including this photo of the pair)\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gushing post: Hugh paid tribute to his wife in April with this message on social media\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘Together we have created a beautiful family. And life. Your laughter, your spirit, generosity, humor, cheekiness, courage, and loyalty is an incredible gift to me. I love you with all my heart,’ he shared in the heartfelt post.<\/p>\n While he is undoubtedly more well known than his wife, Deborra-Lee had already shot 20 movies by the time she and Jackman met while costarring as a prison psychologist and a brain-damaged convict in ABC TV’s 10-episode series Correlli in 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2000, The Music Man thespian and Furness adopted son Oscar Maximilian, 23, in 2005, they adopted now 18-year-old daughter Ava Eliot.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘I think honesty and intimacy and making time [are the secret to a long and happy marriage]. You can’t just assume that things will just tick along okay. You have to make time,’ Hugh told Smooth Radio in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n Deborra-Lee most recently played Jill Bailey alongside Eric Bana in Robert Connolly’s sequel Force of Nature: The Dry 2, which was released in Australian and New Zealand theaters on August 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hugh has never been shy about speaking on his marriage, and praised Deborra-Lee when promoting his hit film The Greatest Showman in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview, he called Deborra-Lee his ‘best friend’ and main source of support in both his career, and personal life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hugh said of his partner: ‘I’m married to the greatest woman alive. She\u2019s amazing. We’re best friends, and we share everything. She\u2019s smart.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2012 family portrait:\u00a0In 2000, The Music Man thespian and Furness adopted son Oscar Maximilian, 23, in 2005, they adopted now 18-year-old daughter Ava Eliot<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sparks: In fact, Deborra-Lee had already shot 20 movies by the time she and Jackman met while costarring as a prison psychologist and a brain-damaged convict in ABC’s 10-episode series Correlli in 1995\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moving fast: It was only weeks after they began dating that Hugh asked Deborra-Lee to marry him, and the couple wed in 1996<\/p>\n Talking about how they never spend longer than two weeks apart, he explained that it was because they wish to ‘share everything’ together.\u00a0<\/p>\n He continued: ‘We always said we\u2019d never spend more than 2 weeks apart. Sometimes life and work does get crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘But we met on my first job when she was already a big star, I was a nobody. So we have shared everything, all the ups and downs, and always will.’\u00a0<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness removes her wedding ring for jovial lunch with female pals in NYC – just days after shock split\u00a0 The Australian couple share two … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n