Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster ‘Basking in the Joy of Being Together’ Publicly: ‘Totally Smitten’

Oh, what a night! Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster couldn’t conceal their mutual adoration at the Gotham Awards Dec. 1 in NYC, where Hugh picked up the event’s inaugural Musical Tribute award. “They couldn’t keep their eyes off each other and didn’t leave each other’s side,” an eyewitness says of the pair, who met as costars in Broadway’s 2022 run of The Music Man. “They looked madly in love.”

Hugh, 57, and Sutton, 50, started sneakily dating in 2024, a year after Hugh announced his split from his wife of 27 years, Deborra-Lee Furness; and amid Sutton’s still-ongoing divorce from screenwriter Ted Griffin. The two spent months hiding in plain sight — enjoying dinners out, holding hands on NYC strolls and attending each other’s theater shows — without ever confirming their romance. But recently, they’ve stopped playing coy, making their red-carpet debut at Hugh’s Song Sung Blue film premiere on Oct. 26. The next month, the Wolverine star hard-launched the romance with a gushing Insta post.

Says a source, “Hugh and Sutton are both private people and they like living in their own bubble and not courting attention. They’ve also wanted to be respectful to their exes, especially since Sutton’s not officially divorced yet. So it’s one step at a time, and for now they’re basking in the joy of being together. They’re totally smitten.”