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Music Man co-stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster don't seem to be hiding their supposed romance in any way.
The award-winning actors — who starred in the 2022 Broadway revival of The Music Man — were photographed holding hands while walking down the street in Santa Monica, California, on Monday, January 6, per photos obtained by People.
The pair were all smiles and dressed in dapper clothing while on the dinner outing — with Foster, 49, draped in a chestnut-colored peacoat and Jackman, 56, sporting cream-colored pants and a gray shirt underneath a black zip-up.
The Broadway stars' night out in Los Angeles comes amid years' worth of rumors that Jackman and Foster have been dating following their run in The Music Man, which ran from 2022 to 2023.
The Wolverine star was famously married to Deborra-Lee Furness for 27 years before they announced their split in September 2023. The exes share two children: 24-year-old son Oscar and 19-year-old daughter Ava.
"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," Jackman and Furness said in a statement at the time, adding: "Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives. This is the sole statement either of us will make."
In November 2024, Furness appeared to stoke the rumors that Jackman had cheated on her with Foster, reportedly "liking" an Instagram post from a gossip blogger that said, in part, "Besties, do y'all remember when I told you this man [Jackman] was up to no good? That he blindsided his wife and he was running off with his mistress?
Foster, for her part, filed for divorce from Ted Griffin, her husband of 10 years, in October 2024. She and Griffin share one daughter: 7-year-old Emily.
Jackman and Foster were in L.A. for her final performance of Once Upon a Mattress, which she starred in both on Broadway and the show's Los Angeles run. As the Tony winner took her final bow, the Greatest Showman star was there to capture it all — alongside acting legend Carol Burnett, who portrayed Foster's character in the original production of the show.
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