The Met Gala is one of the biggest events of the year.
But organisers are reportedly ‘in a panic’ over a possible showdown between Hugh Jackman and his ex-wife Deborra-lee Furness, who is believed to be attending for the first time since their split.
According to New Idea, things could get heated between the former couple if Hugh attends with his new girlfriend Sutton Foster.
‘It’s a nightmare because no one knows if Hugh is bringing his girlfriend along,’ a source told the publication.
‘Hugh and Sutton have been talking for months about stepping out as a couple at the biggest night in fashion.’
The insider claimed the Met Gala was ‘always Hugh and Deb’s thing’ and organisers are worried they could run into each other amid their divorce battle.
Met Gala organisers are ‘in a panic’ over a possible showdown between Hugh Jackman and his ex-wife Deborra-lee Furness, who is believed to be attending for the first time since their split
Hugh’s team has reportedly reached out to Deb to ensure they don’t see each other at the event.
‘It would be a PR nightmare if they crossed paths, especially since they’re barely speaking’ the source added.
Hugh and Deborra-Lee announced the end of their marriage in a shock statement in September 2023, telling fans that they were ‘shifting’ and as a result had decided to ‘separate to pursue our individual growth’.
‘We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,’ the couple said in a joint statement.
‘Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.’
Hugh and Deborra-Lee met back in 1995 on Australian TV show Correlli, when she was a major star, and he was enjoying his first role fresh out of drama school.
He proposed four months later, telling Today in 2018 that he knew two weeks into meeting Deborra-Lee that they were ‘going to be together for the rest of our lives.’
They were married in Melbourne, Australia, in April 1996 before adopting their son Oscar, now 24, in 2000. Five years later they completed their family unit when they adopted daughter Ava, 19.
According to New Idea , things could get heated between the former couple if Hugh attends with his new girlfriend Sutton Foster (pictured)
Hugh went public with his new girlfriend Broadway co-star Sutton in January, almost two years after confirming his split from his wife of 27 years.
The couple, who were first romantically linked in October last year, are said to be ‘madly in love’, according to US Weekly.
‘They’re not officially living together but spending a lot of time together,’ an insider told the publication, adding that the pair are ‘relieved and happy’ to have made their relationship public after the furtive early days.
They ran in the same theatre circles for years but only became friends after working together on the 2022 Broadway revival of The Music Man, while they were both with their former partners.
The pair confirmed their relationship in early January after stepping out for a romantic date night in Los Angeles.
