Australian actor Hugh Jackman could be set to risk upsetting the family dynamic with ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness amid his reported plans to bring his girlfriend home for Christmas. 

The 57-year-old and Furness, 69, announced their separation in 2023 in a major shock to fans and those in Hollywood.

Jackman eventually moved on with his co-star from Broadway’s The Music Man, Sutton Foster, 50, who divorced her husband Ted Griffin in late 2024.

Foster and Jackman made their red carpet debut as a couple in October, nine months after their relationship was confirmed by PEOPLE.

Now, the actor is reportedly planning to bring Foster to Australia for Christmas, in a development that may risk attempts to rebuild his friendship with Furness.

“Deb agreed to a truce last October hoping for a peaceful family Christmas that the kids can enjoy. She can’t win,” a source told US Weekly.

“Hugh’s expecting way too much and Deb has made it crystal clear she doesn’t want the Hugh and Sutton snog show anywhere near her.”

Jackman is understood to have been shocked that Furness is against the plan, as he believed their relationship was improving since their split.

“He was telling mates this October how peaceful everything felt. Now, he’s walking on eggshells again. He doesn’t want to ruin anyone’s Christmas and neither does Sutton, but he’s torn over how to handle this.”

If Foster does make the trip Down Under with Jackman, it would come seven months after Furness stunned many when she released a statement to the media that suggested her ex-husband may have been unfaithful.

“My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” she said earlier this year.

“It’s a profound wound that cuts deep, however I believe in a higher power and that God/the universe, whatever you relate to as your guidance, is always working for us.”

A separate source told New Idea the emergence of Jackman and Foster as a public couple has been a tough pill for Furness to swallow.

“Hugh and Sutton are everywhere right now – red carpets, concerts, even cuddling in the street,” they said.

“It’s like he’s taken their truce as a green light to bring Sutton front and centre of his world – and it’s putting pressure on Deb that she’s not ready to deal with.

“They’re all her old friends too, and to hear they were all singing Sweet Caroline together is just too much. She feels like she’s being rubbed out by people she was really close to.”