{"id":326524,"date":"2025-12-04T05:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/326524\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:37:18","slug":"deborra-lee-furness-first-public-appearance-since-hugh-jackman-confirmed-romance-with-sutton-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/326524\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborra-Lee Furness&#8217; first public appearance since Hugh Jackman confirmed romance with Sutton Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/deborra-lee-furness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Deborra-lee Furness\">Deborra-lee Furness<\/a> has been seen for the first time since ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/hugh-jackman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Hugh Jackman\">Hugh Jackman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/hugh-jackman-sutton-foster-red-carpet-debut-song-sung-blue-premiere\/6469db56-798e-458c-bdab-6ce42041aacc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"went public with his new girlfriend\">went public with his new girlfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian actress was spotted on the red carpet at a screening of Jamie Lee Curtis&#8217; upcoming film Ella McCay on December 2 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>She posed for the cameras in a\ufeffn all-black outfit, including boots and a sweater.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/b21c1c8c-6605-4ea8-a703-a4647bdeb750.jpeg\"  alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Deborra-Lee Furness attends a special screening of &quot;Ella McCay&quot; at Museum of Modern Art on December 02, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl\/Getty Images)\"\/>Deborra-lee Furness has made her first major public appearance since ex Hugh Jackman debuted his new romance. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time Furness has made a major public appearance since Jackman went public with his new partner Sutton Foster.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the pair made their second red carpet appearance as a couple \ufeffat the 2025 Gotham Awards, following their debut \ufeffat the Hollywood premiere of his new movie Song Song Blue in October.<\/p>\n<p>They also recently went Instagram-official, with Jackman gushing about his talented girlfriend and her most recent performance at Cafe Carlyle in a post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sutton Lenore performing during the holidays at Cafe Carlyle &#8230; not that&#8217;s an iconic NYC night,&#8221; the actor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/king-frederik-queen-mary-christmas-danish-royal-family-break-tradition-with-christmas-at-amalienborg-2025\/8b65ccd6-5b3b-49a4-859e-020464c49442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Queen Mary to break with tradition this Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/parenting\/ryan-reynolds-parenting-lesson-teaching-kids-how-to-fail-career-success\/a288944b-7d0d-4266-8202-8198cc46f766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\">&#8216;All they see is a winner&#8217;: Parenting issue that worries Ryan Reynolds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/prince-andrew-sarah-ferguson-no-telling-what-fergie-will-do-next-after-andrew-downfall\/77ca9e3c-4138-4cd0-8504-37c04b71e74b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\">&#8216;No telling what Sarah will do next&#8217; after Andrew&#8217;s downfall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c9a33007-f2a5-4488-92bf-7e989f739ab7.jpeg\"  alt=\"Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street on December 01, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey\/WWD via Getty Images)\"\/>Jackman and Sutton Foster have only recently gone public with their relationship. (WWD via Getty Images)<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/637ad3d1-a699-4f51-af64-46fff88ce8d1.jpeg\"  alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Deborra-Lee Furness attended a special screening of Ella McCay at MOMA on December 2, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky\/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)\"\/>Furness and Jackman finalised their divorce in January after separating in 2023. (Getty Images for 20th Century St)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And, truly magical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackman posted a photo of Foster smiling widely while performing on stage with a small band\ufeff.<\/p>\n<p>Furness and Jackman split in 2023, with the divorce finalised in January this year.<\/p>\n<p>Following the shock separation, Furness remained quiet until this year, when she released a statement saying she &#8220;remains grateful&#8221; but has been navigating &#8220;the traumatic journey of betrayal\ufeff&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,&#8221; she said in the message, shared with Nine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/31729066-323a-496a-b76b-eb84ff71c544.jpeg\"  alt=\"Hugh Jackman Instagram post about Sutton Foster\"\/>Jackman recently posted a photo of Foster on Instagram, marking their social media &#8220;hard launch&#8221;. (Instagram\/ @the hughjackman)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She went on to talk about the end of her marriage, which saw the pair live in New York and adopt two children together.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This belief has helped me navigate the breakdown of an almost three-decade marriage. I have gained much knowledge and wisdom through this experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even when we are presented with apparent adversity, it is leading us to our greatest good, our true purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is so easy to get lost in looking for love and validation outside ourselves, but that&#8217;s not where it lives \u2013 it lives within.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes the universe has to create arduous circumstances for us to walk through in order to find our way home, back to our true essence and the sovereignty of self-love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Foster was married to American screenwriter Ted Griffin from 2014 until 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2022\/10\/17\/16\/20\/breakup-songs-about-celebrities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/8d4a2dd4-3786-4a71-9ef2-0ca33e6be9e8.png\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every breakup song that is not-so-secretly about a celebrity<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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