Hugh Jackman has revealed whether the children he shares with ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness will follow in his acting footsteps.
The Greatest Showman star, 57, reflected on his family plans this week while speaking to E! News at the 2025 AFI Fest premiere of his new film Song Sung Blue.
‘They’d both be very good [as actors], but I don’t know,’ Hugh said of his adoptive children Oscar Maximilian, 25, and Ava Eliot, 20.
‘I just want them to do what they love,’ he added.
Hugh, who finalised his divorce from Deborra-lee in June, also used the premiere to make his red carpet debut with new girlfriend Sutton Foster, 50.
It comes after Radar Online claimed Hugh and his Deborra-lee, whose shock separation in September 2023 stunned Hollywood, have improved their relationship since their split.
Hugh Jackman, 57, revealed this week that the adoptive children he shares with ex-wife Deborra-lee Furness would make ‘very good’ actors, but added: ‘I just want them to do what they love’. (Pictured: Hugh, Deborra-lee and their children Oscar and Ava in 2012)
Deborra-lee stunned fans earlier this year when she described the breakdown of her nearly 30-year marriage as a ‘traumatic betrayal’ that ‘cut deep’.
It was a rare candid statement for the Australian actress who – like her ex-husband – had remained publicly dignified since their split in 2023.
However, fresh reports suggest The Greatest Showman star has been attempting to repair his friendship with his ex-wife.
‘Hugh has been trying to make peace with Debs for a long while now, but as you can imagine, it has taken her time to feel ready,’ an insider recently told Radar Online.
‘Settling all the legal stuff seems to have helped because she’s finally coming around – they’ve gotten together a couple of times in New York recently to talk things out.
‘By all accounts things have improved dramatically, which is fantastic for everyone, most of all their kids.’
They added that now that the divorce had been finalised, the former couple is both open to maintaining an amicable friendship.
‘It’s been two years now since they officially separated. It really is time to let the hatred and anger go,’ they said.
Hugh, who finalised his divorce from Deborra-lee in June, also used the premiere to make his red carpet debut with new girlfriend Sutton Foster, 50 (right)
Deborra -lee stunned fans earlier this year when she described the breakdown of her nearly 30-year marriage as a ‘traumatic betrayal’ that ‘cut deep’. (Deborra-lee is pictured with daughter Ava in January)
In June, the pair finalised their divorce a month after filing, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed.
A judgment of divorce was filed on June 12, making it official. The document, however, wasn’t made public until June 23.
The divorce had effectively been settled some time ago, but the judge’s final sign-off was required to make it official.
Furness will receive a payout, according to an insider who previously spoke to the Daily Mail.
‘A settlement was reached that Deborra is pleased with, which includes a handsome spousal support payment,’ they revealed.
‘There was some back and forth regarding this financial agreement but, in the end, she got what she believed she deserved. Both are coming out of this financially secure.
‘There is not going to be any drama with this – it gives closure that she needed.’
In May, the Daily Mail exclusively broke the news of them filing for divorce to officially terminate their 27-year marriage.
Furness filed the complaint in New York on May 23 and, per the filings, everything has been ironed out behind the scenes.
The divorce is ‘uncontested,’ meaning there was not a major disagreement between the couple divorcing.
Jackman has been dating his former The Music Man co-star Sutton Foster for months, although the timeline of when they began dating has never been confirmed.
However, fresh reports suggest The Greatest Showman star has been attempting to repair his friendship with his ex-wife
