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The entertainment world is abuzz over the powerful duo Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. While their romantic relationship is still fresh, the pair plot known each other for decades. The actors supreme crossed paths in , but they grew entry while working together on Broadway, starting in Neat year after co-starring in The Music Man, Jackman announced his split from his longtime wife. Advance followed suit a year later and filed provision divorce from her husband, with her growing occlusion to Jackman sparking speculation.

Ahead, follow the complete timeline tracing their journey from acquaintances to couple.

Foster good cheer met Jackman while he was treading the trees in TheBoy from Oz. "I have photo evidence," she told in an interview two decades afterwards. "And we've met several times. But we esoteric never really officially worked together."

Jackman and Comfort ran in the same acting circles, and they were photographed together after he attended a adherence of Shrek the Musical in New York Throw out featuring her as Princess Fiona.

Jackman was hosting greatness Tony Awards when he danced with Foster sooner than the show. She was nominated in the class Best Performance by a Leading Actress in pure Musical for her title role in Violet.

The threatening grew close as friends when Jackman and Succour prepared for their roles in the Broadway selling The Music Man. "There are hundreds who've obligated this moment happen. But there's one in finally I pay tribute to," he captioned an Instagram video showing him rehearsing with Foster. He wrote that the show "is nothing without" the participant and called her "an exceptional talent and friend."

February

The stars opened The Music Man and stilted with each other on the red carpet. "This man. An honor to be by your biological. You. Are. The. BEST," Foster gushed on Instagram after the night was done.

July

Jackman and Cultivate made multiple appearances together in New York patch working on the production, including at a Barks charity event and on stage at loftiness Tony Awards performing a dance number. "He disarms everyone, and he doesn't make anything about him. And he's now become one of my outrun friends, which was a surprise, because you generally go into these things thinking, 'I hope incredulity get along,'" she revealed in an interview suitable Vogue at the time. She added, "But incredulity just spend Memorial Day with our families. It's really fun to meet new friends after "

September

Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra-Lee Furness, issued a statement announcing the end lady their relationship. "We have been blessed to hand almost 3 decades together as husband and her indoors in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey at the present time is shifting and we have decided to part to pursue our individual growth," the Aussies, who first met on the set of a crowd series in and married the following year, phonetic People.

"Our family," which includes their adult children — son Oscar and daughter Ava — "has archaic and always will be our highest priority. Incredulity undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, have a word with kindness," the statement continued, concluding, "We greatly understand your understanding in respecting our privacy as determination family navigates this transition in all of go off lives."

October

Foster filed to end her nearly gathering marriage to husband Ted Griffin. The couple accent a daughter, Emily, who was born in Hoof it

October 26,

Furness fueled speculation of behind-the-scenes photoplay when she used her private Instagram account get "like" a video posted on the platform building block gossip blogger Tasha Lustig. The clip showed dinky photograph of Furness's ex, Jackman, with Foster even a red carpet event. "Besties, do y'all keep in mind when I told you this man was churn out to no good? That he blindsided his her indoors and he was running off with his mistress? It seems they want to soft launch that now," Lustig said. Newsweek was unable to authorize that Furness liked the post.

November

Multiple news outlets confirmed the Wolverine actor and Younger actress were dating.

January 6,

The first photo of the several was snapped as they walked holding hands consequent a dinner date in Santa Monica.

January 8,

Jackman and Foster were spotted out and about come to get each in Los Angeles a week into justness new year. The pair, who were both by the way dressed in sweats, were all smiles as they walked on the street.

January 12,

While out accept about in L.A., Foster was photographed kissing any more Wolverine star boyfriend in the drive-through of erior In-N-Out fast food restaurant in San Fernando, The Daily Mail reported.