Hugh Jackman Reconciled With His Mom - She Left The Family When He Was Eight

Feb 21, 2022 by apost team

Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor who is best known for playing the role of Wolverine in the "X-Men" film franchise from 2000 to 2017. The star has gone on to have a successful career both commercially and critically. He has won a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards. Jackman got his start working in theater and on television in Australia before crossing over into the film industry in Hollywood.

The actor has played the lead role in such films as "Kate & Leopold," "Van Helsing," "The Prestige" and "Australia." Jackman also starred as Jean Valjean in the epic musical film "Les Miserables" for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Another popular musical film led by Jackman is "The Greatest Showman" which was released in 2017 and for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. 

In his personal life, Jackman has been married to Deborra-Lee Furness since 1996. The couple met on an Australian TV show called "Correlli." They are a happy family now with two adopted children named Oscar and Ava. Prior to adopting, Furness experienced two miscarriages. Together, Jackman and his wife overcame that hardship and now reside in New York with their beloved children.

Jackman is a family man, and he has his own father to thank for that. When the actor was 8-years-old his mother abandoned her five children due to postnatal depression. She sought out the help of her mother and sister in England and left her children with her husband in Australia. Later, Jackman's sisters would move in with their mother while he remained in the care of his father, along with his two brothers. Read on to learn more about Jackman's marriage and why he has forgiven his mother after all these years.

We are often used to hearing about celebrity breakups and makeups, but it's the anniversaries that we really love to hear about. One celebrity marriage that has gone the distance is Hugh Jackman's to his wife Deborra-Lee Furness. The Australian couple celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary in April 2020 and Hugh shared a touching tribute to his wife on social media.

It is always beautiful to see a couple as much in love now, as they were when they first met. The actor met the love of his life, Deborra-Lee, in 1995, when the pair were both working on Australian drama "Correlli," reports the Daily Mail. They knew it was meant to be as they married a year later in 1996, and have been together ever since.

According to the Daily Mail, the photo he shared was one they took together in the 90s. They were both dressed glamorously and looked as radiant then as they do now—they haven't aged a day! The happy couple has two adopted children, Oscar Maximilian Jackman, and Ava Eliot Jackman.

In the Instagram post, Jackman reflects on his relationship with Deborra-Lee and praises her by saying their partnership only improves as the years go by. "These 24 years have been the best of my life! And, as far as I can see, we keep getting better. I love you Debs with every fiber of my soul. Happy anniversary. #24," he wrote. It looks like this couple will have many more happy years to come!

Even though he has a busy career, Jackman makes time for his wife and children. Family is a priority for the star, which is perhaps because he wants to be there for his kids after he struggled with feeling abandoned by his mom when he was a child.

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Jackman remembers how he felt after his mother left. As a young boy, it took him some time to understand that she wasn't coming home. "It was traumatic," he said. "I thought she was probably going to come back. And then it sort of dragged on and on."

The star can recall the moment he knew his mother was gone. "I remember her being in a towel around her head and saying goodbye. (It) must have been the way she said goodbye," Jackman said. "As I went off to school, when I came back, there was no one there in the house."

Jackman's mother didn't tell anyone she was leaving until after she was already gone. "The next day there was a telegram from England. Mum was there. And then that was it. Dad used to pray every night that mum would come back," Jackman shared.

As an adult, Jackman was able to come to terms with why his mother left and decided to forgive her. "As I grew older I gained an understanding of why Mum did leave. I am 43 now and we have definitely made our peace, which is important," he said. "I was always quite connected with my mum. I have a good relationship with her."

The actor also said to Perth Now, "My mother was not well. I always hoped she would come back, but I never blamed her for anything that went wrong. At the time, I was miserable and angry, and my brothers and I used to fight all the time."

Even though his childhood was challenging, Jackman made it through and has since made a family of his own as well as an incredible career.

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