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Broadway actress Sutton Foster has been married to screenwriter Ted Griffin since 2014. They have one child together, a seven-year-old daughter. If you aren’t familiar with Sutton’s work, she’s a big deal on Broadway. She got her big break in the early 2000s as the lead in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Most recently, Sutton has been starring as Princess Winnifred in the latest revival of Once Upon a Mattress. In 2022, Sutton co-starred in The Music Man with Hugh Jackman. As you know, Hugh and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furnace, announced their separation last September. At the time, there were rumors that Hugh had left Deborra-Lee for Sutton. Sutton filed for divorce this week.
“Younger” star Sutton Foster has filed for divorce from “Ocean’s Eleven” screenwriter Ted Griffin, Page Six has learned — amid buzz she is moving on with her former “The Music Man” co-star Hugh Jackman.
The “Once Upon a Mattress” star filed for uncontested divorce in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday. Sutton and Griffin were wed in October 2014 in a private ceremony in Santa Barbara, Calif. She picked out her wedding dress on TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress.” The pair share one child via adoption.
Rumors that the marriage was on the rocks began swirling in Broadway circles when Foster was starring in “The Music Man” with Jackman. Multiple sources have told Page Six that Foster, 49, and Jackman, 56, have fallen in love.
“They are 100 percent together and are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together,” a source previously told Page Six.
Several sources recently told us that the pair are going strong, but have been keeping the relationship a secret and staying out of the public eye.
“They are still together,” says a source. “They go out of their way to hide it, but it’s common knowledge.”
Jackman filed for divorce from Deborra-Lee Furness, to whom he had been married for 27 years, in September 2023. They share two children.
Furness and Jackman released a joint statement saying, “We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting, and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”
In December 2023, In Touch first reported that Jackman was “romancing” Foster.
My gut says that there was totally something to these “romancing” rumors. I wonder how long until we get official confirmation. I don’t know a lot about family law in New York, but according to the NY Courts website, to file for an uncontested divorce, your marriage has to be over for at least six months, and all of the disagreements about assets, custody, support, separation of property, etc. are agreed upon ahead of time. We don’t know a lot about either couples’ relationship, but it feels like all parties involved are trying to keep things from getting messy. It sounds like Sutton and Ted privately worked through all of the details before she filed. For their daughter’s sake, I hope they did.
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If Sutton and Hugh are a thing then it’s ironic because her first husband cheated on her with his costar…allegedly.
Yeah it’s pretty ironic. This may be bad but I LOVE the idea of Sutton and Hugh together. Talk bout a dream couple.!!After seeing her in Younger, I don’t know how any guy could resist her and I am a straight woman. It’s her personality and warmth And talent. I hope they’re happy if together and that everything works out for all parties involved. Hate to say it but I can’t wait to see them together if this is true. He’s pretty magnetic and attractive and she is just offf the charts
Omg! I am so bias when it comes to Sutton! It’s not like she can do no wrong in my eyes, it’s just that I really enjoy her in everything that she does! And you are right about Hugh and Sutton, they just have such incredible chemistry. We shall see if this is all true.
I’m pretty sure that’s true. Christian Borle cheated on Sutton with his “Legally Blond” co-star Laura Bell Bundy. And she had helped him get the role, too.
This is not what I expected for Hugh TBH.
Hugh Jackman is close friends with Rupert Murdoch and Ivanka & Jared among others. His reputation is pretty good, but there’s plenty to side eye.
Oh no, this is enough info for me to un-fan him
Not so much Rupert (or at least not anymore). If you poke around it’s pretty clear Wendi got Hugh and Nicole in the divorce. 😂 Not that Wendi’s anything to be proud of. 🙄
And he now avoids being associated with Complicit Barbie and her husband like the plague. To be clear, not excusing him. I just think it’s funny how “I’m not really political” goes right out the window when image is at risk.
Ooooh, scandal on Broadway!
Well well well, there was smoke and there appears to be fire. Would be a hell of a coincidence. Anyway I do hope things stay private and civil, we will know soon enough…or maybe not, the affair might not have continued but broken up the marriages. And with NYC divorces being largely sealed, there won’t be many details there. This is certainly a gossip feast though.
My mom and I saw them together in Music Man on Broadway back in July 2022 and there’s a scene where their characters kiss and my Mom and I looked at each other like “Hmmmm, well THAT was interesting!” We hadn’t heard any rumors about them but definitely walked out of the office with rumors of our own after the show! When Hugh and his wife separated we were like “we knew it!!”
Well, crap.
I liked Hugh and his wife, Deb. They seemed so solid.
And I have heard the rumors about Hugh and Sutton.
Still strikes me as a mid life crisis from Hugh.
I do not want to see the role out of Hugh and Sutton as a couple.
They’re only 7 years apart it looks like? It’s not a great look but if it’s a midlife crisis, he had the decency to fall in love with someone who was age appropriate and not a 22 year old.
Oh this is why I was seeing headlines about her! I had no idea who she was but now that I know she’s probably attached to Hugh Jackman and they both probably stepped out on their spouses while working on a musical together, this makes more sense.
Everyone is a fully-grown adult and it does seem like there is an effort being made to work things out (like assets and custody) peacefully. I cannot ever think bad things about Sutton after having read her memoir (Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life). She really overcame a challenging family environment to become a star. Talk about against all odds! Honestly not sure if even HJ is good enough for her.
Gotta check that out.
Bring back Bunheads
1,000%, this!
I know Sutton from her TV shows younger and Bunheads and she is very engaging in those and has what I assume is a powerhouse voice given her Broadway fame although I’ve never seen her in that capacity. I also read her memoir for some reason (actually it was on my library’s shelf under new biographies so I figured why not) and she impressed me there as well-the farthest thing from a easy road to fame I’ve read. But unless this happened months since their costarring in the music man (and I heard rumors right after so I don’t think so) I can’t get behind it. I hate cheaters, even or maybe even more from “nice people” like Sutton and Hugh.
Might be an unpopular opinion but her voice is forgettable and she has all the charisma of a cardboard box. And Hugh would not be landing Broadway roles if it weren’t for his movie star history. Seems like a good fit?