Hugh Jackman, who celebrated his 55th birthday on October 12, has been friends with Nicole Kidman for more than 30 years. An unfailing friendship.
On screen they played lovers in “Australia” (2008) by Baz Luhrmann. In life they are friends. Good friends. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman met in the mid-1990s through Deborra-Lee Furness, (ex-)wife of the Australian actor and best friend of the Australian actress.
Deborra-Lee Furness and Nicole Kidman met a few years earlier in Los Angeles. The first lent her sofa to the second, who came from Sydney to pursue a career in Hollywood. Then they became inseparable.
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Untiring support
In return, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman became closer. And the actress’s split from Tom Cruise in 2001 finally brought them closer together. “When I got divorced, Hugh and Deb helped me recover,” Nicole Kidman told Australian Women’s Weekly.
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Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in 2008 Getty Images / © Mike Flokis/Getty Images
“They were some of my best friends during that time,” added the Australian actress, who was also able to count on the support of Brit Naomi Watts. Friends are there for you in the worst, but also in the best.
Wedding gift
In June 2006, after recovering from her breakup with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman married Australian country singer Keith Urban in Sydney. A wedding attended by Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, Baz Luhrmann and of course Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness.
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But Hugh Jackman didn’t just applaud Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s union. The actor, who specializes in musicals, took the microphone and sang “Tenterfield Saddler” by Peter Allen, the groom’s favorite song: “I sang that for her and Keith sang too.” »
Hugh Jackman described the bride and groom as a “fantastic couple”. And of his girlfriend he said: “She looked like a princess, she was incredible.” I noticed how happy, genuinely delighted and obviously madly in love she was. »