‘Are you a real Wolverine?’ Actor Hugh Jackman, 51, shares a loving tribute to wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 63, from 18 years ago – but sends fans into a frenzy for a completely different reason
He’s been one of the biggest actors in Hollywood for decades.
And while Hugh Jackman, 51, was celebrating his love for wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 63, with a throwback from 2002, fans could only focus on one thing.
The Greatest Showman actor and his wife of 24-years were flooded with comments on Instagram about how he never seems to age.
‘Are you a real Wolverine?’ Actor Hugh Jackman, 51, shared a loving tribute to wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 63, from 18 years ago – but sent fans into a frenzy for a completely different reason. (L) 2000. (R) Hugh in 2020
‘Are you a real Wolverine? You never age,’ one fan wrote under the 18-year-old throwback of himself with Deb at a Hollywood event.
Another wrote: ‘CEO of not ageing.’
While another took their love for the Tony-winning actor to whole new level with a complimentary spiel for the star.
‘So this post is to point out that Hugh Jackman looks even better than before with each passing year,’ they wrote.
Praise: Fans were quick to comment on how the Hollywood star never seems to age
The photograph was taken in 2002, not long after his career took off.
The star played Wolverine in the first X-men movie in 2000. He also starred in Kate and Leopold 2001.
Hugh and Deborra-Lee have one of the strongest marriages in Hollywood. They recently rang in their 24th wedding anniversary together under quarantine.
‘These 24 years have been the best of my life! And, as far as I can see, we keep getting better,’ Hugh wrote in a heartfelt Instagram tribute.
Happy: Hugh and Deborra-Lee have one of the strongest marriages in Hollywood. They recently rang in their 24th wedding anniversary together under quarantine
He added: ‘I love you Debs with every fiber of my soul. Happy anniversary.’
The lovebirds got married on 11 April 1996, just one year after meeting on set of the Australian drama Corelli.
Earlier this year, Hugh told People that the secret to their happy marriage was ‘making time for each other and ‘always learning’ from one another.’
‘These 24 years have been the best of my life! And, as far as I can see, we keep getting better,’ Hugh wrote in a heartfelt Instagram tribute
He also said they consciously ‘reset’ their marriage from time to time, which means they don’t grow apart like many longtime couples do.
‘We’re always learning and humans change so you have to, even though we’ve been together 25 years, you gotta reset all the time,’ he said.
‘I’m always reeling in how funny she is and how amazing she is and how smart she is. The longer it goes on the better it gets.’
Happy couple! Earlier this year, Hugh told People that the secret to their happy marriage was ‘making time for each other and ‘always learning’ from one another
In August 2019, the Broadway star revealed the ‘simple but powerful choice’ he made as a young man that safeguarded his marriage.
He was quoted in the book Father Hood: Inspiration for the New Dad Generation as saying: ‘Before we had kids, Deb and I made a pretty simple but powerful choice to look each other in the eye at every crossroads in life.
‘Those crossroads are sometimes big, sometimes they’re small, sometimes you don’t even realise they’re crossroads until you look back.’