Hugh Jackman And Sutton Foster enjoy the next chapter of their lives together.

Sources confirmed this We weekly in this week’s cover story that Jackman, 56, and Foster, 49, are dating. Now an insider is shedding light on what their “lighthearted” and “cheerful” romance entails.

According to the source, Jackman and Foster love to have fun dinners at restaurants in New York, take walks through Central Park and support each other with their careers and various projects.

“They are happier than ever,” the insider said Usadding that they both understand the demands of the industry.

For his part, Jackman admires Foster’s “tremendous talent, infectious positivity and grounded nature,” while she is attracted to his “kindness, professionalism and ability to make others feel valued.”

The source added that Jackman and Foster’s connection is a “wonderful next chapter” for the couple, noting that the pair are choosing to keep their relationship low-key so their romance can grow “naturally” away of the public.

Their romance is “a balance between playfulness and genuine admiration,” says the source, who adds that both respect each other’s talents and passions.

Rumors about Jackman and Foster’s relationship started circulating when gossip blogger Tasha Lustig claimed on her Instagram that he had “blindsided” his ex-wife. Deborra-lee Furness by ‘running off with the mistress’.

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Furness, for her part, “liked” the post from her private account, while her good friend Amanda de Cadenet wrote: “You are on par with this one. My beloved friend Deb is about to get her ass ripped off, fyi!”

In the last issue of UsSources have confirmed this Music man Costars Jackman and Foster’s relationship turned romantic during the show’s 11-month run on Broadway — and while they were married to other people. (Jackman and Furness announced their separation in 2023, while Foster filed for divorce from Ted Griffin in October.)

“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb divorced,” Foster’s source said. “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because they’re both such nice and wonderful people. Everyone respected his privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”

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Us heard that Jackman ‘failed to acknowledge’ the affair. “Deborra-lee was stunned when she learned about the affair on the show,” an industry source said. “It was apparently Broadway’s worst-kept secret, and Deborra-lee was the last to know.”

As Jackman and Foster navigate their relationship, a theater source says Us that they do not live together because of their children. (Jackman and Furness adopted son Oscar, 24, in 2000 and daughter Ava, 19, in 2005, while Foster and Griffin are parents to Emily, 7, whom they adopted in 2017.)

“But Sutton told people on Broadway about the relationship,” the insider said. “Everyone (there) has known about this for a long time.”