We don’t really know how Debora-Lee Furness felt about Hugh Jackman getting so shredded over the years. But his new gal LOVES IT!
As you’ve probably heard, Hugh is now dating his Music Man co-star Sutton Foster after the divorce… And maybe even a bit before the divorce if the most salacious (though surprisingly solid) rumors are to be believed.
Related: Deborra-Lee’s ‘Suspicions’ About Hugh & His Broadway Co-Star Sutton Foster!
A source told Closer over the holidays that unlike his ex-wife, Hugh seems to think Sutton really appreciates his ridiculously ripped bod! The man is in impossibly good shape, as he surprisingly showed off yet again in Deadpool & Wolverine. His abs were probably the third most exciting cameo!
We were kinda shocked because, as Ryan Reynolds cheekily joked in the film, we assumed he’d “let himself go since the divorce.” But not the case! But according to this insider, he’s been training especially hard since he started dating 49-year-old Sutton, who is seven years younger than he is (and 20 years younger than his ex). They said:
“Hugh was already in better shape than most men half his age but he’s very critical of himself so in his mind he really needed to drop some weight and get cut to look his best for Sutton. She’s a little younger than him and he has her on a huge pedestal, so he does feel this pressure to impress her.”
Damn! That’s got to be yet another twist of the knife (or adamantium claw, we guess) for Deborra-Lee. Did he not put her on a pedestal anymore?
Hugh’s ex was never into him turning into a Huge Jacked Man. She famously discouraged him from playing Wolverine in the first place, thinking the whole thing was silly. It was advice he told A Current Affair years back was “the only time in 20 years she has been wrong” in their relationship.
When he was hanging up the claws for good (something he did multiple times LOLz!) we kept getting the sense from little comments here and there that he was doing it for Deborra-Lee. And then, what do you know, they announce their divorce, and suddenly he’s starring as Wolverine again? Hmm…
Well, whether she was into him getting ripped or not, he’s definitely working harder at it now!
The source went on to say the new(ish) romance has been a real “motivator for him” as “he’s been an absolute beast in the gym lately, doing all kinds of crazy endurance workouts that push his cardio to the limit.”
Um… pushing cardio to the limit? Whatever could you need such strenuous cardio stamina for, Hugh?
The 56-year-old has “also gone on a very strict diet,” says the source, in which he’s “cut out all sugar and processed foods because he wants to put on muscle while losing the fat.” Why? To chisel the hell out of those abs, of course! The insider added:
“He’s been training his upper body so much that he can now do one arm push-ups… he loves showing that off and is understandably pretty proud to be in this kind of shape at his age, and no doubt Sutton is impressed by his eight-pack!”
As are we all…
[Image via Patricia Schlein/MEGA/WENN/Disney+.]
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