Hugh Jackman Shared A Moving Health Update, And He Wants Everyone To Listen

In early 2020 Hugh Jackman took to Instagram to make a confession. In a short video, the Wolverine star cut a somber figure as he revealed that he had some news regarding a serious health condition that he had been battling for seven years. What’s more, he had an important message for anyone who might be listening.

By most measures, the year 2020 had actually started pretty well for Jackman. His performance in the HBO movie Bad Education had been praised as “darkly charismatic” by The New York Times newspaper, and it won him rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Not only that, but the Aussie earned his fifth Emmy award nomination for what some called a career-best performance. “[I feel] very blessed and humble,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “It meant a lot.”

The following months proved to be relatively quiet for the Hollywood star, though. Jackman had been due to take the lead in The Music Man on Broadway in fall 2020, playing Harold Hill in a revival of the much-loved musical. But with the shutters down on much of theaterland, the opening was pushed back to May 2021.

While fans may eagerly await Jackman’s return to the stage, they were given a more intimate glimpse of his life while at home in the meantime. As one-half of one of Hollywood’s most enduring couples, Jackman celebrated his 24th wedding anniversary with wife Deborra-Lee Furness by posting a throwback picture on Instagram.

The image came complete with a suitably touching caption, reflecting on the pair’s time together. “These 24 years have been the best of my life!” the 51-year-old Jackman wrote. “And as far as I can see, we keep getting better. I love you Debs with every fiber of my soul. Happy anniversary.”