Wife Deborra Furness is growing increasingly annoyed by the rumors, star admits

Feb 14, 2013 07:51 GMT  ·  By
Hugh Jackman opens up on gay rumors again, says his wife has pretty much had it with them
   Hugh Jackman opens up on gay rumors again, says his wife has pretty much had it with them

For years, gay rumors have plagued Australian actor Hugh Jackman even though he’s happily married, has children and is, as per his own words, as in love with his wife as on the first day they met. He personally doesn’t mind them but Deborra Furness, his wife, has had enough.

Jackman is featured in the latest issue of The Hollywood Reporter where he talks, among other things, about the love of his life, those pesky gay rumors, doing musicals vs. doing action movies, and plenty more.

Below is a behind the scenes video from the THR shoot – and it’s as exquisite as you’d expect of a true gentleman like Jackman.

Back to the gay rumors, the actor admits that his wife is starting to become annoyed by them.

“Just recently, it bugs her. She goes, ‘It's big. It's everywhere!’” he says.

Lauren Shuler Donner, who worked as producer on “X-Men,” chimes in to say that there never was any truth to the countless reports making the rounds: even if skeptics won’t believe it, he truly is one of the most amazing and devoted husbands out there.

“I have seen him with Deborra since the beginning of their trip to Hollywood, and I've been on five movie sets with him and have never seen him stray, have never seen him eye anyone,” she says for the same publication.

“I met him when he did ‘Oklahoma!’ [at London's Royal National Theatre in 1999]. He was genuine, hugely talented. He was in love with his wife that day and still is,” Donner adds.

Then again, any of Jackman’s previous interviews can confirm just how much he loves his wife: some time ago, when he was promoting “Les Miserables,” the actor recalled how Deborra put her career on hold (even though he thought her to be more talented than him) so that he could make it big in Hollywood.

He also recalled how supportive she’d been throughout it all, and revealed how they never spent too much time apart no matter where his work might take him, to make sure he doesn’t become too estranged from Deborra and the kids.