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Hugh Jackman: Without Mick Jagger, I May Have Never Gotten Married


Posted on Oct 06, 2011 @ 04:45PM - Add a comment

By Adam S. Levy
Radar Staff Writer

Who needs moves like Jagger when you’ve got moves like Jackman?

Actor Hugh Jackman, appearing on Thursday's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, recalled the story of how he first warmed up to his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness -- and how a key player in the deal was rock n’ roll legend Mick Jagger.

Who needs moves like Jagger when you’ve got moves like Jackman?

Actor Hugh Jackman, appearing on Thursday's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, recalled the story of how he first warmed up to his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness -- and how a key player in the deal was rock n’ roll legend Mick Jagger.

“Without him," said the Aussie-born X-Men Origins: Wolverine hunk star, "I may have never gotten married."

The three-time Tony Award winner, 42, hosted a dinner party in Melbourne 16 years ago that his future wife was attending, though he wasn’t sure if she liked him yet. He said her cell phone rang -- a big deal back in 1995 -- and it was one of her friends, partying with the Rolling Stone in a limo parked outside, and inviting her to join them.

Her response?

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Hugh Jackman On Wolverine Body, Training With Sugar Ray Leonard And His Mr. Nice Guy Rep


Posted on Sep 07, 2011 @ 03:00PM - Add a comment

By Leah Ornstein - Radar Style & Beauty Editor

Aussie actor Hugh Jackman gets up close and personal in the October 2011 issue of Men’s Fitness Magazine, where the hot-bodied star of the X-Men franchise reveals to contributing editor Tim Struby that he isn’t really a badass in real life, he doesn’t enjoy working out and what it was liking training for his soon to be released film Real Steal with boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard. RadarOnline.com has all the interview highlights!

He may play a tough guy in the movies, but in real life Jackman, 43, is far from fierce.

"I'm a bit of a people pleaser, unfortunately,” he admits. “My wife [of 15 years Deborra-Lee Furness] says it's hard to be married to me. She wishes I were more of an asshole."

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