Jackman now understands that his mother was suffering from undiagnosed postnatal depression at the time of her departure. "The thing I never felt – and I know this might sound strange – I never felt that my mum didn't love me," he explained to the Australian Women's Weekly.
“After the past few years, the love they had for each other turned more into a friendship which got broken during Covid, as the lockdown didn't help their marriage at all and really put a strain on their relationship,” the source said. “They worked on it and couldn't get it back.
His parents divorced when he was eight, and Jackman remained in Australia with his father and two brothers, while his mother moved back to England with Jackman's two sisters.
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Did Hugh Jackman reconcile with his mother?
But after years of separation, mother and son reconciled. Speaking to The Sun in 2011, Hugh said: ''As I grew older, I gained an understanding of why mum did leave. We have made our peace, which is important. ''
Jackman and Furness became parents in 2000 when they adopted their son, Oscar, who was born in May 2000. Though Jackman said they "were always going to adopt," adoption became their clear path to parenthood after experiencing miscarriages and IVF (in vitro fertilization).
At Chelsea's magnificent 100 Eleventh Avenue building, a development designed by esteemed French architect Jean Nouvel, Jackman has purchased the penthouse. And his new home has sweeping sunrise views even the finest flat white couldn't improve…
In 2021, Jackman and Deborra-lee fulfilled a lifelong ambition to design their own home. Their waterfront dream house is located in a quiet area of East Hampton in New York.
The actor was 8 when his parents, Christopher Jackman and Grace McNeil, divorced. Jackman remained in Australia with his father and two brothers, Ian and and Ralph, while his mother moved to England with Jackman's sisters, Zoe and Sonya.
As fans of Girls Next Door might recall, Holly expressed her desire to not only marry Hugh, but to start a family. Ultimately, the late business mogul's refusal to wed for the third time and his inability to procreate was considered their breaking point.
The 43-year-old reality star worked in the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles and famously dated late owner Hugh from 2006 until 2008 – who passed away in 2017 at the age of 91 – but explained that she realized he was a “stranger” shortly before his death.
