Deborra-Lee Furness is ready to tell her side of the story. <\/p>\n
Hugh Jackman\u2019s ex-wife has reportedly signed a book deal following their dramatic divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHugh had heard about Deb\u2019s plans but he didn\u2019t really know until she told him herself during their secret meet\u2013up,\u201d an insider told Women\u2019s Daily, according to the Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman at the the 2019 Global Citizen Festival. Getty Images for Global Citizen<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019d been warned early on that almost every A-list divorcee is approached to write a book but part of him hoped Deb wouldn\u2019t take that fat publisher\u2019s cheque,\u201d the insider added.<\/p>\n Furness, 69, allegedly plans to open up about her 27-year marriage to the \u201cX-Men\u201d actor, 57, adopting and raising their children Ava and Oscar, and her life post-divorce in the book.<\/p>\n Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman attend the Variety Club Heart Awards in 1997. Getty Images<\/p>\n Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman attend Carousel of Hope Ball Benefit in 2000. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n A source also claimed that Furness\u2019 move is not \u201crevenge,\u201d but rather a way for the Australian actress \u201cto find her voice, put herself first and reignite her career.\u201d<\/p>\n British journalist Rob Shuter<\/a> also reported that Furness recently met with a top publisher in New York City to make plans for her book.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was all smiles, but it looked serious,\u201d said a publishing insider who allegedly saw Furness leaving a major publisher\u2019s building in Midtown.<\/p>\n Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\u2019 10th annual Governors Awards in November 2018. WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s reclaiming her voice,\u201d Furness\u2019s friend told Shuter. \u201cShe spent years being known as Hugh\u2019s wife. Now she wants to be known for her truth.\u201d<\/p>\n Shuter reported that Furness\u2019s book is being described as a \u201cbold, emotional memoir about love, identity, and starting over.\u201d<\/p>\n The Post has reached out to reps for Jackman and Furness for comment.<\/p>\n Deborra-Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman attend God\u2019s Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards in October 2018. Getty Images for Michael Kors<\/p>\n Jackman and Furness announced their split in September 2023. Furness officially filed for divorce in May and they finalized the divorce <\/a>one month later.<\/p>\n The \u201cGreatest Showman\u201d actor has since moved on <\/a>with his former Broadway co-star Sutton Foster.<\/p>\n Sources claimed to\u00a0Us Weekly<\/a>\u00a0last year that the coupling \u201cis the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced\u201d and that Furness\u00a0had \u201csuspicions\u201d<\/a>\u00a0about her husband working with Foster.<\/p>\n Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster attend the 75th Annual Tony Awards. Getty Images<\/p>\n Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster at the the 75th Annual Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Event. Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions<\/p>\n Deborra-Lee Furness attends the Sydney premiere of \u201cForce of Nature: The Dry 2\u201d in January 2024. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI think many people were shocked [Hugh] could do this to her, especially as she\u2019s the mother of his children, and they\u2019ve navigated three decades of life together,\u201d a friend to the former couple previously said. \u201cA little respect may have been in order.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackman and Foster, 50, recently confirmed their romance <\/a>by making their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of Jackman\u2019s new movie, \u201cSong Sung Blue,\u201d in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n