Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness

Hugh Jackman has stated that he and his wife will continue to define “soulmates.” He lived by the maxim “happy wife, happy life,” which is easy to say but difficult to put into practice for many movie stars. However, he’s not opposed to putting in the effort, given that it’s how they met—and stayed together—in the first place.

They met while filming Correlli, a 10-episode Australian TV drama. Jackman portrayed a prisoner who had trauma during his journey to jail, and Furness played a prison psychologist attempting to help him regain his memory. Everyone on set had a thing for the actress, but the Wolverine actor was the lucky guy who got to take her out. Furness revealed that she wasn’t searching for a relationship at the time, especially with an actor. She also disregarded her rule of not dating co-stars while filming, but she had this relentless 26-year-old fall in love with her, and they had an “instant connection.” They have built a great degree of love that is evident with their 25-year marriage.