It's hard to imagine that Hugh Jackman of all men would have confidence issues around the ladies. But as his 19th anniversary with
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness
Deborra-Lee Furness rolls around, he recalls having a 'mad 'crush on her when he met on the set of Corelli. Instead of talking and flirting with her, he opted for the less popular option- ignoring her.
He said : "I was really embarrassed when I realised I had a mad crush on her, I didn't talk to her for a week. I was like, 'This is just humiliating.'
"I was like, young guy, first job, she's the star - everyone loved Deb. Literally the whole crew, producers; everyone was in love with her.
"I just didn't talk to her for about a week and she finally called me on it and said, 'What's the deal?' And I owned up - I said 'Listen, I've got a crush on you. It's embarrassing. I'll get over it.' And she went, 'Oh no.' And I was like dying and she said, 'I've got a crush on you too.' Done."
The couple now have two kids together Ava- nine and Oscar- 14. Jackman admits that it was the weekend rehearsals at her home that made him fall in love with her.
Speaking on 'Live! With Kelly and Michael', he shared: "We met on a TV series called 'Corelli' that about 11 people saw but the best thing that came out of it was, I met my wife. She was the star of the series...
"I liked Deb first. It was my first show and I was nervous so we became really fast friends; very quickly we worked together a lot and she used to say, 'Let's rehearse on weekends,' and I remember going round to her house on a Sunday to rehearse and I was like, 'I love this rehearsal.'
"I'm thinking all the time, 'I wanna kiss her. Is that appropriate?' I was mad about her."
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