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Jamie Roberts

Hugh Jackman's wife slams 'boring' rumours about his sexuality

The wife of Hugh Jackman has hit out at constant rumours surrounding her husband's sexuality.

Deborra-Lee Furness has had to deal with rumours about the X-Men star throughout their 26-year marriage but has completely dismissed them.

The Australian actress, 66 says she is completely over the gossip and insists she doesn't pay any attention to what she calls false speculation about their love life.

Speaking on the Not an Overnight Success podcast, she revealed: "It's so silly. And it's boring."

She's spoken out to set the record straight in the past and wonders how and why people make up the rumours.

She said if it were to be true, he hubby would be out and proud.

She said: "If he was gay, he could be gay. He didn't have to hide in the closet anymore.

The pair have been married for 26 years (NBC via Getty Images)

The actress then joked: "And he'd be dating Brad Pitt or whatever."

The pair wed a year after meeting on the set of Australian TV series Correlli. They have two children together - son Oscar, 21, and daughter Ava, 16.

Deborra-Lee gushed the pair had an "incredible connection from the get-go" and called their matchup "magical".

"He proposed four months after we started dating," she revealed, calling it a "no-brainer" to accept her man's proposal.

She added: "It was the first time ever I'd known what it was like to be in love."

In September, Hugh's dad passed away and the star took to twitter to tell fans the devastating news he had died on Australia's Father's Day.

The Greatest Showman star was raised by the single father alongside brothers Ian and Ralph.

He wrote in a heartfelt post at the time: "In the early hours of Father’s Day (AU), my Dad peacefully passed away.

Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman (Getty Images for Michael Kors)

“And whilst there is deep sadness, I’m filled with such gratitude and love.

"My Dad was, in a word, extraordinary. He devoted his life to his family, his work and his faith.

"I pray he’s now at peace with God."

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