Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Cooling Off Amid His ‘Flirtation’ With 25-Year-Old Costar Ella Beatty

Broadway star Hugh Jackman is getting cozy with a nepo baby half his age — and sources claim it has cooled his hot-and-heavy romance with girlfriend Sutton Foster.

The 56-year-old Aussie not only locks lips with the daughter of Hollywood A-listers Warren Beatty and Annette Bening in an off-Broadway play, but the two are also super flirty when the show’s over, according to insiders.

In Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Hugh stars as a thrice-divorced professor and novelist carrying on an affair with a teenage student portrayed by 25-year-old Ella Beatty.

“Hugh and Ella share a very passionate kiss in the play, but everyone has noticed that even offstage Hugh is still very flirtatious with her,” says an insider.

“It has raised alarm bells over his relationship with Sutton, and people worry that Hugh might not be as all-in as he’s been saying.”

“There’s certainly no denying that work is taking the lion’s share of his attention right now, and that’s not been great for his relationship with Sutton.”

As readers know, Hugh and two-time Tony Award winner Sutton, 50, went public with their long-whispered-about romance in January. They are said to have fallen in love during the Broadway musical production of The Music Man while married to others.

The Greatest Showman star and wife Deborra-Lee Furness announced their separation in September 2023 after 27 years of marriage, followed by Sutton filing for divorce from her hubby of 10 years, Ted Griffin, in October 2024.

But sources say the Hugh-Sutton romance has cooled considerably as he’s focused his attention on his new play and other projects.

“No doubt Sutton’s feeling a bit on the back burner because they’ve been spending less and less time together lately because of Hugh’s busy work schedule,” says the insider.

“The relationship was already facing some tension, largely because his divorce from Deb has been so drawn out and emotionally exhausting that it’s left Hugh on edge.”

“His split with Deb and the way he rushed into the arms of Sutton had a lot of people questioning if Hugh was experiencing some sort of midlife crisis.”

“Now friends are wondering if this flirtation with Ella is further proof of that.”