Body language expert analyses Hugh Jackman's last public outings with his wife
A body language expert has analysed the last public outings of Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness before they announced their split after 27 years of marriage.
The couple were spotted at both the Met Gala in New York and Wimbledon in the UK earlier this year, seemingly looking like a perfect loved-up couple.
However, Aussie body language expert Louise Mahler said there could be more than meets the eye at their public outings.
“These are two people so well rehearsed at being with each other. They lean in together, they move in unison,” Mahler told 7Life.
Assessing footage from their joint appearance at the Met Gala in May 2023, Mahler noticed that “at one point in the video Hugh goes to walk away and she briefly pulls him back and he stops with no hesitation”.
“There is no giveaway whatsoever... and remember, they are both actors."
“They are working as a team and showing total harmony.”
However, Mahler went on to assess a specific moment from the Met Gala where the couple were gazing at one another head-on.
“I’m going to speculate that he has left her because he’s looking at her quickly,” she said.
“He still loves her but he’s moving on."
“And what I see from her is, ‘I get that you’re moving on, you b******, but I will allow this’,” Mahler speculated about Furness’ body language.
Two months after their Met Gala appearance, the couple attended Wimbledon to sit side by side and watch the game.
Mahler acknowledged that they looked “a little cranky” but said that they were concentrated on the game and likely had cameras on them “for a long time”.
“I don’t see that they’re pulling away from each other in any way,” she said.
“In fact, their arms are touching the full length. This is a couple who have been together for 30 years, they know each other. I would say they still love each other, but they’re deciding to go their separate ways.”
The Hollywood couple shocked the world on Saturday when they released a statement confirming their separation after being married for 27 years.
“We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” Jackman and Furness told People.
“Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth."
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