Deborra-Lee Furness is looking forward to what her life post-divorce will be. “It is kind of exciting,” she told The Daily Telegraph in January. Since splitting from Hugh Jackman, Furness returned to acting after an eight-year hiatus, snagging a role in the thriller “Force of Nature: The Dry 2” alongside Eric Bana. “You know what, change, transition, evolution is a little frightening and we are all a bit scared of it but I think it is probably our greatest gift,” Furness detailed.
Furness’ return to the big screen marks a new beginning and also the end of an important chapter. “I haven’t worked in a while, I’ve been raising a family,” she told Nine.Com.Au in February. Ava Jackman, her youngest, turned 18 in July, putting an end to her and Jackman’s child-rearing years two months before they separated. According to Australian entertainment insider Peter Ford, this is unsurprising. “It’s not the most uncommon scenario for a couple in their 50s and 60s that once the kids are off their hands, they decide the glue that held this together isn’t there anymore,” he said.
Furness has previously addressed how all-consumed she was by her children. “They’re my entire world,” she told News.Com.Au in 2019. And she wasn’t just busy raising them. After adopting both, Furness became an activist working to improve adoption laws. Now with only adult children to cheer on and no husband around, it looks like Furness is ready to focus on herself again.
