Before finding love with Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster offered a glimpse into her nearly decade-long marriage to Ted Griffin.

Foster was initially married to a college sweetheart Christian Borlé from 2006 to 2009. After her divorce from Borle, Foster went on a blind date with Griffin, a screenwriter with credits on Ocean’s Eleven, prom And The Wolf of Wall Streett.

The couple married in 2014 after several years of dating and they expanded their family with their daughter Emily three years later.

“We plan these surprise dates for each other, and the only rule is you can’t say no,” Foster exclusively shared. Us every week in 2019. “It’s not like, ‘OK, you have to eat a spider.’ We’re trying to be very gentle about it.”

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Foster said their “can’t say no” dates kept their romance alive, adding, “He set me up on a date once when we took a Latin jazz class at Lincoln Center. Then , he took me to listen to jazz at Dizzy’s, which is at the Time Warner Center, and we had dinner at this fabulous place that we had never been to.”

The actress made rare comments about her marriage before news of their divorce broke in October 2024. Foster filed for an uncontested divorce from Griffin. just days before their 10th wedding birthday.

A month later, a source said We confirmed that Foster’s romance with Jackman led to the actor’s death. separated from his wife Deborra Lee Furness.

“A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because they are both such nice, wonderful people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was a connection and an overlap,” said an insider. We about Jackman and Foster, who worked together on The music man. “They are really happy now.”

Keep scrolling to see Foster’s take on her marriage to Griffin before their surprising split:

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2014

After several years of dating, Foster and Griffin exchanged vows. Her process of selecting a wedding dress was featured on TLC. Say yes to the dress.

“I knew it made me feel different,” she said. People of the dress she chose. “I felt very confident and knew it was the first dress I tried on that looked ‘right’ on me. »

2015

Foster raved about her “very talented” husband’s career, telling Broadway.com: “He’s the smartest guy I’ve ever known. He’s incredibly smart.” The actress added that she loved going to the theater and watching movies with Griffin because he showed her “classics,” including Rear Window, while she enjoyed more “silly” films.

“I’m trying to reduce his intelligence a little,” she joked at the time.

2017

After years of struggling with fertility, Foster and Griffin welcomed her daughter Emily through adoption.

“Where IVF was full of disappointment and heartbreak, adoption was clearly what was meant to be for us,” she recalled after announcing the news at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook show. “Our lives are forever changed and our hearts are exploding. »

A year later, Foster gushed about her daughter, recounting People“I’m fascinated by Emily; it changes every day. It doesn’t matter where it comes from, my belly or anyone else’s. When she was born, I asked myself, “What took me so long?” And I realized that I was waiting for her to come into my life.

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2018

Foster remembers not really understanding “the concept of motherhood” until she met Griffin.

“There was something about being with Ted that made me want to have children,” she said. People. “He belonged to my family. (I) didn’t really understand the concept of motherhood until he came along.”

2019

At Foster’s Interview on 25 things you don’t know about me with Weshe revealed the moment she knew Griffin was The One, adding, “I knew I was going to marry my husband when he bought me a pair of sweatpants. I still wear them and probably will continue to wear them wear until they turn to dust.”

2020

Foster and Griffin’s relationship evolved after they sheltered in place amid the COVID pandemic.

“(It’s) the first time we’ve all been together for this much focused time without one of us traveling or having to leave for work every day,” she told People. “Especially breakfast and dinner, we’re all sitting at the table and now my daughter will ask everyone, ‘How was your day?’ We all love to sit and chat and have made getting together as a family a very important part of our day.”

Foster noted that her family was “trying to make the most of this time,” and that her daughter was “really thriving” because they were all together.

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2021

In a personal essay for PeopleFoster wrote that she was “always hesitant” if she wanted to have children.

“I’ve always been very career-focused and had a very rocky relationship growing up with my own mother. That was never clear to me,” she noted before reflecting on her marriage with Borle. “I got married in my 30s – it didn’t last. But it gave me a little idea that maybe I wanted to start a family.”

She continued, “When I met my husband, that was the first time I was like, ‘Oh, I get it. I get why people have families.'”

2024

We confirmed that Foster made a connection with Jackman before her marriage to Griffin ended.

“Deborra-lee was taken aback when she found out about the affair during the run of the show,” a source said. We about Jackman’s wife. “It was apparently the worst kept secret on Broadway, and Deborra-lee was the last to know. … He didn’t recognize him.”

Foster has previously reflected on his friendship with Jackman, saying Vogue two years ago, “You usually approach these things thinking, ‘Well, I hope we get along.’ » But we just spent Memorial Day with our families.

In a separate interview on Live with Kelly and RyanTo favor recalled a “wonderful” ritual between her and Jackman. “We just talk and catch up on our day. That’s been one of the best parts of it all,” she added. “That I made this wonderful new friend.”