Hugh Jackman enjoys a morning walk in the West Village with his mother Grace
He is known to have portrayed a crime-fighting mutant in the X-Men films.
But Hugh Jackman watched the world away from his shaggy Wolverine as he enjoyed an early morning stroll with his mother, Grace, in New York.
The 51-year-old actor appeared to be in a good mood as he strolled the city streets with his mother after spending years rebuilding their relationship after his abrupt departure from the family when Hugh was only a kid.
Outdoors: Hugh Jackman watched the world away from his shaggy character Wolverine as he enjoyed an early morning stroll with his mother, Grace, in New York
Hugh wore a matching gray sweatshirt set with a long sleeve t-shirt and pants.
He kept his chest warm with a puffy black waistcoat and wore high socks with a pair of black sneakers.
Grace wrapped in a vibrant coat zipped up to the neck, paired with black pants and gray Nike sneakers.
The mother-son duo seemed to enjoy a lively conversation as they hammered the sidewalk in Manhattan.
High hopes: the 51-year-old actor seemed in good spirits as he strolled the streets of the city with his mother after spending years rebuilding their relationship after his sudden departure from the family when Hugh did was that a child
Years ago, the Les Miserables star admitted that her mother abandoned her siblings and returned to the UK at the age of eight.
He told Australian Women’s Weekly in 2012 that Grace had informed his family by telegram of his move, and it was not until he was a teenager that he realized that she was not coming home.
“ One of the main things I remember is that horrible feeling that people were talking about you and looking at you because it was strange for the mother to leave, ” he said.
“The thing I never felt, and I know it may sound strange, I never felt that my mother did not love me. I’ve talked about it at length with her since then and I know she was struggling. She was in the hospital after I was born, suffering from postnatal depression, ” he added. “There was no support network for her here.”
Difficult: years ago, the star of Les Miserables admitted that her mother had abandoned her brothers and sisters and that she returned to the United Kingdom at the age of eight.
After her mother and father, Christopher, Hugh’s sisters, Zoé and Sonia, went to live with Grace in the United Kingdom. Hugh and his brothers, Ian and Ralph, stayed in Sydney, Australia with their father.
“It was traumatic,” said Hugh, recalling his difficult childhood. “I thought she would probably come back. And then it dragged on and on.
He admitted that becoming a parent to his wife Deborra-Lee Furness changed his perspective.
“I think having children just adds another level of empathy and understanding,” he said. “And there comes a point in life when you have to stop blaming others for your feelings or the misfortunes of your life.
