What Sutton Foster told Hilaria Baldwin about her marriage, Hugh Jackman

It s hard to imagine a time when Broadway star Sutton Foster would open up to now-disgraced influencer Hilaria Baldwin about her efforts to keep her marriage going before revealing that her next big project was to co-star with Hugh Jackman in a Broadway revival of The Music Man But that s what happened in Foster went on Baldwin s since-shuttered Mom Brain podcast For the star of the - Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress Foster was once upon a time happily married or seemed to be happly married to screenwriter Ted Griffin And Foster and Griffin had an adorable adopted daughter two cute little dogs Mabel and Brody and a picturesque home in the country where she and her little girl would plant flowers NEW YORK NEW YORK - JUNE Sutton Foster and Ted Griffin attend the th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June in New York City Photo by Jenny Anderson Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions As Foster chronicled her happy family life on Instagram through the two-time Tony Award winner and star of the TV Land comedy Younger also opened up to Hilaria Baldwin and her co-host Daphne Oz about how she tried to get pregnant via IVF in her early s When that didn t work she and Griffin worked with a lawyer to arrange an open adoption which she announced went pretty smoothly But as new parents Foster admitted that her marriage almost broke apart Near the end of the interview though Foster certainly brightened up when mentioning that her next big project was to work with Jackman The mention of the handsome Australian movie star prompted sighs of approval and oh him from Baldwin and Oz Celebrity world now knows that the family life that Foster celebrated in this podcast and on Instagram would soon come to an end She and Griffin filed for divorce in October after she became romantically involved with Jackman either during or after the - run of The Music Man Foster and Jackman have tried to keep a low profile since news of their romance burst onto the scene with white-hot intensity in the fall of as The Cut announced Both are going through respective divorces he from his wife of years Deborra-lee Furness But Foster and Jackman emerged in residents together this past week People magazine photographed them on the streets of New York City holding hands while taking a walk to show that they are still a couple and still seem happy Unfortunately for Foster her perky upbeat reputation has taken a hit judging by the negative comments that pop on her old Instagram posts that feature photos of her with Griffin or of them with their daughter now For example for a January carousel of family photos of Foster Griffin and their daughter visiting Disneyland someone wrote He must ve been shocked when you dumped him for Hugh I hope he finds a nice and honest lady In other posts people call her a cheater or express sympathy for their daughter There s also a Reddit thread asking Can someone explain the Sutton Foster hate which in fact focuses on her professional abilities Several people online speculate that the seven-time Tony nominee was among the list of current notable snubs for the Tony nominations for her performance in Once Upon a Mattress because of the embarrassment surrounding her romance with Jackman NEW YORK NEW YORK - FEBRUARY L-R Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin attend SNL The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on February in New York City Photo by Dia Dipasupil Getty Images If there s any consolation for Foster it s that her reputation hasn t suffered the same collapse as Hilaria Baldwin the wife of acclaimed but long-polarizing film and TV actor Alec Baldwin A year after Foster Baldwin and Oz recorded this podcast episode Hilaria Baldwin became engulfed in her own controversy when people online alleged that she had faked being a Spanish immigrant for more than a decade to appear more glamorous and thought-provoking Curiously Hilaria Baldwin didn t speak with a Spanish accent in her Mom Brain chat with Foster as she s been known to do in other podcast or TV interviews But Hilaria Baldwin s Spanish identity controversy led to the end of her Mom Brain podcast with Oz the daughter of former TV clinician Mehmet Oz-turned Trump-supporting administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services Hilaria and Alec Baldwin have launched maligned new careers in reality TV after he became mired in legal drama over his accidental killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film Rust For a while Hilaria Baldwin s Mom Brain podcast seemed pretty popular and booked other famous mothers as guests including Jennifer Garner or leading experts to discuss parenting topics Foster came on the show in November to talk about her effort to become pregnant in her early s while also juggling a busy career acting humming and dancing on Broadway NEW YORK NY - MARCH L-R Ted Griffin Peter Hermann Sutton Foster and Mariska Hargitay attend the book launch party for Peter Hermann's If The S in Moose Comes Loose at Books of Wonder on March in New York City Photo by Nicholas Hunt Getty Images for HarperCollins Publishers Foster advised Baldwin and Oz that she had a total breakdown after her second round of IVF didn t lead to a pregnancy so she notified Griffin they also had to pursue adoption because it can t all fall on her shoulders She mentioned it was amazing when their daughter was born but there was a big learning curve in being a new parent and in trying to figure out how she and Griffin were going to deal with this new stage of their relationship No one really prepared me that it breaks your marriage apart she announced When solicited how she and Griffin worked to keep their relationship open and vulnerable with each other Foster declared With us it s like you re choosing your battles not picking on every issue because I can be such a control freak and I try to control every little thing and I want to over-talk and over-analyze stuff It was like letting things go That s what I realized sometimes that it s OK letting the marriage be like a in current times or a zero she commented Or if it s a good solid six that s OK too Production on The Music Man with Jackman was delayed until the spring of due to the COVID- pandemic Over the next year Foster posted multiple photos of her and Jackman in rehearsals or promoting the show But she also shared photos of her with Griffin writing in May I m stuck on you and in December Love this man She moreover posted photos of her Griffin and their daughter including the three of them wearing funny homemade hats to celebrate New Year s Eve in The Music Man opened in February with Foster and Jackman gushing about each other on social media according to Vulture You re an exceptional talent and friend Jackman wrote about Foster Your satisfaction brings the company of MusicManBway to life Meanwhile Foster explained it was a dream to be dancing with Hugh every night Foster also famously revealed in a appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan that she and Jackman had developed a close bond during the production which she explained included a pre-performance ritual that took place when they were alone in her dressing room We call it carpet chat Foster revealed We hang out in my dressing room before every show and just catch up It s such a wonderful thing Foster continued We ve become really good friends and we just talk and catch up on our day That s been one of the best parts of the whole thing that I ve made this wonderful new friend The world now knows that Foster and Jackman became more than friends On Instagram she stopped posting photos of her husband in January and she began posting far fewer photos of her daughter and of their two small dogs She posed with a different small dog on a beach in a September photo Jackman s estranged wife Deborra-Lee Furness developed suspicions about them working together The longtime Hollywood power couple publicized their separation in October nine months after The Music Man closed