Hugh's holiday sacrifice - CHOOSES KIDS OVER NOW LOVE

THE PAUSE BUTTON’S BEEN PRESSED ON SUTTON

Not even a bracing dip in the crystal blue waters at Sydney’s Bondi Beach could wash the worry off Hugh Jackman’s face.

New Idea has learnt that the actor has pumped the brakes on his blossoming relationship with American theatre star, Sutton Foster, for the sake of his children.

Hugh, son Oscar, 24, and daughter Ava, 18, arrived in Australia last week ahead of the holidays. But as the trio enjoyed everything the beach suburb has to offer, Hugh constantly looked “distracted and preoccupied,” our source says.

“It’s clear he’s missing Sutton,” they add. “But Hugh’s priority will always be his children.”

In particular, Hugh, 56, knows that his moving on from their mum, Deborralee Furness, has to be handled sensitively.

As a result, the actor dumped plans to invite Sutton to Sydney for Christmas. Instead, she’s back in Los Angeles, where she is performing in a stage production of Once Upon A Mattress.