Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announce their separation after 27 years of marriage

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announced they are separating after 27 years of marriage. 

"Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth," the couple said in a statement shared with People magazine on Friday.

Jackman and Furness, who are both from Australia, met in 1995 when he was an up-and-coming actor and she was already an established star. The couple married in 1996 and have two children, Oscar, 23, and Ava, 18, according to People.