Hugh Jackman reveals the surprising first movie he ever watched and why it deeply affected him

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    Hugh Jackman is one of Australia’s most famous acting exports, with blockbusters films such as The X-Men series and The Greatest Showman under his belt.

    But on Monday, the 52-year-old revealed the surprising first movie he ever watched.

    ‘The Wizard of Oz, in Terrigal,’ he shared as he recalled annual family holidays to the beachside town on the New South Wales Central Coast as a child.

    Memories: Hugh Jackman revealed the surprising first movie he ever watched in an Instagram post on Monday

    Memories: Hugh Jackman revealed the surprising first movie he ever watched in an Instagram post on Monday

    ‘We went to see the movie and all I remember from it was the monkey scene at the end,’ the actor said of the film.

    ‘I was so terrified that I hid in front at my father’s feet behind, so I was hiding and crying through the thing and it absolutely, completely tortured me,’ he admitted.

    Hugh added that The Wicked Witch traumatised him so much that was left with nightmares from the movie, joking that he ‘didn’t sleep for five years’ as a result.

    Classic:'The Wizard of Oz, in Terrigal,' the 52-year-old shared, as he recalled annual family holidays to the beachside town on the New South Wales Central Coast as a child. Pictured is a still from 1939 film The Wizard of Oz

    Classic: ‘The Wizard of Oz, in Terrigal,’ the 52-year-old shared, as he recalled annual family holidays to the beachside town on the New South Wales Central Coast as a child. Pictured is a still from 1939 film The Wizard of Oz

    Affected: The actor recalled the monkey scene from the 1939 film left him traumatised as a child.'I was so terrified that I hid in front at my father's feet behind,' he said.'I've probably still got PTSD from it,' he added

    Affected: The actor recalled the monkey scene from the 1939 film left him traumatised as a child. ‘I was so terrified that I hid in front at my father’s feet behind,’ he said. ‘I’ve probably still got PTSD from it,’ he added

    ‘It’s a miracle I ever went back to be honest. I’ve probably still got PTSD from it,’ he added.  

    It comes after Hugh recently showed off his competitive side with wife Deborra-Lee Furness at their New York home, in a short video shared to his Instagram.

    The Sydney-born star hid behind a pole in their West Village penthouse after winning a game of Backgammon against a disappointed Deborra-Lee, 65.

    Competitive: It comes after Hugh recently showed off his competitive side with wife Deborra-Lee Furness at their New York home, in a short video shared to his Instagram

    Competitive: It comes after Hugh recently showed off his competitive side with wife Deborra-Lee Furness at their New York home, in a short video shared to his Instagram

    In the clip, a casually dressed Hugh couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as Deborra-Lee rolled the dice and realised she had lost.

    ‘Babe, I just got lucky. I don’t know how I won that one,’ The Greatest Showman star said, before hilariously standing up and hiding behind a pole in their luxury abode.

    Hugh captioned the Instagram post, ‘Competitive much?!’ alongside the hashtag ‘I love you Deb’.

    Winners are grinners: In the clip, a casually dressed Hugh (pictured) couldn't wipe the smile off his face as Deborra-Lee rolled the dice and realised she had lost in their game of Backgammon

    Winners are grinners: In the clip, a casually dressed Hugh (pictured) couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as Deborra-Lee rolled the dice and realised she had lost in their game of Backgammon

    In good fun:'Babe, I just got lucky. I don't know how I won that one,' he said, before hilariously standing up and hiding behind a pole in their West Village abode

    In good fun: ‘Babe, I just got lucky. I don’t know how I won that one,’ he said, before hilariously standing up and hiding behind a pole in their West Village abode

    The post comes nearly two weeks after Hugh returned to the United States after a short stint in his home country.

    Hugh enjoyed just a week and a half of freedom in Sydney following the mandatory two weeks of hotel quarantine. 

    He is believed to have cut short his visit to his home city after an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta strain of Covid led to another lockdown.    

    Games with an incredible view: Hugh captioned the Instagram post,'Competitive much?!' alongside the hashtag'I love you Deb'

    Games with an incredible view: Hugh captioned the Instagram post, ‘Competitive much?!’ alongside the hashtag ‘I love you Deb’

    Quick trip: The post comes weeks after Sydney-born Hugh returned to the United States after a short stint in his home country. Hugh enjoyed just a week and a half of freedom in Sydney following the mandatory two weeks of hotel quarantine

    Quick trip: The post comes weeks after Sydney-born Hugh returned to the United States after a short stint in his home country. Hugh enjoyed just a week and a half of freedom in Sydney following the mandatory two weeks of hotel quarantine

    Hugh moved to New York with Deborra-Lee and their children in 2008, and they reside in the trendy West Village.

    Last year, Hugh revealed he was homesick for Australia after a lengthy lockdown in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Deborra-Lee and the couple’s children had initially been in Melbourne when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2019.

    But they returned to the U.S. just four days later in order to keep the family together. 

    Big roles: Hugh is one of Australia's most famous acting exports with blockbusters films, such as The X-Men series (pictured as Wolverine) and The Greatest Showman under his belt

    Big roles: Hugh is one of Australia’s most famous acting exports with blockbusters films, such as The X-Men series (pictured as Wolverine) and The Greatest Showman under his belt

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