Hugh & Sutton 83 DAY

THE REAL REASON WHY THE COUPLE HAVE GONE OFF THE GRID

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Ever since Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster finally came clean about their romance, the couple have copped a flurry of backlash.

Once considered the nicest guy in Hollywood, it's Hugh whose reputation has taken the hardest hit, going from heartthrob to "heartless" overnight.

Now, New Idea can reveal that despite being "deeply in love", Hugh, 56, and Sutton, 50, are finding the intense public scrutiny surrounding their relationship increasingly difficult to navigate - and it's taking its toll.

Sources tell us the couple have decided to essentially go back into hiding, and are hunkering down at their swanky penthouse apartment whenever they're in New York.