This Monday, February 20, Hugh Jackman was invited on the set of C à vous on France 5. Facing Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine, the Australian actor revealed that he had encountered some problems with his first name when he was a child.
A somewhat problematic name. On March 1, the next film by Oscar-winning French director Florian Zeller will be released. Entitled The Son and adapted from the play created by the filmmaker, the film features the actors Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern. And this Monday, February 20, the film crew was present on the set of It’s up to you on France 5 to promote the feature film.
But at the start of the interview, and in order to avoid any awkwardness, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine wanted to make a point with the New Zealand actor. “Am I pronouncing “Hugh” correctly?, asked the host, being careful to take an English accent. And to add with humor:you don’t have the easiest first name“.
Hugh Jackman: ‘I said my name was Sue’
To help her a little, the famous interpreter of Wolverine told her that she could pronounce it “Hughes“.”French-style ?”then asked Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine, before the 54-year-old actor answered her in French: “Yes it is perfect“.
If Hugh Jackman is rather tolerant with people who have difficulty pronouncing his first name, it is because he too encountered some difficulties when he was younger. “I could never pronounce my own name when I was a kid.. Hugh is a funny word to pronounce, especially for the French”he acknowledged, before adding: “I said my name was Sue because it was easier to understand. And I think someone called me a girl so I kicked her.”.