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Nicole Kidman bids whopping $100,000 for hat signed by Hugh Jackman in wild moment-Robert Oliver-Entertainment – Metro
Footage shows the absolute shock and awe from the crowd.
Nicole Kidman generously splashed out on a hat signed by Hugh Jackman (Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty)
Nicole Kidman startled and delighted onlookers after bidding an eye-watering $100,000 (£83,000) for a hat signed by co-star Hugh Jackman.
The actress, 55, was attending the Broadway Cares/Equality Fights AIDS auction after a Broadway performance of Jackman’s new production The Music Man.
Kidman reportedly caused ‘gasps and cheers’ amongst the crowd who were attending the event, before receiving a standing ovation for her bid.
A video posted to Twitter by Jackman, 54, showed the moment that Kidman won the bid, drawing shock and delight from the absolutely buzzing crowd.
Later in the evening, Kidman was collecting her prize from the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York when she took a moment to pay tribute to the charity.
‘I love you and I love Broadway. And I love what they do at Broadway Cares. But also, what I want to say is that the show was extraordinary. Thank you.’
Afterwards, Jackman thanked Kidman by saying: ‘The generosity emanating from Nicole Kidman leaves me speechless! You ARE amazing. Thank you for your friendship and support!’
Upon returning home after the show, Kidman showed the hat off to her 8.7m followers on Instagram, and left another message of thanks to Jackman.
‘Darling Hugh,’ she wrote. ‘To my friend of 30 years. Right back at you, such a generous and gorgeous man, it was a brilliant night at the theatre.’
She continued: ‘It was an honour to be able to donate to Broadway Cares/Equality Fights AIDS. Congratulations to the talented cast.’
‘The hat we bought at the auction!’ (Picture: Nicole Kidman/Instagram)
The pair starred in Baz Luhrmann’s 2008 film Australia (Picture: 20th Century Fox)
She then posted an Instagram story of the hat, captioning it: ‘The hat we bought at the auction! Night night!’
The production of The Music Man starring Jackson is set to close in January after a run of just over a year on Broadway.
Kidman and Jackman famously starred together in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia in 2008, and were also featured as voice actors in 2006’s Happy Feet.
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Aside from his spectacular run on the Broadway stage, fans of Jackman have been getting into a frenzy of late after it was revealed he’s going to return on the big screen as Wolverine one last time.
He’ll be back as his beloved character in Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds, and confirmed the news in September in a fun video.
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