Hugh Jackman warns Wolverine isn’t isn’t ‘role model for masculinity’-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro

Hugh Jackman doesn’t think young people should look up to his iconic Wolverine character.

The Australian actor, 54, also reflected on his own experience with therapy and explained how much it ‘radically’ changed things for him.

When presenter Laura Kuenssberg asked whether the X-Men star was a good role model.

‘I don’t think Wolverine should be your only role model for masculinity,’ he said during Sunday’s installment of the BBC show.

‘What drew me to him wasn’t his superhero abilities but the pain he is trying to live with and trying to reconcile.

‘He isn’t a nice man but ultimately he is a good man,’ he added.

‘I don’t think Wolverine should be your only role model for masculinity’ (Picture: REX)

The Greatest Showman actor previously revealed he’ll have to train for six months to return to peak Wolverine fitness after agreeing to reprise the role for Deadpool 3 at the request of Ryan Reynolds.

Jackman recently admitted he ‘fully intended’ 2017’s Logan to be his final outing as Wolverine, but that the idea of returning had always been ‘lurking and brewing’ in his subconscious.

But in September last year the legendary actor finally said yes, much to the delight of fans everywhere.

Reynolds made the announcement through a hilarious video in which he teased that he had no ideas for the new Deadpool film, ‘except one’.

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Jackman then strolled into frame, and Reynolds said: ‘Hey Hugh, want to play Wolverine one last time?’ to which the actor casually replied: ‘Yeah, sure Ryan.’

Jackman and Reynolds have famously been locked in a faux feud, which is said to have originated from their time working together on 2009’s superhero film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The Deadpool character made his big screen debut in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, before landing his own spin-off series.

Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg airs Sundays at 9am on BBC One.

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