1. His story on how he first met his wife, Deborah who’s 13 years his senior, made us gush.

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Once upon a time …. #THROWBACKTHURSDAY

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The 47 year-old actor shared, “We met on a TV show [the Australian series Correlli]. I was terrified when I realized I had a crush on the star of the show. I was like, “My first job, the leading lady. Embarrassing. She’s going to look at me like this young little puppy.” I didn’t talk to her for a week. Finally, she said, “Have I done something to annoy you?” I said, “Look, I’ve got a crush on you. I’m sorry.” And she said, “Oh, I’ve got a crush on you too.” And that was 20 years ago [laughs].”

2.  He’s still a hopeless romantic, even after 20 years of marriage.

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Thanks for an awesome 1st night Sydney! #BroadwayToOz

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Nevermind that one of Hugh’s motto is “Happy wife, happy life!”, he also says his number one rule for romance is surprise. He shared,  “If I bring Deb flowers every Tuesday, yeah, it’s nice, but is it romantic? One time, he got off work early and pretended he was still on set. “I called Deb and said, ‘I’ll be back late tonight.’ ” Then he appeared hours earlier than she expected. “And she got such a shock. I’d made reservations at our favorite lunch place,” he said. “It was three hours before the kids finished school, and it was awesome because it was unplanned.”

3. His cheery and honest approach to battling skin cancer, as well as telling the world on how to prevent it. Earlier in the year, Hugh had his skin cancer treatment for the fifth time.

4. His faith and positivity on the past two miscarriages which he and his wife had, attributing it to the greater plan of adoption. Hugh and Deborah now have two adopted children, Oscar and Ava.

5. He recently had a superhero dad moment when he rescued his kids as well as other swimmers from a riptide at the beach.

resscuesized6. He isn’t just a great actor, but holds serious singing chops. Besides playing the notable John Valjean in the musical film Les Miserables in 2012, he is also an acclaimed actor on Broadway.

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Singing rehearsals for #BroadwayToOz . Getting there ….

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7. Despite being a fitness junkie, he is the ultimate foodie. Here’s how he reacts to good food, just like how we, normal people do.

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Don't talk!!! #painauchocolat #paris

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8. He isn’t afraid to goof around, showing that real men do shed a few tears while on onion duty.

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Look, here's the thing I wanna say …… #crybaby

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