Hugh Jackman has shared a rare snap of himself with his estranged mother on social media.
The X-Men star, 52, took to his official Instagram account on Monday, August 23, to share the picture of himself with his mom, Grace McNeil.
This picture shows the Les Miserables actor embracing his parent, who is smiling back at him, and is captioned simply: "Mum."
Indeed, the picture clearly resonated with Jackman's 30 million followers on the platform - and has racked up over 517,000 likes and a further 2,900 comments, at the time of writing.
One fan wrote: "Such a nice wholesome picture. [sic]"
A second agreed, writing: "Oh woowwww he was cute and now he just crossed whatever the limits were for being so cute. [sic]"
Another added: "Aww what a gorgeous photo. Hoping you're both keeping well and I'm glad you got to see her and spend time together. [sic]"
While a fourth wrote: "This picture is so cute, I hope you two are staying safe and having good times![sic]"
Jackman's parents - who emigrated to Australia from the UK in 1967 - divorced when he was just eight years old.
His two sisters, his sisters, Zoe and Sonya, went to live with Grace when she moved back to the United Kingdom, while Hugh and his other two brothers remained with their father.
In a 2012 interview with Australia's 60 Minutes on the subject of his upbringing, Jackman stated that the experience of his parents separating had been "traumatic" for him as a youth.
Per the above publication, Jackman stated: "I remember her being in a towel around her head and saying goodbye. [It] must have been the way she said goodbye.
"As I went off to school, when I came back, there was no one there in the house."
"The next day there was a telegram from England. Mom was there. And then that was it. Dad used to pray every night that mom would come back," he added.
