She launched her charitable organisation Adopt Change in 2008.

And now Deborra-Lee Furness is set to direct three special episodes of Australian soap opera Neighbours, shining light on the need for change in adoption laws in Australia through an arc about a gay couple wanting to start a family. 

The 64-year-old's husband Hugh Jackman thinks there's nobody better for the role, despite her not gracing a director's chair since 2003. 






Supportive: In this week's Stellar Magazine, Hugh Jackman (left) gushed about his talented wife, Deborra-Lee Furness (right) who is set to direct three special episodes of Australian soap opera Neighbours


'I've been directed by her for 25 years. She has an unbelievable eye, she's always right and tour hồ ba bể she's incredibly decisive,' the Wolverine actor, 51, told Stellar on Saturday. 






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He added: 'Deb is so much tougher on me than any director I've worked with - there's no audition I've ever gone to where I haven't run it through with Deb first.' 

Deborra-Lee is thrilled to be returning, because she's doing it for her biggest passion project.






'I've been directed by her for 25 years': The 64-year-old's husband Hugh Jackman thinks there's nobody better for the role, despite her not gracing a director's chair since 2003 


'I got to do double duty. I love directing, but I also get to shine a light on an issue,' Deborra-Lee said, speaking of the episodes' topic of adoption. 

Deborra-Lee and Hugh are parents to two adopted children, Oscar, 20, and Ava, 14.  

The Shame actress revealed when she started looking into adoption two decades ago, there was an 'anti-adoption culture in Australia'.  






Family ties: The special episodes of Neighbours will tackle adoption laws in Australia. Deborra-Lee and Hugh are parents to two adopted children, Oscar, 20, and Ava, 14.  Pictured in 2012







Passionate: Now the founder of Adopt Change, an advocacy group who campaigns to make adoption easier in Australia, Deborra-Lee fights against the current restrictive legislation














Now the founder of Adopt Change, an advocacy group who campaigns to make adoption easier in Australia, Deborra-Lee fights against the current restrictive legislation. 

Deborra-lee has spoken out before about the importance of fostering children, during an interview with Channel Nine's Today Show in December 2018.  

'Everything in life is not easy. We all have our hurdles and our challenges, these kids have extra hurdles right from the get go,' the actress said. 

This year, Deborra-Lee and Hugh marked 24 years of marriage together. The famous Australian couple met on the set of ABC drama Correlli in 1995. 






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