Hugh Jackman shows off his ripped body in a new post, fans thank him for the 'thirst trap'

A month before he turns 56, actor Hugh Jackman just treated his fans with a thirst trap post. The Deadpool & Wolverine actor shared a four-minute voice note with a mirror selfie of himself on X. While the actor's post was a thank you post expressing gratitude to his team for getting him in shape, it was the image that might have made his fans say a 'thank you' to the actor.

The Wolverine star shared a shirtless photo of himself which showed off his ripped body.

Jackman recently starred in Deadpool & Wolverine alongside Ryan Reynolds. The film smashed all box office records and collected over $1.26 billion globally.

Hugh captioned the post:"I am grateful." Alongside his selfie, the actor shared a nearly four-minute voice note in which he thanked his team for getting him into optimal shape for Deadpool & Wolverine, which featured his long-awaited return as the X-Men mutant after originally hanging up his claws post Logan's (2017) release.

The post generated a lot of excitement on X. as many of the fans commented on Hugh's 'thirst trap' picture. There were others who praised the actor's dedication to building the most 'sculpted' body.

Reacting to his post, someone said, "As are we, sir." Another said, “We’re grateful for you!!!”

"You just gave me hope for bein in shape at a seasoned age," reacted an X user to the actor's selfie. Another said, "Loving seeing an older guy reach these levels. Just goes to show you only lose it if you don’t use it."

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Someone also said, "Wow, omg (oh my God), that’s a thirst trap! Am I allowed to even say that? I don’t think there’s a human out there who’s more sculpted."

Hugh on working out for Deadpool & Wolverine

He said in his new voice note, "I’ve had a lot of people who talk to me and ask me questions about how I got into shape.. what I did, what I ate, how I trained, how hard is it at your age? Just wanted to take a second and say, yeah I had to turn up, I had to do those deadlifts, I had to eat those meals but I had an incredible team who helped me. There’s no hope in hell I would have gotten there without them.”