Banned Essendon star Jobe Watson offered barista job at Hugh Jackman’s cafe

HOLLYWOOD star Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have reached out to Essendon champion, and budding New York barista, Jobe Watson and offered him a job.

Watson is expected to make a decision on his playing career shortly. Picture: Getty Images

HOLLYWOOD star Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness have reached out to Essendon champion, and budding New York barista, Jobe Watson and offered him a job.

Watson, who expressed a desire to whip up flat whites and appease the latte set in the Big Apple during his hiatus from football, has a standing offer to pull a few shifts at Furness and Jackman’s Laughing Man Cafe in Tribeca.

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“We heard a while ago that he could not play footy for a year and was interested in being a barista, so yeah, we made an offer if he wants to work at our cafe in New York,’’ Furness said.

“It is our coffee company, Laughing Man, and it (the proceeds) goes into our foundation which we use to help out the coffee farmers in Ethiopia.

Jobe Watson has been a global nomad since January.

Hugh Jackman at Laughing Man. Picture: Jackson Lee

“We have put the offer out there to him (Jobe). It still stands.’’

Jackman, fresh from filming the latest instalment in the Wolverine film franchise in New Mexico, and Furness arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday for a family break with extended family.

Watson has been a global nomad since January, spending time in the USA and Europe, following his suspension from footy as part of the fallout from the drawn out Essendon doping saga.

He is expected to make a decision on his playing career in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile Jobe, if you need a contact for the Laughing Man drop me a line!

Read more from gossip queen Fiona Byrne in the Sunday Herald Sun.