Hugh Jackman caught up in bizarre stalking incident at gym as woman is arrested for throwing 'razor filled with pubic hair' at him

Kathleen Thurston, 47, arrested several blocks away from gym after pulling razor from her pants and throwing it at the X-Men star

Hugh Jackman headed to the gym on Saturday and got more than what he bargained for.

The 44-year-old actor went to Gotham Gym in West Village, New York, where a woman confronted him inside as he was working out.

Kathleen Thurston, 47, ran past the front desk in hysterics, crying and shouting that she loved the X-Men star, according to reports.

Scroll down for video



Gym buff: Hugh Jackman was stalked by Kathleen Thurston while working out at his West Village, New York, gym, where he was just spotted last Wednesday

Workout: Jackman was exercising at Gotham Gym in the West Village when police said he was confronted by the razor-toting stalker

Though the woman was eventually stopped by a gym employee, she reached into her waistband and grabbed an electric razor full of her body hair, according to TMZ .

'The primary concern is my family': Hugh told reporters that he is looking out for the safety of his family after his Saturday gym incident



'The razor fell out of her hands when I stepped in between them,' Mike Castle, a trainer at the gym, told police.

Hugh asked the woman not to touch him, according to NYPD spokesman Sgt Tom Antonelli.

Kathleen left the gym as soon as security arrived.

She was arrested a few blocs away from the facility and charged with stalking.

'Here's a woman who obviously needs help so I just hope she get the help she needs,' the actor told CBS New York correspondent Carol D'Auria.

Jackman was reportedly shaken by the incident, fearing that the woman was grabbing for a weapon when she reached into her pants.



The New York Post reported that the woman's address is listed as a Harlem shelter for the mentally ill.



The Les Miserables star has had more than just one run-in with this stalker.

Jackman has also seen the woman outside his seven-year-old daughter's elementary school in Manhattan and outside his home in the West Village, where he lives with his wife Deborra-Lee Furness.



'I suppose for me, the primary concern is my family, obviously,' the actor told CBS New York regarding his stalker.

Still reeling: Jackman put on a brave face after the incident as he headed out in New York on Sunday

Kathleen was taken to Manhattan Criminal Court, where she was awaiting arraignment on Saturday night.

It was not known if she had a lawyer.



Jackman's next role will have him donning the adamantium claws again in James Mangold's The Wolverine.



The actor is currently beefing up for yet another turn as Wolverine in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past.



Superhero: Jackman's next role will have him donning the adamantium claws again in James Mangold's The Wolverine

Not safe in his own gym: The woman was arrested a few block away from the workout facility, as Hugh wants the woman to get the help she needs, especially after seeing her two other times



