Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban once had the strongest marriage in Hollywood, but the dream crumbled this week with the shock news they had split after 19 years together.
The actress and musician’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday.
Nicole, 58, filed for divorce on Tuesday – citing irreconcilable differences.
The pair first met at the G’Day LA gala ball in January 2005, but it wasn’t until months later that they went out on a date.
During an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2013, the actress confessed it took Keith another four months after they met to ask her out.
The Moulin Rouge star recalled: ‘I’m like, “You didn’t love me at first sight, you didn’t notice me,” and he’s like, “Yes I did but I just didn’t let on,” but we kind of met and then about four months later he called me.’
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban left many fans shocked after it was revealed they had split after 19 years together on Monday
The talk show host responded, ‘Four months later? That’s really playing it cool to wait that long.’
‘Yeah, that’s a long time,’ Nicole agreed. ‘That’s why I’m like, ‘You really didn’t like me when you first met me.’ He said he had other things he had to take care… Guys right, men?’
During an appearance on TV show Interview in 2018, Keith admitted he had to build up the confidence to call Nicole.
‘I’d never have thought she’d see anything in a guy like me. But at some point I plucked up the courage to call those numbers, and she answered,’ he said.
‘We started talking, and we talked and talked and talked and talked, and it was effortless.’
Nicole and Keith made their public debut as a couple at the 2006 Grammy Awards in February.
They avoided the red carpet but were seen looking loved-up inside the annual awards ceremony.
Just months later in May, Nicole announced her engagement to Keith at the UNIFEM’s 30th anniversary gala.
The pair first met at the G’Day LA gala ball in January 2005, but it wasn’t until months later when they went out on a date
Nicole and Keith tied the knot in 2006 during a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Sydney, and the nuptials seemed to cement their forever union
‘He’s actually my fiancé. I wouldn’t be bringing my boyfriend,’ the Babygirl star said.
The Aussie stars tied the knot in June during a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Sydney, and the nuptials appeared to cement a forever union.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the chapel on their fairytale day, as both the country music star and the Hollywood actress were said to be in tears when they saw each other at the altar.
Nicole looked angelic on her big day, slipping into an asymmetric ivory gown by her favourite fashion house, Balenciaga.
Meanwhile, Keith looked every inch the dapper husband-to-be in a black tuxedo, ivory waistcoat and black tie.
They held their reception in a Romeo and Juliet-themed marquee erected on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Estate in Manly.
Keith sang one of his hits, which included the line: ‘I’m gonna love you like nobody loves you, and I’ll earn your trust making memories of us.’
That trust was certainly tested six months later when Keith entered rehab at the Betty Ford Clinic in the US after he relapsed into alcohol addiction.
They welcomed first child Sunday Rose, in July 2008 and their second daughter, Faith Margaret, through surrogacy in December 2010
Nevertheless, Nicole stuck by Keith through the trying time, and was even spotted hugging him at the rehab clinic in Palm Springs, California.
‘I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me,’ he said in a statement at the time.
‘With the strength and unwavering support I am blessed to have from my wife, family and friends, I am determined and resolved to a positive outcome.’
During his stint in rehab, model Amanda Wyatt alleged Keith had cheated on Nicole with her prior to their wedding.
‘He’s done it once and he will probably do it again,’ she told Daily Mail at the time.
‘I know him as well as anyone and while he can be charming and loving, he is also someone who is constantly fighting his demons.
‘I hope their marriage works – but leopards don’t change their spots. Keith is a guy who has everything, but he is never truly happy.’
Keith denied the allegations at the time.
In 2014, Nicole suffered heartbreak when her father Dr Antony Kidman passed away following a suspected heart attack. She was supported by Keith and their two daughters at the funeral
The singer and wife Nicole went on to welcome their first child, daughter Sunday Rose, in July 2008.
In December 2010, the couple announced they had secretly welcomed their second daughter, Faith Margaret, through surrogacy.
‘Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret,’ the couple said in a statement at the time.
‘No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier.’
In September 2014, Nicole suffered heartbreak when her father Dr Antony Kidman passed away in Singapore, following a suspected heart attack.
She was supported by Keith and their two daughters at the funeral service held at St Francis Xavier Church on the North Shore in Sydney.
‘To have my husband step up in that way, it makes me cry,’ she told Ellen DeGeneres at the time.
‘He’s amazing … To be literally carried by your partner, physically at times because I was so devastated, it’s just like, “I’ll do anything for that man”.’
In June 2022, Nicole revealed the simple secret to her happy marriage with husband Keith
In June 2022, Nicole revealed the simple secret to her happy marriage with husband Keith.
‘We’re a mix. We’re very suited [for each other]. I’m incredibly lucky to have met him,’ the actress told CBS Mornings.
Nicole went on to describe Keith as ‘the best thing that’s ever happened to me’.
‘I met him later in life and it’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. That man is the best thing that’s ever happened to me,’ she added.
Last year, Keith supported Nicole as she dealt with the death of her mother Janelle.
In May this year, Nicole and Keith cuddled during their final red carpet appearance at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
This outing was the last time the couple was seen together before news of their split became public.
Nicole and Keith’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday.
In May this year, Nicole and Keith cuddled during their final red carpet appearance at the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas
Nicole filed for divorce on Tuesday – citing irreconcilable differences.
A source claimed to the Daily Mail that there is speculation that Keith has already moved on with a younger woman in the music industry.
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban for comment and has yet to hear back.
The former couple share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Nicole was previously married to Tom Cruise, 63, for 11 years from 1990 to 2001. They adopted two children together: Isabella, 32, and Connor, 30.
At this time, Keith — who is renting a home in Music City — is reportedly showing no interest in reconciling.
Those close to Nicole say that even the suggestion that he may be seeing someone else has been difficult for her to process.
The country star has been away for much of the year on his High and Alive World Tour.
Nicole and Keith’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday, with the couple ending their 19-year marriage and life together with two children
Nicole and the children, meanwhile, have remained in Nashville, where the couple owns a $4million compound.
In July, Keith dropped a hint that all was not well between the pair when he dramatically hung up during a phone interview with a radio station after a crude question about Nicole’s raunchy recent scenes, such as in her movies Babygirl and A Family Affair.
For her part, and while promoting her Netflix series The Perfect Couple in September last year, Nicole admitted there was no such thing as a ‘perfect’ marriage.
‘There’s no perfect anything,’ she said.
‘Anything that’s presented as perfect… forget it.’
