Keith Urban and Nicole Kidmanfirst met in 2005 at the G’Day USA gala in Los Angeles.
Urban and Kidman hit it off straight away and exchanged numbers.
“That is when I went, ‘This is the man I hope I get to marry.'”
And marry she did.
Urban waited a whopping four months to reach out to the “Moulin Rouge” star.
In a 2017 interview, Kidman shared what really went down.
“It’s true.
“We’re here now and it’s all good,” she concluded.
I was nervous to call her.”
Even after they split, people couldn’t help but want a closer look into their lives.
After her first marriage failed, Kidman admitted to being cautious when it came to falling in love again.
And I apparently responded, ‘Open’" she said in a 2021 interview withHarper’s Bazaar.
Statistically speaking, second marriages are at risk due to a number of different factors.
He credits his wife with choosing “love” and ultimately saving his life.
In 2008, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban decided to lay down some roots in Nashville, Tennessee.
However, living Down Under made travel a little tricky for Urban.
Kidman’s mother died in September 2024.
Loss of such a great magnitude can weigh heavily on a marriage if its foundation isn’t strong.
“you might’t read somebody’s diary.
You shouldn’t read it.
I burnt most of my journals after I remarried … You’re only going to find out bad things.
Kidman also admitted that she’d been checking out how different types of love felt to her.
“My life has been about exploring types of love.
But I’m still on that journey,” Kidman admitted three years into her marriage.
“Keith has moved out of the family home he shares with Nicole after a string of arguments.
He’s been staying at a five-star hotel in LA,” a source told the outlet.
However, as of 2024, the two are still together.
Of course, one could always argue that where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
“We weren’t quite expecting this to happen, but film schedules are unpredictable,” Urban toldE!
“She misses being here tonight too,” he added.
In 2024, Kidman sat out theCMT Awards, despite the fact that her husband was performing.
“She’s always making movies, I’m always making records.
You’ve gotta find the time,” was his response.
Then, when asked his advice on a successful marriage, Urban gave a curious answer.
“I have no advice for anybody,” he said.
In 2015, Robert “Bob” Urban died following a battle with cancer.
TheDaily Mailposted photos of Urban arriving at the funeral service for his dad in Queensland, Australia.
“She is committed to her work,” a source told the outlet.
“Keith loves that about her.
He is very forgiving.”
The country music singer shared a statement withUs Weeklythanking fans for their love and support.
His long battle with cancer is now over and he is finally at peace,” he said.
Fast forward to 2024 and Kidman suffered a loss of her own.
Her mom, Janelle, died in September.
It’s been a heartbreaking time for Kidman, who expressed such in an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter.
“It’s a hard road.
However, sometimes being surrounded by women takes its toll.
In an interview withMarie Clairein 2020,Nicole Kidman revealed that she has often found her husband seeking isolation.
“At times, he just needs to escape with his guitar.
Sometimes I’ll find him in his closet playing guitar.
That’s when I know we really need to give him space.
Oh, and he googles cars.
I’ll know when he’s stressed ‘cause he’s googling cars,” she told the outlet.
In 2015, Urban talked about living in a house full of girls.
“We never text each other, can you believe that?
and then read it to somebody and go ‘Can you interpret that?’
I don’t want that between my lover and I,” she told the outlet.
While chatting with theAssociated Press, Kidman insinuated that her marriage is anything but perfect.
“I don’t think anyone’s the perfect anything,” Kidman said.
“I think you’re heading for trouble if you consider yourself the perfect couple.
I’m not a believer in perfect.”
In an interview withE!
Kidman held her ground.
“There’s no perfect anything.
Anything that’s presented as perfect … forget it,” she responded.
“I wish I could have met him much earlier and had way more children with him.
But I didn’t.
She then mentioned what her husband would tell her if she said that in front of him.
“‘The wanting mind, Nicole.
Shut it down,'” she said.
Could Kidman’s “wanting mind” be the reason that she and Urban don’t work out?
It seems anything is possible.
