The following article mentions pregnancy loss, domestic violence, mental health issues, and sexual assault.
Nicole Kidman is bound to go down as one of the greats in Hollywood.
But, despite her many hurdles and struggles, Kidman is enjoying where she is right now.
In speaking withThe Guardianin December 2021, the actor quipped, “I’m ‘in life’ right now.
I’m not coasting along.
I’m in it.”
Tag along as we dig deep into the tragic, real-life story of Nicole Kidman.
Nicole Kidman had very little growing up
The “Moulin Rouge!”
In a November 2020 interview withGlamour UK, she reflected on her humble beginnings.
“I’ve always been aware of privilege because both my parents came from nothing.
When we moved to America, we had nothing.
However, what her family lacked in material possessions, they made up for in character.
Kidman has long encouraged women to get checked, noting that the process saved her mother’s life.
I want that to be heard.”
In 2004, word got out that Kidman had her own cancer scare.
In a statement to the AP (viaToday), she confirmed that her results came back negative.
“Needless to say, my family and I are enormously relieved and thankful,” she said.
She explained, “From the minute Tom and I were married, I wanted to have babies.
And we lost a baby early on, so that was really very traumatic.
And that’s when it came that we would adopt Bella.”
In her 2018 chat with Tatler, Kidman spoke about the pain of losing a pregnancy.
“The loss of a miscarriage is not talked about enough,” she said.
“That’s massive grief to certain women.”
The flipside of going through so much yearning and pain to get there is the feeling of ‘Ahhhh!’
when you have the child," she remarked.
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During a 2012 interview withDuJour, Kidman admitted, “It took me a very long time to heal.
It was a shock to my system.”
“Trust your director,” she laughed.
And I think Stephen [Daldry] was very delicate with me because he knew that.
… Depression hits you at different times."
This sentiment lingered as the night went on.
That’s when it hit me.
I went, ‘I need to find my love; I need a love in my life.’
Because this is supposed to be when you go, ‘This is ours,'" she shared.
In September 2014, he died at the age of 75.
Because it was so devastating when I saw his body.
And it’s based in the deepest love and not being able to handle a situation."
It was more than deserved, as Kidman left it all out on the table and then some.
She even sustained a few injuries.
In March 2017, she opened up toVogueabout how physically taxing it was to play Celeste.
I was really bruised," she said.
He was devastated seeing it."
She described her marriage to Cruise as “protection.”
I would work, but I was still very much cocooned.
Of course I’ve had #MeToo moments since I was little!
But do I want to expose them in an article?
Do they come out in my work?
Absolutely," Kidman wrote.
When Connor got married in 2019, Kidman was reportedly unwelcome.
It’s our job as a parent to always offer unconditional love.
The fires killed an estimated 1.5 billion wild animals, burned 59 million acres, and devastated the country.
I’m so distracted right now with everything that’s happening in Australia."
He was only 58 at the time.
Understandably, Kidman was heartbroken by the news of his death.
“I’m shattered.
During a January 2024 interview withThe Guardian, she spoke about how she battled with certain scenes.
“I said, ‘I cannot, cannot do this’.
It was like when a donkey just goes, ‘I’m not going.’
I couldn’t just get on a plane and get to [my family.]
And they couldn’t get to me.
That affected the performance, to the degree that it also affected my psyche,” Kidman explained.
Despite her inner turmoil, Kidman pulled off an authentic performance and managed to get through filming.
