Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman (58) has ended her 19-year marriage to Keith Urban (57), and comments she once made about divorce are again drawing attention.
Recently Kidman began a separation from Urban, who packed his belongings at their Nashville home, and just one day later filed for divorce in a Tennessee court citing "irreconcilable differences." The couple have two daughters, Sunday Rose (17) and Faith Margaret (14).
U.S. outlets revisited remarks Kidman made on The Oprah Winfrey Show about her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise. At the time she confessed, "Divorce is hard for everyone. It's like a nightmare, there are sometimes good days, but most of the time there aren't," adding, "I thought I would be married for life," which drew sympathy.
Reported reasons for the split include "lack of intimacy" and "the presence of another woman." The British Daily Mail reported that Urban suddenly changed the lyrics of a song he was singing to his wife Nicole during a performance to the name of the band's guitarist, Maggie Bow (25). The video circulated on social media, prompting "affair" allegations and a flood of malicious comments directed at Maggie.
A close associate said, "There are rumors that Urban has a new woman, but he has not disclosed whether he is dating," adding, "He told those around him that he will focus only on co-parenting for the sake of the children."
Kidman and Urban met in 2005 and married in 2006, but faced crises such as Urban entering rehab four months after the wedding for drug and alcohol addiction treatment. Later rumors of an affair with a model and frequent conflicts persisted, but the two endured for many years.
But because of this breakup, Kidman's past confession that "divorce is a nightmare" feels newly real, drawing sorrow from fans around the world.
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