“There’s no place like home,” says the popular phrase immortalized by Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” and which Nicole Kidman seems to have adopted as her mantra in difficult times. After her recent separation from Keith Urban, after 19 years of relationship, the Hollywood star decided to return to Australia to spend this end of the year with her family. “It was everything she wanted,” said a person close to her.
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Although she was born in Honolulu, the actress grew up in Sydney, where she moved with her parents when she was just four years old. That’s where she went on Christmas Eve, accompanied by her daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, to celebrate the first Christmas after the end of her marriage to the country music star.
“Nicole and the girls are in Australia for Christmas. It’s everything she wanted after a hectic fall,” a source close to the “Babygirl” protagonist told People magazine. The actress was also seen smiling after the Christmas Eve celebration, showing off her natural curls. “She just wanted to celebrate Christmas at home. She’s very emotional,” added the source, who also said Kidman is doing well despite the divorce. “She’s been very positive and focused on the things she’s grateful for. And there are a lot of them. She feels very lucky,” he concluded.
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On the morning of the 25th, Nicole Kidman was seen alone at Christmas mass in North Sydney. For the occasion, she chose a long black dress that reached her ankles, with short sleeves and a round neckline, in addition to wearing her hair in her characteristic natural curls.
Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, married in June 2006 in Sydney. After 19 years together and two daughters, they decided to separate in June. It was the musician who left the house the couple shared. The breakup occurred during a period of intense professional schedules for both of them: he was on constant tour and she divided her time between filming and premieres, which, according to the British newspaper Daily Mail, significantly reduced the couple’s interaction and intimacy.
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Although she tried to save the marriage, he moved on with his own life: he rented a house in Nashville and, at no time, attempted to get closer. “All signs point to Keith being with another woman. Let’s just say Nicole isn’t saying it outright, but she’s still surprised,” multiple sources told TMZ. According to these same sources, “all of Nashville knows it.” The woman identified as the kingpin of the split is believed to be rising star Maggie Baugh.
Baugh is 25 years old and originally from South Florida. The guitarist was interested in music from a young age: at the age of six she began playing the violin, and at 12 she began studying singing. “I was in and out of orchestras and playing. I performed at Carnegie Hall and did classical music programs. Then in eighth grade I decided to switch to country music,” he said in press interviews in April 2022.
End of year with family
“The whole Kidman family has come together to support each other,” a source told People, noting that the actress’ sister, Antonia, has been a big support. The same person revealed that The Hours star “was stressed because she knew the split would eventually become public and feared that moment, but now she seems surprisingly sane and calm. After everything was revealed, she started focusing only on the future and her daughters.”
In early October, another source told Page Six that the Emmy winner was “sad but focused on the future” after filing for divorce, and stressed that the teens’ well-being is her top priority: “She makes sure her daughters are well taken care of and, at the same time, makes it a point to be a present and welcoming mother.”