Following her September 2025 filing, Nicole Kidman opened up in a British Vogue interview published on August 13, 2026, about her unexpected divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, detailing her approach to her new chapter and an uncertain future.
When Us confirmed in September 2025 that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had split after 19 years of marriage, the entertainment world paused. Now, nearly a year after the proceedings were finalized in January, the actress is offering a rare glimpse into the realities of her second high-profile divorce.
Far from a calculated exit, the dissolution of her 19-year marriage arrived as a shock to the star herself. In a wide-ranging conversation with British Vogue, Kidman admitted that the major life shift was entirely unanticipated, upending the blueprint she had imagined for her decades alongside the country music star.
Navigating the Unknown After a 19-Year Marriage
Kidman, 59, and Urban, 58, first crossed paths in 2005 following her divorce from Tom Cruise, marrying a year later in 2006. Their family expanded with the arrival of daughter Sunday Rose in 2008 and daughter Faith via surrogate two years later. Yet, despite building a long-term life together, the end of the marriage left the actress confronting a blank slate.
“You make all these plans and you have all these ideas of what it’s all going to be like and then it’s…not. You have to adjust. You adapt. The future, it’s completely unknown to me right now…Strange.”
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The emotional toll of the transition was palpable. Kidman confessed that there were moments when she felt very fearful and deeply vulnerable, describing the exposure of a public breakup as intensely raw. Rather than retreating, however, she chose a path forward marked by resilience, crediting the mentors and older women in her life—including her mother and a woman who helped raise her since she was 16—for teaching her to take difficult realities on the chin rather than protesting their unfairness.
For Kidman, the public scrutiny surrounding her split from Urban brings echoes of her past, though she insists that history offers no real immunity. Her marriage to Tom Cruise ended in a highly publicized divorce from 1990 to 2001, a separation that dominated entertainment headlines for months.
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When asked by interviewers whether weathering that massive media storm prepared her for a second public divorce, Kidman laughed off the comparison.
“It’s all new,” she told the magazine. “Every time.”
Nicole Kidman, via British Vogue
While court documents filed in January named Kidman as the primary parent for their two teenage daughters—Sunday Rose, now 18, and Faith Margaret, 15—the actress maintains that her primary focus remains squarely centered on her family. These kids now, that’s what we drop everything for, she noted, emphasizing that familial bonds provide the steady anchor required to navigate turbulent personal transitions.
Embracing Love and New Horizons
As the dust settles on her marriage, Kidman’s approach to the future remains deliberately open-hearted. Known for leading with her emotions rather than overanalyzing every move, she is applying her trademark philosophy to this latest chapter.
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Speculation regarding her personal life has intensified in recent weeks. Tabloids and celebrity outlets have tracked her movements closely following her recent Italian getaway, where she was photographed alongside private equity investor Michael Reinstein. While Kidman has not formally addressed the dating rumors, her public comments point to an intentional effort to keep moving forward.
I’ve always wanted to live a well-examined life, so what does that entail? Trying things, making mistakes, failing, getting back up, moving on, embracing love, staying open, Kidman reflected. For an actress whose life has played out under unrelenting global observation, that refusal to close off possibilities signals a deliberate reclamation of her own narrative.
