Split After 19 Years: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Part Ways as Filming and Touring Keep Them Apart
Nicole Kidman, 58, and Keith Urban, 57, have split after 19 years of marriage and two daughters. The Daily Mail can confirm. The couple, long celebrated as a glamorous power pair, have been kept apart by grueling filming and touring schedules, and an insider says Kidman was blindsided by the news. ‘Keith never sees Nicole, either she is filming or he is on tour,’ the source said. There was a lot of love between them, the insider added, but there is a world they both inhabit where neither is fully present. ‘Keith and Nicole have been together for decades, and there is a world in which they can reconcile, but the way their pairing is now, it is not a couple.’
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A Marriage Pulled in Opposite Directions
Their separation comes amid busy lives rather than a single moment of crisis. The couple share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14. They were last seen together publicly in June this year, attending a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group D match in Nashville. Urban has spent much of the year on tour, while Kidman and the children have remained in Nashville, at a $4 million compound. TMZ later reported that Keith has acquired his own residence in Nashville and has moved out of the family home.
A Family Grounded in Nashville: Home, Kids, and Shared History
Kidman was previously married to Tom Cruise, 63, for 11 years (1990–2001), and the exes adopted two children together: Isabella and Conor. The Australian actress and Urban wed in 2006 during a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Sydney. The couple welcomed Sunday in July 2008 and Faith, via surrogacy, in 2010. The pair were last seen publicly in June at a FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group D match in Nashville. The family has spent much of the year in Nashville, where they own a $4 million compound, while Urban has toured heavily. In 2022, Urban described that they are “as normal as you get,” reflecting on how they met and built their life together.
Hints of Strain: Public Moments That Raised Eyebrows
Earlier this year, the couple marked nearly two decades of marriage with a heartfelt tribute on their 19th wedding anniversary. Kidman posted a black-and-white photo from a backstage moment, writing, ‘Happy Anniversary Baby.’ Urban replied with a single red heart. In July, Urban sparked headlines by hanging up on a radio interview after a crude question about Kidman’s raunchy film scenes. Kidman has spoken about marriage in the past, saying there is no such thing as a perfect marriage. ‘There’s no perfect anything,’ she told Netflix’s The Perfect Couple in September last year. Urban has also reflected on their meeting, describing how he initially felt she was ‘out of my league.’ In 2022, he spoke about their partnership, saying, ‘We’re just a couple who work things out, go through things together, life, and support each other the best way we can and try to raise our family.’
What Comes Next: The Split—But Not Necessarily the End
There is no formal word yet on divorce. An insider told outlets that ‘there is a world that they both live where neither of them are in it,’ and that they might reconcile, even if the current arrangement isn’t a traditional couple. For now, Kidman and Urban are navigating separate lives while continuing to co-parent Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. The pair have weathered challenges before; Urban has spoken candidly about past struggles with addiction and how Kidman’s support helped them endure. ‘Four months into a marriage, and I’m in rehab for three months with no idea what was going to happen to us,’ Urban has said. ‘Nic pushed through every negative voice – and she chose love.’ This chapter of their story is a reminder that even the most famous relationships face difficult choices and the power of commitment to family.
