New details are being revealed in regard to what led to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s split.
“They had been quietly separated for a while today but needed time to figure out if they were going to actually divorce,” a well-connected Nashville source exclusively shared with Us Weekly. “She had faith they could work it out.”
On Tuesday, September 30, Kidman, 58, filed for divorce from Urban, 57, after 19 years of marriage.
According to court documents obtained by Us, the Big Little Lies actress cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and listed their date of separation as the same date of the divorce filing.
In hindsight, there were clues that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had been heading toward a split. A source confirmed to Us Weekly on Monday, September 29, that the couple have separated after nearly two decades of marriage. Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, first met in 2005, four years after her divorce from Tom Cruise. […]
Kidman requested to be named the “primary residential parent” of her and Urban’s minor children, Sunday, 17, and Faith, 14.
“This wasn’t Nicole’s decision, and she is devastated,” the insider told Us. “Her trust was lost, and it was too far gone. Nicole had been trying to get them to work on their marriage and did not want this to get out to the public. She didn’t tell many friends what was really going on with them and was holding this in for months.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The couple were last spotted out in public at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 game in Nashville on June 20.
Days later, Kidman marked her 19th wedding anniversary by writing via Instagram, “Happy Anniversary Baby ❤️ @KeithUrban.” Urban later commented with a red heart emoji.
Behind the scenes, the source explained that both parties had been spending “a lot of time apart due to work commitments” and had been living “separate lives.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images
“Nicole and Keith were not on the same page,” the insider explained. “Rumors around town have been circling that they were living apart, were focused on their own projects and that Keith had moved on. They are moving in two different directions, and their worlds are not overlapping as much as they once did. The distance between them had grown more obvious recently.”
Us has reached out to Urban and Kidman’s reps for comment.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were “working” on their marriage years before splitting up, according to the Oscar-winning actress. Kidman, 58, opened up about their partnership in an interview for the September 2021 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, telling the magazine, “We’re always working through stuff, but it’s very much love-based, so there’s an enormous amount […]
This summer, Urban has been traveling for his High and Alive World Tour. His first show since the separation was announced is scheduled for Thursday, October 2, in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
During a recent show, Urban seemingly changed the lyrics in his song, “The Fighter,” which featured Carrie Underwood.
While Urban usually sings, “When they’re tryna get to you, baby, I’ll be the fighter,” he instead offered a shout-out to his guitarist and rising country beat star Maggie Baugh, according to a video shared via Instagram on Saturday, September 27.
“When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player,” Urban could be heard singing in the clip.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are both natives of the land down under, but the couple met and fell in love on the other side of the world. Kidman and Urban first crossed paths at the G’Day USA Gala — an event honoring Australians in Los Angeles — in 2005. Kidman was immediately smitten with […]
Previously, Urban said the song was inspired by a conversation he had with Kidman early on in their relationship.
“When things get tough, I need to hold her tighter and just try to take care of her,” Urban recalled to Billboard in March 2017. “The song is about wanting to heal somebody, wanting to take care of somebody, wanting to protect somebody. It’s really like a vow in so many ways.”
While the Grammy winner has been performing, Kidman has been working on Practical Magic 2. Fans are also hoping to see her in season 3 of Big Little Lies, which was confirmed earlier this month.
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