Nicole Kidman was ‘in shock’ over Tom Cruise before Keith Urban divorce



Nicole Kidman was blindsided twice.

The actress had her eyes wide shut when it came to both of her divorces: first with Tom Cruise and the other with Keith Urban.

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Kidman, 58, filed for divorce from Urban, 57, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, after 19 years of marriage.

Nicole Kidman, left, and Keith Urban arrive at the American Music Awards on Nov. 19, 2017, in Los Angeles. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the New York premiere of “The Portrait of a Lady” in December 1996. 12.8.96

Sources claimed the “Babygirl” actress feels “very betrayed” and “shocked” over their split, much like she did when Cruise, 63, filed for divorce in 2001.

Similar to her marriage with Cruise, Kidman celebrated a milestone anniversary with Urban not long before they split.

Kidman and Cruise tied the knot on Dec. 24, 1990, and had just celebrated their tenth anniversary when they announced their separation in February 2001.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the New York premiere of “The Portrait of a Lady” in 1996. 12.8.96
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the 1996 premiere of “Jerry MaGuire” in New York City. 12.6.96
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise at the Netherlander Theater in May 1996. 5.26.96
Nicole Kidman on her wedding day to Keith Urban on June 25, 2006. WireImage

The “Top Gun” actor filed for divorce days later, to Kidman’s alleged surprise.

“This came as a shock to [Kidman],” court papers obtained by ABC News that May read. “On Dec. 24 the parties had happily celebrated their 10th anniversary with a group of friends. During the balance of December and thereafter the parties were intimate; In fact [Kidman] became pregnant by [Cruise] but lost the baby through a miscarriage.”

Like her relationship with Urban, the “Big Little Lies” star reportedly tried to salvage her marriage to Cruise.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the 11th Annual Moving Picture Ball on September 21, 1996, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. FREELANCE
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman go in for a kiss at the 11th Annual Moving Picture Ball on September 21, 1996, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. FREELANCE

Kidman “protested [Cruise’s] intention to dissolve their marriage and urged him not to leave but to enter marriage counseling with her, or take other steps to address whatever problems may have existed in their marriage,” the documents continued.

However, the “Mission: Impossible” actor “said his decision was final and he departed the parties’ home,” per the outlet.

For his part, Cruise claimed they had separated before their tenth anniversary and fired back at her allegations that she was stunned over their divorce.

Keith Urban and honoree Nicole Kidman attend the 49th Annual AFI Life Achievement Award at Dolby Theatre on April 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery

In his filing, the action star alleged Kidman “has always known exactly why the parties are divorcing.”

“Anyone who’s been in a relationship knows that’s not how it goes down,” he told Barbara Walters, per E! News, in 2002, “and I think that it’s something that is between us.”

Kidman threw herself into work following their split, but soon realized that wasn’t the answer.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at a sporting event in January 2019. nicolekidman/Instagram
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman with their daughters, Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose, arriving at Sydney airport on March 26, 2017. GC Images

“To be completely honest, I was running from my life at that time,” she said during the 2015 Women in the World summit. “I wasn’t able to handle the reality of my life. And as an actor, you have this wonderful thing where you can go and get lost in somebody else’s life and become somebody else for a period of time.”

Despite winning an Oscar in 2003 for her lead role in “The Hours,” she wanted more.

“That caused an epiphany, which was, ‘Actually, this is not the answer,’” Kidman explained. “I was sitting in The Beverly Hills Hotel and it was all extraordinary and I was the loneliest I’d ever been.”

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban share a kiss on the beach in 2022. nicolekidman/Instagram

Fast-forward to 2005, when she met Urban at the G’Day USA gala in Los Angeles, Calif.

The two wed on June 25, 2006, with Kidman paying tribute to her husband to commemorate 19 years of marriage just three months before their separation.

On Monday, The Post confirmed that the “Practical Magic 2” actress and the “Somebody Like You” singer had separated.

Nicole Kidman kissing Keith Urban on the cheek in September 2020. Nicole Kidman/ Instagram
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. Getty Images

Insiders claimed Kidman and Urban had split in June, and that the country crooner had moved out of their family home.

The exes were last seen in public together on June 20 at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, held at the Geodis Park stadium in Nashville, Tenn.

Kidman filed for divorce on Tuesday, citing “irreconcilable differences” in the documents obtained by The Post.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman arrive at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Kidman in Los Angeles on April 27, 2024. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Meanwhile, sources claimed he was already seeing another woman, noting the news is “all over Nashville,” although it’s unclear if he moved on before or after leaving Kidman.

“All the signs point to the fact Keith is with another woman,” one person noted to TMZ. “Let’s just say, Nicole doesn’t dispute that, but she’s still shocked over it.”

“Nicole’s hurt and feels betrayed,” an insider told People. “It’s devastating to her. She’s shocked.”

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban on the red carpet at the American Music Awards. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / SplashNews.com

While fans might have been surprised over their split, Kidman and Urban’s separation “really hasn’t been a secret” to their inner circle.

“He has been making questionable choices for some time now, and this was not the case of them just drifting apart,” another source told People. “For those around him, this has felt more like a gradual drift than some big shocking break.”

The exes have reportedly already agreed to a parenting plan for their two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.

Sunday Rose Kidman Urban and Nicole Kidman attend W Magazine’s Annual Best Performances Party at Chateau Marmont on January 04, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W Magzine

The deal allegedly states their kids will spend 306 days with Kidman and 59 days with Urban, per TMZ, and that all major decisions surrounding Sunday and Faith will be made jointly.

Neither party will receive monthly child support, according to People, which noted that Kidman and Urban previously worked out an agreement in which he has “already prepaid all child support obligations.”

Besides her kids with Urban, Kidman also shares two adopted children with Cruise: daughter Bella, 32, and son Connor, 30.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman watch the Men’s Singles Final at the 2023 US Open. Getty Images

This marks Kidman’s second divorce and Urban’s first.

Cruise, meanwhile, has two others besides Kidman under his belt.

He said “I do” to actress Mimi Rogers in 1987. They divorced in Feb. 1990, just months before he wed Kidman.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Cruise’s third and most recent divorce was with Katie Holmes.

They were married from 2006 to 2012, and have one daughter, Suri, 19.


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