After nearly two decades together, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban—one of entertainment’s most recognizable couples—have separated, ending a 19-year marriage that weathered the glare of fame, personal struggles, and the challenge of balancing two high-profile careers. The news, confirmed by both Page Six and the Daily Mail on September 29, 2025, has sent ripples through both Hollywood and Nashville, where the couple’s story has long been a symbol of enduring celebrity romance.
Sources close to the couple revealed that Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, have been living apart since the beginning of summer 2025. According to Page Six, the split was not Kidman’s wish. “Kidman did not want the separation and was trying to save things,” a source told the publication, emphasizing that sometimes, “relationships just run their course.”
Insiders speaking to the Daily Mail painted a picture of two lives increasingly lived apart. Their demanding filming and touring schedules left little time for togetherness, and one source described Kidman as “blindsided” by the split. “Keith never sees Nicole, either she is filming or he is on tour. There was a lot of love between the two and they might not divorce, but there is a world that they both live where neither of them are in it,” the source said. The couple's hectic professional commitments have been a recurring theme, with Urban on his High and Alive World Tour for much of the year—he’s scheduled to perform in Hershey, Pennsylvania, this week—while Kidman has been filming in England.
The last public sighting of the couple together was in June 2025, when they attended a FIFA World Cup match in Nashville, Tennessee. That appearance now seems a rare moment of unity in a year marked by long stretches apart. Over the summer, Kidman and their daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, remained in England while she worked on the sequel to her 1998 film Practical Magic. During this period, she reportedly rented a Hampstead mansion in London for approximately £65,000 ($87,000) per month, according to the Daily Mail.
Meanwhile, Urban acquired his own residence in Nashville and moved out of the family’s $4 million compound, as reported by TMZ. The physical distance only underscored the emotional separation that had been building. A source told Woman’s Day magazine, “It’s shocking how much time they’ve spent apart since Nicole’s mother died last September. It’s like they both went their separate ways.”
The couple’s marriage, which began with a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Sydney on June 25, 2006, was once celebrated as a model of resilience. Kidman and Urban first met at the G’Day USA gala in January 2005, and their whirlwind romance quickly became tabloid fodder. They welcomed Sunday Rose in July 2008 and Faith Margaret via surrogate two years later, building a family that straddled the worlds of Hollywood and country music.
Kidman was previously married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001, and together they adopted two children: Isabella, now 32, and Connor, 30. She has been candid about the complexities of her blended family, especially after her two eldest children chose to follow Cruise into the Church of Scientology. “They are able to make their own decisions,” Kidman told Who magazine in 2018. “They have made choices to be Scientologists and, as a mother, it’s my job to love them.”
Hints of trouble between Kidman and Urban had surfaced in recent months. In June 2025, Urban abruptly ended a Zoom interview when asked about his feelings regarding Kidman’s steamy love scenes with Zac Efron in the Netflix film A Family Affair. The interviewer’s question—“What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV?”—was met with silence, and producers later confirmed Urban had ended the call. The incident, widely reported by both Page Six and the Daily Mail, fueled speculation about growing tension.
Urban’s discomfort with Kidman’s recent roles was further highlighted during a July 2025 radio interview, when he hung up after being asked about her “raunchy” scenes in films such as Babygirl and A Family Affair. For her part, Kidman seemed to acknowledge the imperfections of marriage while promoting her Netflix series The Perfect Couple in September 2024, telling E! News, “There’s no perfect anything. Anything that’s presented as perfect… forget it.”
Despite their challenges, the couple continued to present a united front in public—at least until recently. On their 19th wedding anniversary in June 2025, Kidman posted a heartfelt black-and-white photo on social media, showing the pair sharing a quiet, loving moment backstage at one of Urban’s shows. “Happy Anniversary Baby ❤️ @KeithUrban,” she wrote, a sentiment that was quickly reciprocated by Urban with a simple red heart emoji.
Their relationship has not been without struggle. Urban has spoken openly about his battle with addiction, which nearly derailed their marriage just months after their wedding. At the AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Kidman in 2024, Urban recalled, “We got married in 2006, and barely four months into our marriage, the addictions that I had done really nothing about blew our marriage to smithereens. Four months into a marriage, and I’m in rehab for three months with no idea what was going to happen to us. Nic pushed through every negative voice—even some of her own—and she chose love. And here we are tonight 18 years later. Her capacity to love is like no one I’ve ever met.”
Urban has credited Kidman’s unwavering support for his recovery, saying, “I was not in a great place at my life, struggling with a lot of things, not in a million years would someone like that see anything in me... The fact that became what it is meant to be is astounding.” He has also described Kidman as “ethereal, angelic, other worldly, very mystical and then completely down to earth at the same time and very funny.”
As news of their separation spreads, representatives for both Kidman and Urban have declined to comment. While sources suggest that divorce may not be imminent, the reality is that their partnership, once celebrated for its strength and mutual support, has reached a crossroads. The couple’s journey—from whirlwind romance to the challenges of family, fame, and personal demons—offers a poignant reminder that even the most seemingly perfect unions can face insurmountable obstacles.
For now, Kidman and Urban are charting separate paths, each surrounded by the love of their children and the support of their respective communities. Their story, marked by resilience and vulnerability, will undoubtedly continue to captivate fans and observers alike as they navigate this new chapter.
