It may be hard to believe, but one of the seemingly unbreakable couples in global show business has come to an end. After nearly two decades together, actress Nicole Kidman, now 58, and 57-year-old country musician Keith Urban have decided to part ways. The couple has two daughters: 17-year-old Sunday Rose and 14-year-old Faith Margaret. The last time they were seen together in public was back in June of last year at a football match, and even then, keen observers noticed a certain coldness and distance in their behavior—something out of character for a couple who once freely displayed their affection. Later, it was revealed that the musician purchased a separate residence in Nashville and left the family home.
Sources close to the couple report that this turn of events came as a complete surprise for the Oscar-winning actress and left her feeling bewildered. The main reason cited for the growing rift is the extremely busy work schedules of both parties. He is constantly on tour, while she is always on set. As a result, they hardly saw each other. “There was a lot of love between them, and perhaps it won’t come to an official split, but they live in parallel worlds with no place for one another,” one insider shared. Another person from the actress’s inner circle claims that during this challenging time she has devoted herself entirely to caring for their daughters, trying to maintain stability for them while her husband has been on a world tour since May.
If it does come to an official breakup, the former couple will have to divide enormous assets. Their joint wealth, invested in real estate, is estimated at 240 million euros. The jewel of their collection is a vast estate in the Southern Highlands region of Australia, purchased in 2008 for just 6 million euros. Two years after their wedding, the value of this residence, located 145 kilometers from Sydney, had at least doubled.
In addition, the couple owns six luxury apartments in a single high-rise building overlooking Sydney’s iconic harbor. The star of the series “Big Little Lies” paid seven million for the last of these apartments, bringing the total investment in this property to 25 million euros. The list also includes a designer duplex in Manhattan’s prestigious Chelsea district, with views of the Hudson River, purchased for 13 million. Another significant acquisition is a mansion in Beverly Hills worth 6.5 million.
Even at the height of the pandemic, the couple continued expanding their portfolio, purchasing a two-bedroom apartment in New York’s Tribeca district for 5 million euros. However, their primary family residence until recently was a luxurious twenty-room mansion in Nashville, the country music capital. This palatial estate, over a thousand square meters, with seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a cinema, was bought for 4.5 million euros.
Rumors of relationship problems intensified in September, when it emerged that Kidman was spending a fortune to rent a luxurious house in London, away from her husband. The actress was in the British capital filming the sequel to “Practical Magic” and living in a mansion that previously belonged to singer Boy George, paying 80,000 euros per month. Although the move was work-related, it did not go unnoticed. The Australian press wrote that the couple seemed to have chosen different paths in life. In July, the musician himself fueled speculation by abruptly ending a phone interview with a radio station after being asked about his wife’s intimate scenes. While promoting her series, Nicole remarked that “there are no perfect marriages.”
