Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban have separated after 19 years of marriage, according to various news outlets citing unidentified sources.<\/p>\n
The celebrity power couple began living apart early in the northern hemisphere summer.<\/p>\n
Urban moved out of the family home in Nashville, Tennessee, purchasing his own residence in the country music capital, according to TMZ.com, which broke the story.<\/p>\n
TMZ and People magazine both reported that Kidman was opposed to splitting up and has been fighting to keep the marriage intact.<\/p>\n
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Kidman and Urban pose on a red carpet.\u00a0 (Reuters: Jean-Paul Pelissier)<\/p>\n
A source close to the couple told the ABC the TMZ report was correct and denied the separation was a mutual decision.<\/p>\n
“It’s very definitely his decision to leave,” the source said.<\/p>\n
“Nicole was trying to keep the relationship together for the children but it hasn’t worked out.<\/p>\n
“We’ll see how things go.”<\/p>\n
Multiple publicists and management representatives for the two entertainers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n
Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, each launched their respective careers in Australia and hold dual US and Australian citizenship.<\/p>\n
They met in January 2005 at a Hollywood event promoting Australia, and married in June the following year in Sydney.<\/p>\n
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated. (Reuters: Kaylee Greenlee Beal)<\/p>\n
Although Urban was born in New Zealand, he moved to Caboolture in Queensland with his family at the age of two.<\/p>\n
They share two daughters, Faith Margaret, 14, and Sunday Rose, 17.<\/p>\n
Kidman has two adopted children from her previous marriage to actor Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n
Kidman, whose portrayal of author Virginia Woolf in The Hours earned her an Academy Award, last shared a photo of herself and Urban together on social media in June to celebrate their wedding anniversary, according to The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n
THR said Urban most recently posted photos of the couple on his social media in May, after they attended the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, where the four-time Grammy winner received the ACM Triple Crown.<\/p>\n
Kidman earlier this month wrapped production on a sequel to the film “Practical Magic” with Sandra Bullock, while Urban has been on tour since May in support of his 11th studio album, “High,” THR reported.<\/p>\n
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