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I guess it really is lonely at the top. In a new interview on Jake Shane’s podcast, Therapuss, Nicole Kidman opened up about one of the saddest moments of her life, which was, ironically, the night she brought home her very first Oscar. While promoting Practical Magic 2, Kidman and her longtime friend and co-star Sandra Bullock sat down with the 26-year-old to chat about reuniting for witchery and their storied careers. When Shane asked the women how they stay present for the “incredible moments that feel so out of body,” Kidman recalled the 75th Academy Awards in 2003, when she took home the award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours. “I was beyond lonely,” she said. “I had the pinnacle of my success, and I went home and was so lonely.”
“I had my mom with me and my dad, but I was like, ‘Where’s my partner, someone that I can share this with?’” she recalled. “It was one of the most profound moments where I went, ‘I’ve got to get a life,’ and at the same time, I’m holding this gold statue where you go, ‘This is it. This is the highest sort of prize you can get in our industry.’ I’m so grateful and yet so lonely.”
Life’s greatest (and most human) moments 🎙️ Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman on this week’s episode of Therapuss with Jake Shane! @octopusslover8
At the time, Kidman said she was still recovering from her divorce. She’d been married to Tom Cruise for over a decade when they split in 2001, leaving the actress longing for a partner to share her life — and triumphs — with. “Weird, is what I felt,” she remembered. “I’d love to be able to just, you know, be wrapped in somebody’s arms right now.”
Three years later, Kidman married country artist Keith Urban, with whom she shares two daughters, 18-year-old Sunday Rose and 15-year-old Faith Margaret. (The couple finalized their divorce earlier this year after 19 years of marriage.) While Kidman has found herself single once more, she’s got a full plate and social life this time around. She’s overseeing Sunday Rose’s budding modeling career, training to become a death doula, and inspiring pop star Adéla so much that the 22-year-old wrote a whole song about her, aptly titled “Nicole Kidman.” Let’s raise a glass of milk to that.
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