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\nKeith Urban was used to Nicole Kidman being “supportive of his career,” a source tells PEOPLEThe insider adds, however, that the country singer was not “as supportive as [Kidman] hoped” when she took on more projectsThe estranged couple share daughters Sunday and Faith, now 17 and 14<\/p>\n
In the end, Keith Urban<\/a> and Nicole Kidman<\/a> had different perspectives when it came to supporting each other\u2019s careers, a\u00a0source tells PEOPLE.\n<\/p>\n The couple wed in 2006, and when their two daughters Sunday and Faith, now 17 and 14, were younger, Kidman “was all about them.” Eventually, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress-producer went back to work in full force.\n<\/p>\n A source close to the family says Kidman “truly thrived working again. She’s been feeling amazing and very happy about having a career again.”\n<\/p>\n “Now when they are older, [Sunday and Faith] love seeing their mom work. They are very supportive of their mom,” says the source. For country singer Urban, however, “it’s been the opposite,” the source adds.\n<\/p>\n Says the source, “Keith was used to her being supportive of his career. He’s not been as supportive as she hoped.”\n<\/p>\n Reps for Urban and Kidman have not responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.\n<\/p>\n Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban with their daughters on July 30, 2024.<\/p>\n Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty<\/p>\n Kidman wrapped filming Practical Magic 2<\/a> with Sandra Bullock<\/a> just weeks before her split news. She has four other upcoming TV shows in the works, plus a return to season 3 of Big Little Lies<\/a> that was recently announced. Urban has been on his High and Alive World Tour this year, with more dates scheduled through August 2026.\n<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Kidman officially filed for divorce from Urban in Nashville<\/a>, citing irreconcilable differences.\n<\/p>\n “She didn\u2019t want this,” a source told PEOPLE on Monday when news of their separation broke<\/a>. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.”\n<\/p>\n In an interview with CBS News<\/a> in December 2024, Kidman said after welcoming daughter Sunday with Urban, she thought, “I\u2019m pretty much done now” with acting. Her mom, who died in September 2024, gave her advice that changed her mind.\n<\/p>\n Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman on May 8, 2025.<\/p>\n Omar Vega\/WireImage<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n “We were living on a farm,” recalled Kidman, “and that\u2019s when my mother said, \u2018I wouldn\u2019t give up completely. Keep a finger sort of in it.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018No, no. I\u2019m done now. I\u2019m done.\u2019 She\u2019s going, \u2018Just listen to me. Keep moving forward. Not saying that you have to do it to the level you\u2019ve been doing it, but I wouldn\u2019t give it up completely.’ ”\n<\/p>\n The estranged couple previously spoke about juggling their busy schedules and family life.\n<\/p>\n