{"id":335342,"date":"2026-03-18T07:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335342\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T07:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:24:13","slug":"keith-urban-shocked-over-nicole-kidman-simon-baker-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335342\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Urban shocked over Nicole Kidman & Simon Baker romance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nicole Kidman<\/a> says their chemistry \u201cjust vibrates\u201d, while Simon Baker<\/a> coyly jokes, \u201cI don\u2019t kiss and tell.\u201d Now the rumoured couple has debuted their romance on the Scarpetta red carpet \u2013 and it has Nicole\u2019s ex-husband Keith Urban<\/a> reeling!<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing Nicole and Simon holding hands was the equivalent of seeing his best mate with his missus, and it did a number on him,\u201d an insider reveals to Woman\u2019s Day. \u201cHe knew it was natural for her to lean on Simon \u2013 he was also there for Naomi Watts after her split from Liev [Schreiber]. The difference is, back then, Simon wasn\u2019t single.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeith is hoping they\u2019re just hamming it up for headlines, but even then it feels to him like it\u2019s a betrayal because both Nicole and Simon know how much even the hint of a romance between them will
hurt him. He already suspected they were getting close while filming. This has become his worst nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Nic adores SImon\u2019s actress daughter Stella.<\/p>\n

Red carpet romance continues<\/p>\n

Just hours after holding hands on the red carpet, a glowing Nicole, 58, slipped into a star-studded after-party for the New York premiere of the Patricia Cornwell book adaptation, with handsome Simon, 56, who plays her on-screen husband, right by her side.<\/p>\n

According to fellow guests, the pair, along with co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, spent plenty of time \u201cdeep in conversation\u201d at the private soir\u00e9e held at Caf\u00e9 Zaffri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trio were spotted chatting together in a cosy corner of the dining room, deep in conversation and clearly enjoying each other\u2019s company,\u201d one spy shares.<\/p>\n

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A friendship decades in the making<\/p>\n

Nicole and Simon have known each other for decades. The actress is friends with Simon\u2019s ex-wife Rebecca Rigg, 58, and is godmother to his son Harry, 24. In fact, she\u2019s so close to Rebecca that Nicole once confessed they were like \u201cthe same person\u201d. It\u2019s the familiarity of Simon and Nicole that is getting to Keith, 58.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hates that they\u2019re giving interviews about how close they are,\u201d our insider adds. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s in total shock that she would flaunt a new relationship so soon after their divorce. It\u2019s not what they agreed on for the sake of the girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Nicole is mates with Simon\u2019s ex Rebecca too.<\/p>\n

Adding to Keith\u2019s heartbreak is the fact that his daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 15, are still giving him the silent treatment since the split in September.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimon poses a real threat to Keith because the girls absolutely adore him,\u201d says our source. <\/p>\n

\"\"As husband and wife on Scarpetta<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been like a fun uncle to them since they were babies. \u201cIf Nicole\u2019s starting a relationship with Simon, he needs to be told. Keith can see it impacting on his already fractured relationship with Sunday and Faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t discount how much seeing her hold another guy\u2019s hand on the red carpet will affect him. He knows better than anyone how much Nicole used to lean on him in those moments \u2013 now she\u2019s relying on Simon and it\u2019s hard for him to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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