{"id":169828,"date":"2025-09-30T06:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/169828\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T06:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T06:47:09","slug":"nicole-kidman-and-keith-urban-have-separated-after-nearly-20-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/169828\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated after nearly 20 years of marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 jEZjIj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-stanley-kubrick-eyes-wide-shut-b2749015.html\">Nicole Kidman<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-los-angeles-home-burglary-b2700628.html\">Keith Urban<\/a> have separated after being married for 20 years, The Independent has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The two married in 2006 and share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/29\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-separated\/\">TMZ <\/a>report, the couple have been living separately \u201csince the beginning of summer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The decision was made by the \u201cBreak on Me\u201d singer as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/nicole-kidman-the-perfect-couple-netflix-b2606102.html\">the Babygirl actor<\/a> takes care of their children and is \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/nicole-kidman-quit-acting-movie-daughter-babygirl-b2666206.html\">holding the family together through this difficult time<\/a> since Keith has been gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source told the outlet that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/nicole-kidman-hair-met-gala-b2745371.html\">Kidman<\/a> did not want the initial separation and had been attempting to preserve their marriage. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2221211419.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kidman and Urban were last photographed together in June\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Kidman and Urban were last photographed together in June (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/keith-urban-interview-nicole-kidman-b2780516.html\">Keith has acquired his own residence<\/a> in Nashville and has moved out of their family home,\u201d they said, while the couple\u2019s family home is also located in Nashville. <\/p>\n<p>The Independent has contacted representatives for Urban for comment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/keith-urband-nicole-kidman.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kidman and Urban share two children, daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Kidman and Urban share two children, daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Kidman and Urban were last photographed together in June while attending the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group D match between Los Angeles Football Club and Esperance de Tunis at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her children with Urban, Kidman also has two adult children, Bella, 32, and Connor, 30, with her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-b2754262.html\">ex-husband Tom Cruise.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s separation comes after the musician avoided answering a question about his wife\u2019s sex scenes in films. <\/p>\n<p>In July, the 57-year-old singer called in as a guest on Mix 102.3\u2019s Hayley &amp; Max in the Morning to discuss his upcoming High and Alive World Tour. During the interview, hosts Hayley Peterson and Max Burford introduced a game called \u201cWall of Truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759214829_688_GettyImages-2150488682.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have separated after nearly 20 years of marriage\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have separated after nearly 20 years of marriage (Getty Images for Warner Bros. Di)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe often get put into this situation where we have to answer a very tricky question, deeply personal question,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/239-hayley-max-in-the-morning-27242988\"> Peterson said<\/a>. \u201cI get really uncomfortable, to be honest, asking our beautiful guests something they might be uncomfortable [answering].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the conversation took a turn when Burford asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-lamborghini-subaru-b2591163.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Urban a question about Kidman\u2019s 2024 Netflix <\/a>movie, A Family Affair, where her character enters a relationship with a young actor, portrayed by Zac Efron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought, \u2018What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV?\u2019\u201d Burford asked.<\/p>\n<p>However, the question went unanswered, with a producer informing the hosts that Urban had \u201cdisconnected from\u201d the Zoom call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think his team hung up on us because they didn\u2019t want us to ask that question,\u201d the producer explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my god. I knew that would happen,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cWe\u2019ve upset him! He\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burford said that Urban \u201cwas smiling\u201d during the interview and felt like the singer was \u201cvibing.\u201d However, Peterson claimed that Urban doesn\u2019t like answering questions about his famous spouse; \u201che doesn\u2019t like talking about his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes Keith Urban hate us? Do we have beef with Keith Urban?\u201d Burford jokingly asked at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-169828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}