{"id":196032,"date":"2025-10-02T01:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/196032\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T01:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:08:08","slug":"keith-urban-nicole-kidman-split-tied-to-career-tensions-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/196032\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Split Tied to Career Tensions: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Urban<\/a> and Nicole Kidman<\/a>‘s decision to divorce after 19 years<\/a> came as a huge surprise to fans. But behind the scenes, it may have been building for some time, reportedly fueled in part by differing views on how to support each other\u2019s high-powered careers, according to one source.<\/p>\n

What Went Wrong in Keith Urban + Nicole Kidman’s Marriage?<\/p>\n

Kidman and Urban married in 2006, and she significantly scaled back her A-list acting career afterward, while he continued to actively pursue his music career.<\/p>\n

Kidman took a big step back from acting after the couple welcomed their two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith, who are now 17 and 14 years old.<\/p>\n

\"Taste<\/p>\n

A source close to the family tells People<\/a>\u00a0that Kidman was \u201call about them\u201d when the girls were younger. But as they grew older, she returned to a much more active work schedule \u2014 with her daughters\u2019 full support.<\/p>\n

For Urban, however, “it’s been the opposite,” the source says.<\/p>\n

“Keith was used to her being supportive of his career. He’s not been as supportive as she hoped.”<\/p>\n

In recent years, Kidman has taken on a number of high-profile television and film projects, including Lioness, Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, Babygirl, and more. Most recently, she filmed Practical Magic 2 in London, while Urban spent much of 2024 on the road with his High and Alive World Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sources tell People that the couple just grew apart as their careers kept them away from each other, and Urban was the one who decided to separate.<\/p>\n

People<\/a>\u00a0also reports that many in Urban’s inner circle were not surprised by the news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople close to Keith felt like the split was kind of inevitable,\u201d a source says.<\/p>\n

RELATED: We All Missed These Clues That Keith Urban + Nicole Kidman Were Separating<\/a><\/p>\n

According to that source, it \u201creally hasn\u2019t been a secret\u201d that the couple have \u201cbeen living separately for a while now.”<\/p>\n

When Did Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Split?<\/p>\n

According to TMZ<\/a>‘s initial report, the 58-year-old movie star and the 57-year-old country singer have been living apart since the beginning of the summer. The celebrity gossip outlet first broke the news on Monday (Sept. 29).<\/p>\n

What’s Been Said About Keith Urban + Nicole Kidman’s Split?<\/p>\n

Neither Kidman nor Urban has commented publicly on their split.<\/p>\n

\"TasteAre Keith Urban + Nicole Kidman Divorcing?<\/p>\n

Yes. Kidman filed for divorce on Tuesday (Sept. 30).<\/p>\n

The divorce filing<\/a> revealed that the split had been in the works for a while, and the details were already settled privately.<\/p>\n

A source said\u00a0Kidman had been “fighting to save the marriage<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

“Nicole’s hurt and feels betrayed,\u201d an insider tells People<\/a>. \u201cShe wanted to save their marriage and believed that she could, but it seems he’s already moved on.”<\/p>\n

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s Relationship Through the Years<\/p>\n

Photos of Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, through their years. The couple married in 2006 but in September 2025 it was revealed they’d separated.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n

Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman’s Daughters Are All Grown Up!<\/p>\n

Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret walked the red carpet at the AFI Achievement Award Gala in Hollywood on Saturday, April 27. <\/p>\n

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