Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, one of Hollywood’s long -standing couples, are divided after 20 years together.
News broke on Tuesday that Kidman had requested divorce just a day after their separation was in public.
It comes after a period of living apart this summer, with sources claiming that the decision was made by Urban, the country singer, best known for hits, includes “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and “Somebody Like You”.
The couple both grew up in Australia, but did not cross paths unity was adults at a gala in 2005 and married the following year. They share two daughters: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Look back on their relationship below …
January 2005: Kidman and Urban meet
Kidman and Urban had both established their respective careers when they first put in G’day USA Gala, a Hollywood event honored Australians in the entertainment industry. The couple exchanged numbers after being intacted by actor Geoffrey Rush, but Urban Keppt Kidman Waing for four months until he called her.
As Nicole later remembered Ellen DeGeneres show In 2017: “I had such a hug on him and he was interested in me. That’s true!” According to Urban, he had her number, but he just didn’t feel safe enough in himself to actually use it.
June 2005: Kidman realizes that Urban is ‘the one’
Kidman realized that Urban was the love of her life when he was outside her apartment at. 5 to bring her gardenia flowers to her 38 -year birthday. “That’s when I went,” This is the man I jump I get to marry, “she later told me to People. “I thought at the time he was the love of my life.”
February 2006: Make first public appaurance at the Grammy Awards couple
It was not until February 2006 that Kidman and Urban appeared their first performance as a couple at the 48th annual Grammy Awards. While they did not walk the red carpet together, they allegedly looked very nice in the audience.
May 2006: Peer Marry in Sydney
Kidman and Urban married during a ceremony with candles at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel at St. Patrick’s Estate in Manly, Australia. Urban Serenader allegedly the new break with a reproduction of his song “Making Memories of Us”.
Kidman’s children, Isabella Jane and Connor Antony, whom she shares with ex Tom Cruise, was also part of the couple’s big day, with Isabella in her mother’s bridal sample. The event had a starry guest list, included Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and Rupert Murdoch, among others.
After spending their wedding night in Sydney, the newlyweds went to French Polynesia for their honeymoon.
October 2006: Kidman urges urban to check rehabilitation
Four months after their wedding, Kidman was increasingly concerned about Urban’s well -being as he treated alcohol dependence. Urban spent a period in an addiction rehabilitation clinic and told later Rolling stones In 2014, he was “very, very hurt”, which Kidman helped him.
“I deeply sorry for the evil, this has caused Nicole and those who love and support me,” he said in a statement at the time. “With the strength and unwavering support, I am bent to have from my wife, family and friends, I am determined on a positive result.
2007: Kidman supports Urban after rehabilitation release
The couple appeared their first public performance after Urban’s rehabilitation visit to the Golden Globes After Party in Los Angeles in January 2007.
In an interview to Vanity Fair‘S Octuber 2007 Cover Story, Kidman opened up to support Urban through his rehabilitation stint.
“How much will it be tremendously in love to have a relationship with someone who is recovering,” Shet told the magazine. “I’m more than willing to go it with him. We two are very committed to our relationship.”
She added: “We were in a very, very, very bad, painful place and have managed to go through it, and I hope it gives only people some hope that can be in the same place.”
November 2007: Move to Nashville -couple
They bought a farm southwest of Nashville, complete with a seven-bedroom home. According to Digest Architectural, It bought the couple the property for $ 3.47 million.
January 2008: Kidman and Urban advertise they expect their first child together
In January 2008, the couple revealed that they expected their first child.
The news did not come long after Urban shared that he had a good relationship with Kidman’s older children, Isabella and Connor. In an interview he called them fantastic and said, “I just spoke with [Isabella and Connor] Yesterday. A lot of people in this situation, it’s not as fluid as it is for us, “he said.”[The kids] has come out to Australia to a few times. It’s great. We all come together very, very well. “
July 2008: Birth of first daughter together, Sunday Rose
Kidman and Urban welcomed their daughter, Sunday Rose, July 7, 2008, in Nashville.
They said at the time, “We feel hugely bleeding and grateful to be this beautiful baby girl. She is an absolute joy.”
Kidman later said that Urban was very alert throughout his pregnancy and often flies to Australia to be with her while touring different parts of the world.
November 2009: Kidman -Discussion “Healthy” marriage
In an interview with British GQKidman said they had a healthy marriage and said, “We are very much together. It is a very adventurous, extraordinary place to be: incredibly raw, incredibly dangerous, and you are very much out at sea.”
“When you commit to such, you live and die together of this decision.”
December 2010: Birth of other child, fAh Ahgaret
The couple’s second child, Faith Margaret, was born via Surrogat on December 28, 2010.
“Our family is really hurt and just so grateful to have received the gift of Baby Fait Margaret,” Kidman and Urban said in a statement. “No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, especially our pregnancy company.”
May 2012: Urban says Kidmin is his ‘spiritual second half’
In an interview with Australian Women’s weekly, Urban said Kidman was his “spiritual second half”.
He said: “We are asking ourselves if we would like every other time in our 20s so we could have more time together, but the exchange may have been that we would not have had the same love for life experience to hug together and trust some substance.
September 2014: Urban Kidman supports after his father’s death
When Kidman’s father, Antony, died suddenly after a heart attack in September 2014, Urban rushed to be by Kidman’s side. He performed a reproduction of “Amazing Grace” at his funeral.
She later told Ellen DeGeneres, “He has been so good to me for nine years, but in the last of the month – which has been a real time for me – when you have your partner who just literally carries you through a hard time, he has been amazing to me.”
July 2015: Kidman says she wishes she had put urban earlier in life
During an interview with VogueKidman said she wished she had put Keith earlier in life so they could have had more children together.
She said, “I wish I could have put him much earlier and had far more children with him. But I didn’t. I mean if I could have two more children with him, it would have been just wonderful.” “
May 2019: Kidman shares his mantra about the relationship with Urban
Tea Babygirl Actors revealed the advice that was given them early in their marriage by family priest was to “always kiss hello and kiss goodbye”.
She said, “It just keeps you connected.”
July 2019: Kidman embarrassed when their sex life in new song in new song
On Urban’s 2018 -Album, Graffiti uwere strongly inspired by their relationship. On the field “Gemini” – named after Kidman’s astrological signs – he sings, “She is a madman in the bed but a brain in the head.”
To talk about the racy texts on Australian radios Kyle and Jackie O Show, Kidman said she would never censor her husband’s art, but added it was embarrassing.
“I don’t censor his art if I can be a muse of it,” Kidman said. “It’s embarrassing, but at the same time, yes, it’s better than saying,” God, I’m so bored … Make an effort, Nicole. ”” ”
February 2021: Family Apperar On Golden Globes Broadcast
Kidman and Urban showed up with their two daughters, Sunday and belief in broadcast to the Golden Globe Awards in 2021, where Kidman was nomina for her role in The descendant.
Kidman wore a black Louis Vuitton dress with gold details, and Sunday and faith sat next to them wearing white dresses.
August 2021: Kidman reveals prospects of very separate careers
In August 2021, Kidman revealed that Urban did not read any manuscripts or known information about her functioning roles before seeing the project’s final cut.
“He sees the show at the end when it’s a show, everything edited together, and he’s fresh eyes,” Shet told E! News’ Daily pop. “” “He did not read any manuscript, he really does not know what is going on on the set he has his own career complying with absorbed in. “
March 2023: Urban plays a clip from wedding video during Las Vegas performance
During a reproduction of “Without You” on his Las Vegas stay in 2023, Urban arranged for an unseen clip of his wedding in 2006 to Kidman to perform on screen.
“I wanted to do it in a very organic way and find the right song,” he asked people to share the wedding video. “It was really more about choosing to do that song,” without you, “and how it is fertilized as the right time for it.”
May 2024: Kidman and Urban Waiting for Met Gala
The actor and singer expects the 2024 Met Gala Ball to wear coordinated black and white ensembles from Balenciaga. Kidman said she often gets butterflies climbing the museum, but overcomes the nerves by having “my husband with me”.
June 2025: Kidman wishes Urban a happy anniversary months before separation
In June, Kidman shared a black and white photo with Urban and caption on the post: “Happy anniversary baby.”
September 2025: Kidman and Urban Divorce
On September 29, The independent Confirmed that the couple had shared after spending the summer living separated.
The decision to separate was made by the “Break On Me” singer as Babygirl Actor, 58, takes care of their children and “keeping the family together through this difficult time” TMZ.
Today later, several business reported that Kidman had requested divorce and ended 19 years of marriage.