Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Reportedly Call It Quits After 19 Years — What Went Wrong?

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are calling it after nearly two decades, which is one of those celebrity splits that sneaks up on you and also kind of doesn’t. The headlines say separated, not divorced, and the details are a mix of tender history and very practical distance.

Where things stand right now

People says the separation is real. The outlet cites a source close to Kidman who paints a pretty clear emotional picture:

'[Kidman] didn’t want this. She has been fighting to save the marriage.'

That same source adds that Kidman’s sister, Antonia, has been the steady one in all this, with the whole Kidman family rallying around.

• Married: June 2006 in Sydney. Separated after 19 years.
• Kids: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
• Ages: Kidman is 58; Urban is 57.
• Living situation: TMZ reports they’ve been apart since early summer; Urban bought his own place in Nashville.
• Divorce status: Not filed or announced yet, per current reporting.
• Careers: Kidman just wrapped Practical Magic 2 in September 2025; Urban is on his High and Alive World Tour with an Oct. 2 stop in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The timing is a little eyebrow-raising

Back in June, Kidman marked their anniversary on Instagram with a simple caption: 'Happy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban.' Fast-forward a few months and outlets are reporting they’ve been living separately since early summer. Not unheard of in celebrity land, but the sequence is notable.

How they started

They met at the G’Day USA gala in Los Angeles in 2005, got engaged by May 2006, and married a month later at St. Patrick’s Estate in Sydney. People once described the ceremony as a fairytale-leaning Catholic service with plenty of Australian energy. Urban also sang 'Making Memories of Us' to her at the wedding, which is very on-brand and also very sweet.

Family and history

Before Urban, Kidman was married to Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001. They share two children, Isabella Jane and Connor Antony. With Urban, she and the country star built a life across continents and schedules, raising two daughters while juggling an Oscar-winning film career on one side and a four-time Grammy-winning music career on the other.

What to watch for

This is still in the separation phase. No court filings announced, no official divorce language. The 'living apart' detail plus Urban reportedly buying his own Nashville home is the kind of practical move that usually signals a longer road ahead, but for now, it’s wait and see.