Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban: Why a Close Friend Is Staying Tight-Lipped on the Divorce Rumors
Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are reportedly calling it quits after nearly two decades, with a Sept. 30, 2025 Tennessee filing citing irreconcilable differences, per TMZ, as friend Isla Fisher says she’s shocked by the split.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are calling it after nearly 20 years together. The headlines are messy, the details are very specific, and yes, there is a tour-guitarist rumor floating around. Here is what is actually going on.
Where things stand
Kidman filed for divorce in Tennessee on September 30, 2025, citing irreconcilable differences. She and Urban married in June 2006 and share two daughters: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14. Multiple outlets say they had not been living together since the summer, and that Kidman pushed to keep the marriage intact before ultimately filing.
'The hardest part is navigating the dynamic with their daughters.'
- Nicole Kidman, via Us Weekly
What the court paperwork says
Per the filings and reporting, Kidman is designated the primary residential parent. The agreement drills down into exact dates and expectations, which is more rigid than you usually see, but it leaves very little to argue about later.
- Kidman has the girls 306 days a year; Urban gets 59 days.
- He has alternating weekends and they split major holidays.
- No child support changes hands; Urban is noted as having already satisfied financial obligations.
- There is language about treating each other respectfully and acting lovingly toward the kids post-divorce.
Family and friends
Kidman’s sister Antonia has been described as a rock through all this, with the family firmly in Kidman’s corner. Isla Fisher, who went through her own split from Sacha Baron Cohen in 2024, said on the Fly on the Wall podcast that she was stunned by the news and is keeping comments to a minimum out of respect for the kids. She also said the process of separating was the hardest thing she has been through and that she relates to what Kidman is facing.
The tour guitarist rumor everyone is passing around
Here is the part that set the internet on fire: a clip surfaced of Urban changing lyrics to his song 'The Fighter' to name-check 25-year-old guitarist Maggie Baugh during a show. Tabloids pounced, and then Kidman filed days later, which did not help the speculation timeline.
Important caveats:
Neither Urban nor Baugh has confirmed any relationship. Baugh used the sudden attention to plug her new music, and insiders told The Daily Beast she was filling in for another performer. Those same reports say she is not slated to continue performing with Urban. The gossip machine connected dots; the people involved have not.
Work, hair, and everything else
Despite the chaos, Kidman is still doing what Kidman does: she turned up at Paris Fashion Week with freshly chopped 'breakup bangs,' landed Vogue’s November cover, and has kept working. On the viewing front, her latest film, 'Holland,' is streaming on Prime Video.
The bottom line
It is a painful split after almost two decades, and by all accounts Kidman did not want it. The custody plan is unusually precise, which might actually make the co-parenting smoother. Rumors aside, both stars are moving forward with work, and the priority, at least on paper and in their statements, is keeping life steady for their daughters.