Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban: The Unexpected Twists in Their Love Story You Didn’t See Coming
Can you believe it took Keith Urban a whole four months to call Nicole Kidman after their first encounter? Talk about playing hard to get—guess even superstars get their fair share of dating drama! What started as a slow burn quickly ignited into one of Hollywood’s most enduring love stories, with the pair tying the knot just a year later and building nearly two decades filled with family milestones, dazzling red carpet moments, and unwavering support for each other’s careers. But as all stories go, every chapter eventually turns a page. Join me as we dive deep into their whirlwind journey—from that fateful 2005 meeting to their surprising split in 2025. Ready for the full scoop? LEARN MORE
6 min readIn 2017, Nicole Kidman revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that, after first meeting Keith Urban in a chance encounter, the country singer took a while to formally ask her out. “I had such a crush on him and he wasn’t interested in me,” she joked. “He didn’t call me for four months.”
Despite the initial hiccup, the two fell in love quickly, getting engaged and married a mere year into their relationship. In the nearly two decades that followed, the Hollywood couple welcomed their two daughters, supported one another’s careers, and celebrated each other’s milestones.
Ahead, we break down their full relationship timeline, from their 2005 meeting to their 2025 split.
September 29, 2025: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban separate.
After 19 years of marriage, the couple’s separation was made public.
June 25, 2025: Kidman wishes Urban a happy anniversary.
Just months before their split, Kidman took to Instagram to wish her husband a happy anniversary, with a sweet and snuggly black and white photo.
May 1, 2024 and May 6, 2024: Kidman and Urban attend the Met Gala.
The couple walked the Met steps together at the 2024 Met Gala, which honored Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy. Kidman wore the same pink dress she donned in a Chanel No. 5 ad directed by Baz Luhrmann two decades prior. The following year, they coordinated in black and white Balenciaga looks. Kidman, who admitted to People that she’d still get nervous before the big event, explained that she felt more at ease having “[her] man with [her].”
April 27, 2024: The family supports Kidman at her lifetime achievement award ceremony.
Kidman, Urban, and their daughters made their way to Hollywood for the Annual AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony, where the actress was being honored. They snapped some family photos on the red carpet, where Kidman sparkled in gold.
March 12, 2023: Kidman and Urban attend the Oscars together.
The two matched in sparkly black looks for the 2023 Oscars, her in a sequin one-sleeve gown courtesy of Armani Privé, and him in a traditional tuxedo with shiny dress shoes.
March 27, 2022: Kidman and Urban attend the Academy Awards together.
Hours after a show in Las Vegas, Urban showed up in Los Angeles to walk the Academy Awards carpet with Kidman—who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Being the Ricardos.
February 28, 2021: Kidman and Urban make the Golden Globes broadcast a family affair.
For the 2021 Golden Globe Awards, which were held virtually, Kidman and Urban celebrated with their young daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. Kidman was nominated for her work in The Undoing, and the whole family showed up on the broadcast to cheer her on.
April 27, 2018: Urban references his sex life with Kidman in a new song.
“She’s a maniac in the bed, but a brainiac in the head,” Urban sang in the track “Gemini” off of his 2018 album Graffiti U. The project was inspired by his relationship with Kidman, and this particularly song referenced her astrological sign. A year later, in July 2019, Kidman addressed the lyric on The Kyle and Jackie O Show: I don’t censor his art if I can be a muse for it… It is embarrassing but at the same time, yes, it’s better than saying, ’God, I’m so bored… Make an effort, Nicole.’”
September 2014: Urban supports Kidman after her father’s death.
After Kidman’s father passed away suddenly from a heart attack, she felt incredibly grateful for the support that Urban showed her. The singer, who performed a rendition of “Amazing Grace” at the funeral, “carried” her through the “tough time,” the actress later told Ellen DeGeneres.” He has been so good to me for nine years, but for the last sort of month, which has been a really tough time for me… he’s been amazing to me,” she shared.
December 28, 2010: Kidman and Urban welcome their second child, Faith Margaret.
Faith Margaret was born via surrogate just days before 2011. The couple had chosen to keep this pregnancy private, but afterwards, they made the following statement: “Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret. No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier.”
July 7, 2008: Kidman and Urban give birth to their first child, Sunday Rose.
In January 2008, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child together. Kidman spent the majority of her pregnancy in Australia, and Urban would fly back and forth when his touring schedule allowed—reportedly going all the way for a mere 6 hours, to see the ultrasound and hear the heartbeat before having to return to LA for a show. On July 7, Kidman gave birth to Sunday Rose in Nashville, and the two made a public statement regarding the addition to their family: “We feel immensely blessed and grateful to be given this beautiful baby girl. She’s an absolute delight.”
November 2007: The couple moves to Nashville.
Kidman and Urban purchased a farm in southwest Nashville, where the country singer had previously spent time when not on tour.
October 2006 to January 15, 2007: Nicole Kidman supports Keith Urban through rehab.
Months after their wedding (and honeymoon in French Polynesia), Urban checked into rehab for alcohol abuse with Kidman’s help and support, which he later told Rolling Stone in 2014 he was “very, very blessed” to have had. At the Golden Globes afterparty in January of 2007, the two stepped out together for the first time since Urban’s treatment, hand in hand.
June 25, 2006: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban get married.
In May of 2006, Kidman hosted the 30th Anniversary gala for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, and brought Urban as her date. When discussing the event later on, she clarified to People that he was her fiancé—though there was no prior announcement of their engagement. The following month, the couple invited the likes of Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, and Naomi Watts at a candlelit ceremony in Manly, Australia. Kidman’s daughter Isabella Jane, who she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise, was part of her bridal party, and Urban reportedly sang a sweet rendition of “Making Memories of Us” to serenade her.
February 28, 2006: Kidman and Urban make their first public appearance.
At the 48th Grammy Awards, the couple marked a new chapter of their relationship with their official first public appearance. While the two didn’t arrive together at the event, they cozied up in their seats.
June 20, 2005: Keith Urban celebrates Nicole Kidman’s birthday—and the two fall in love.
Looking back at her 38th birthday, Kidman told People that it was the day she realized Urban was “the one.” Showing up to her apartment at 5am, the country singer surprised his girlfriend with gardenia flowers, a sweet act that prompted her to definitively say, “This is the man I hope I get to marry.”
January 5, 2005: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban meet.
Although the two stars both grew up in Australia (Kidman in Sydney, Urban in Queensland), they did not meet one another until the early days of 2005, when they separately attended the G’Day USA gala in Los Angeles. At the celebration, which honored Australians in the American entertainment industry, the two exchanged phone numbers—though, according to Kidman, they didn’t use them for four months. “I had such a crush on him and he wasn’t interested in me,” she joked on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017. “He didn’t call me for four months.”
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