Nicole Kidman and Keith City’s days as a Hollywood energy couple are over — however the story of their marriage’s finish goes on.
Information of the Australian stars’ separation broke Monday afternoon, stunning popular culture fanatics and swiftly inspiring memes by AMC Theater devotees. However as netizens collectively processed the Oscar winner and the Grammy winner’s break up on social media (some X customers shot their shot, whereas others regarded ahead to Kidman’s subsequent spherical of post-divorce roles), studies started to floor about their residence life that recommend the breakup wasn’t a complete shock, particularly for his or her interior circles.
The “Babygirl” star wasted no time as soon as the break up went public, formally submitting to divorce City on Tuesday in Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable variations” in her grievance. Neither representatives for Kidman, 58, nor City, 57, instantly responded to requests for remark.
From City securing his own residence in Nashville to Kidman making use of for residency in Portugal, listed here are some hints that appear to have signaled a break up was looming.
Keith’s residence away from residence
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“Babygirl” star Kidman and “Blue Ain’t Your Shade” crooner City had been residing individually for months earlier than information of their break up broke, The Instances confirmed. Although the pair shared a household residence in Nashville, City moved out into his own residence additionally within the nation music hub, TMZ reported. Kidman’s divorce submitting, reviewed by The Instances, exhibits totally different mailing addresses for the estranged spouses.
Nicole Kidman and Keith City, seen on the 77th Golden Globe Awards in 2020, share two teenage daughters.
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Marriage bother between the Australian stars “actually hasn’t been a secret,” a supply advised Folks. The supply additionally confirmed that the pair had been “residing individually for some time now.”
“Their lives had been shifting in numerous instructions,” the supply added, “and as soon as he quietly arrange his personal place, it felt just like the writing was on the wall.”
One-sided emotions?
Although Kidman made their separation official by submitting for divorce, the “Moulin Rouge!” star reportedly didn’t need to break up and “has been combating to save lots of the wedding.” She has additionally been caring for his or her daughters Sunday, 17, and Religion, 14, since City hit the highway for his Excessive and Alive world tour in Might.
Over the course of their marriage, the “Glad Ft” and “Huge Little Lies” star typically flaunted her relationship on social media, sharing glamour pictures from their purple carpet outings and celebrating her husband’s win on the 2025 Academy of Nation Music Awards. In June she celebrated 19 years of marriage to City on social media, sharing a black-and-white photograph of them in a dressing room. “Glad Anniversary Child,” she captioned the tender Instagram photograph. Nevertheless, the singer was notably absent from Kidman’s August Instagram put up capturing “summer season recollections.” Perhaps he was simply on tour?
City, who didn’t put up an anniversary photograph to his grid, has primarily used his Instagram to advertise his current musical endeavors. In Might, he additionally shared photographs of himself and Kidman celebrating his ACM Awards win. That was the final put up that includes his actor spouse.
Keith’s new lyrics — and alleged new flame
As studies of the break up surfaced this week, so did hypothesis and theories about what brought on the breakup.
Sources advised TMZ that the “Someone Like You” singer, who spoke publicly prior to now about marital tensions, allegedly discovered romance with one other lady amid the separation. “Let’s simply say, Nicole doesn’t dispute that, however she’s nonetheless shocked over it,” sources advised the outlet.
Shortly after rumors of an alleged new flame unfold, web sleuths had been fast to level out that City had modified the lyrics to considered one of his songs to honor a band mate throughout his tour. In “The Fighter,” City sings about being a stronger, higher companion for the particular person of his want — that was Kidman, he made very clear throughout a 2017 interview with Billboard. In 2016, Kidman and City launched a giddy music video of themselves singing to the duet.
“Once they’re tryna get to you, child, I’ll be the fighter,” City’s unique lyrics say.
However throughout a live performance previous the breakup information, City could be heard singing: “Once they attempt to get you, Maggie I’ll be your guitar participant,” a nod to fellow musician Maggie Baugh, who has been on the highway with him for months. Of their earlier efficiency of the tune, City could possibly be heard reciting the unique lyrics.
Baugh shared video of City’s lyric change to her Instagram, writing within the caption, “Did he simply say that👀.” This wasn’t the primary time City modified his “The Fighter” lyrics to mirror who was sharing the stage with him. When he and nation music star Carrie Underwood carried out the tune on the 2017 CMT Music Awards, he sang, “Once they get to you, Carrie Underwood, I’ll be your fighter.” So … romantic gesture or simply some reside music aptitude?
City’s rep didn’t instantly reply to an inquiry about his alleged new relationship.
Nicole’s new lease on life abroad
Keith City and Nicole Kidman arrive on the twenty eighth Display screen Actors Guild Awards in 2022.
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As City took his music on the highway earlier this summer season, Kidman was reportedly searching for to make an enormous transfer throughout the Atlantic.
A number of retailers reported in late July that the “Eyes Vast Shut” star had utilized to be a resident of Portugal, and that City’s title was not listed on the appliance. A supply clarified to E! that City was absent from his appointment attributable to his tour, including that “it’s obligatory for candidates to be bodily current as a way to apply for the visa.” On the time, City was set to submit his utility at a later date, the supply mentioned. That was months in the past, and the U.S. leg of City’s tour continues via October. He’ll play 4 exhibits abroad — Portugal is nowhere on the lineup — earlier than returning stateside.
The 2 personal a number of properties throughout the U.S. in addition to luxurious abodes in Europe and Australia. Amongst these properties is a “plush” spot in Lisbon, the New York Publish reported in July. A supply advised the outlet on the time that the pair’s “major residence will proceed to be in Nashville.”
Neither Kidman nor City have spoken publicly about their separation. Up to now, nonetheless, their deep and mutual love for one another was the stuff of romance movies: He as soon as known as her the “one I used to be looking for my complete life,” and she or he mentioned “he was the love of my life.”
“Actual love occurs not when all the pieces goes effectively however when issues are going badly,” Kidman advised Folks in a 2019 cowl story. “It’s when human beings come collectively, in the event that they’re going to, in a far deeper means. You’re then having to work collectively, and the ‘collectively’ is what it’s about.”
