How to Divorce Like You’re Nicole Kidman

When news broke on September 29 that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were separating after 19 years of marriage, the internet was shocked. When news broke one day later, on September 30, that Kidman had officially filed for divorce, the internet was shocked again.

But per usual, Nicole did what Nicole does best: she worked. Barely a week after the divorce announcement, she was revealed as Vogue‘s October cover star. And the internet was gagged. I have to imagine she was thinking, Divorce feels good in a dress like this.

 

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Although she was promoting her upcoming films, the photo shoot easily doubles as a “revenge dress” moment. While the interviewer didn’t discuss the split with Kidman (it hadn’t yet gone public), it was easy enough for her (and us) to read between the lines.

Reflecting on her 50s, Kidman said, “How many times do you have to be taught that you think you know where your life is going, and then it isn’t?” She then added that she was leaning on the support of her girlfriends more than anything. Very telling…

She also told the reporter about spending the summer in London with her family while filming Practical Magic 2. “Going to Hyde Park and concerts, Glastonbury and Salisbury—so much summer fun—Evita, seeing theater, walking Hampstead Heath, swimming there,” she said. “Went to Portugal, went to Greece, had my nieces and nephews around, lots of family: my sister, my best friend since I was four, and her three children. A very tight group.” Yet no mention of her former husband…

“A few weeks after we met, after this story had gone to press, news broke of Kidman’s separation from Urban,” the interviewer, Wendell Steavenson, wrote following that quote. “During our conversations I had guessed as much, but I didn’t want to pry.”

When the divorce broke, People reported that a source for Urban said he’s “just been going through some stuff.” Somehow, men “going through some stuff” always seems to mean ~affair~. At a recent concert, Urban even changed a lyric believed to be about Kidman to redirect the line to a female bandmate, which the internet clocked immediately. One source told TMZ that “Nicole doesn’t dispute” that Urban was already seeing another woman, “but she’s still shocked over it.”

Reports further claimed that Keith “was used to her being supportive of his career,” but that he hadn’t been “as supportive” of hers “as she hoped.” He also reportedly hated her spicy role in Babygirl, and didn’t like Nicole promoting it. Lame!

I’m thrilled to see Nicole leaving this red flag of a man behind. You love to see someone come out on top of the news cycle after a public divorce. She was also spotted at the Chanel show in Paris this week with, that’s right, revenge bangs! This woman knows exactly what she’s doing.

one thing nicole doesn’t play about is serving and being iconic while going through divorces pic.twitter.com/7oUwBxD1v5

— nadi⋆✧˚ (@niclovsie) September 30, 2025

I hope Nicole is living her happiest, most unbothered life, and I can’t wait to see what kind of content she serves us next. Maybe we’ll even get a modern-day recreation of her walking triumphantly down the street after splitting from Tom Cruise. (And no, I refuse to believe that was for a movie. Let me have this.)

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