Nicole Kidman Experienced Significant Personal Struggles Following Her High-Profile Divorce from Tom Cruise

The divorce of Nicole Kidman from Tom Cruise in February 2001, citing “irreconcilable differences,” marked a profound period of personal struggle for the actress. The couple, who married in 1990 and adopted two children, Connor and Isabella, faced a public and challenging separation.

Kidman, who won her first Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in “The Hours,” alongside Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore, reflects on this career milestone as bittersweet. At 56, Kidman looks back at this time as a complex blend of professional achievement and personal hardship. Two years later, Kidman started dating Keith Urban after they met at a gala in Los Angeles.