Last week, we reported that the Oscar-winning star Nicole Kidman and her country music star husband Keith Urban had separated after 19 years of marriage. At the time, insiders were claiming that Kidman was desperately “fighting to save her marriage,” and that she’d felt “blindsided” by Urban wanting to separate.
Hours later, however, Kidman, 58, officially filed for divorce from Urban, 57. This came amidst rumors that Urban had already moved on with a “new girlfriend.”
Now, a six-word jab that Kidman took at her ex-husband Tom Cruise, 63, has resurfaced, and it’s going viral in a big way. Indeed, it serves as a reminder that this isn’t the first high-profile divorce that Kidman has gone through.
Kidman’s Viral Jab At Cruise
Kidman and Cruise met back in 1989 on the set of their movie Days Of Thunder. They married the next year and adopted two children before divorcing in 2001. Their divorce was highly publicized at the time, as it was extremely acrimonious.
Kidman was right in the middle of this bitter divorce when she appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on August 2, 2001. Host David Letterman kicked off the interview by asking Kidman a blunt question about her split from Cruise.
“I heard you’re getting divorced. How’s that going?” Letterman asked the actress.
Letterman went on to say that the fact that Kidman was even on his show was an indication that things were “all right” with her. Kidman half-smiled as she replied by saying “I’d probably still be here” even if they weren’t.
Letterman proceeded to ask if people had been bringing up her Cruise breakup constantly.
“Um, yeah, I get a lot of questions,” Kidman admitted.
That’s when Kidman issued a six-word jab that had both the audience cheering and fans cracking up decades later.
“Well, I can wear heels now,” Kidman quipped with a mischievous grin on her face.
Letterman burst out laughing at this, and the audience erupted in applause.
“Let’s move on,” Kidman concluded. “Now we move on.”
Kidman’s comments were a clear reference to her and Cruise’s height disparity. Cruise is 5’7, while Kidman is 5’11.
Check out Kidman’s comments for yourself in the video below.
Kidman Files For Divorce From Urban
The above clip has resurfaced and gone viral amidst Kidman’s divorce from Urban. She met the country music star in 2005 and married him the next year in 2006. They went on to have two daughters together, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Sadly, Kidman filed for divorce from Urban on September 30. Court documents obtained by Fox News show that she cited “irreconcilable differences” and ongoing “marital difficulties.”
Urban and Kidman had reportedly secretly been separated in June. The country music star spent the summer renting his own residence in Nashville , the city they’ve long called home. Those close to Kidman have claimed that she was “blindsided” when Urban asked to separate.
“She didn’t want this,” an insider close to Kidman told People Magazine. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.”
“Nicole’s hurt and feels betrayed,” another Kidman source added. “She wanted to save their marriage and believed that she could, but it seems he’s already moved on.”
Urban’s Alleged ‘New Girlfriend’
While nothing has been confirmed, it’s been rumored that Urban has started dating a “younger woman” in the music industry.
“The rumor is that he’s with a younger woman in the business,” a Nashville music insider told Daily Mail. “It’s all everyone is talking about. Everyone wants to know who, but so far, that’s a mystery.”
There is no confirmation as to who this alleged “younger woman” is. However, video has since gone viral showing Urban seemingly flirting onstage with his new 25 year-old guitar player Maggie Baugh.
Check out that footage for yourself below.
After her infamously bitter divorce from Cruise, it’s clear that Kidman was hoping to never have to go through a bitter split like that again. Please join us in saying a prayer for Kidman as she continues to navigate this difficult divorce!