A Timeline Of Keith Urban And Nicole Kidman’s Split
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban‘s fans were shocked in September 2025 when rumors surfaced claiming that the couple had separated after 19 years of marriage. Then, on September 30, news broke that Kidman had filed for divorce.
Court documents revealed the details of their split. Kidman listed “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their separation.
The filing included a marital dissolution agreement and a parenting plan for their two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.
Neither Kidman nor Urban was ordered to pay alimony to the other. Their real estate holdings were divided in accordance with pre-established terms and agreements.
The court documents indicated that Kidman and Urban split long before the public became aware. Urban signed their marital dissolution agreement on August 29, while Kidman signed it on September 6.
Kidman and Urban’s divorce was finalized in January of this year (2026).
Nicole Kidman Speaks About Her Divorce For The First Time
Urban and Kidman initially kept quiet about their divorce, choosing not to address it directly.
There was one occasion when Urban asked his fans to stop reading into his song lyrics. Fans thought a fiery lyric swap in “You’ll Think of Me” was a new reference to his divorce, but Urban clarified that he’d been singing the track like that for ages.
Then, at one concert, not long after the divorce news went public, Urban had a humorous response when a fan told him her name was Nicholle (pronounced like “Nicole”). He jokingly collapsed onto the stage, but left it at that. He even helped the fan film a video to announce her pregnancy to her family.
Kidman, meanwhile, loosely referenced a new era in her life on New Year’s Eve. She shared a sweet picture with her and Urban’s daughters, with text over it reading, “looking forward into 2026.”
Finally, in an interview with Variety, published on March 11, Kidman broke her silence and spoke about her divorce for the first time. The comments she shared were part of a larger conversation surrounding her life, career, and role in the new Prime Video series, Scarpetta.
Without naming Urban or using the word “divorce,” Kidman said 2025 had been a difficult year. Variety‘s Matt Donnelly followed up by asking if she’s been doing alright since her “separation.”
Kidman didn’t dodge the question, but also kept her answer light-natured:
“I am,” she said, “because I’m always going to be moving toward what’s good.”
She added:
“What I’m grateful for is my family and keeping them as is and moving forward. That’s that. Everything else I don’t discuss out of respect. I’m staying in a place of, ‘We are a family,’ and that’s what we’ll continue to be. My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.”
When asked if she plans to remain in Nashville, despite her “personal situation” changing, Kidman was quick to answer in the affirmative. She said, “We have our life here. [I’ve been] part of the city and community for 20 years. It’s my home.”