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Facts About Nicole Kidman
Facts About Nicole Kidman
From being a shy kid who suffered from stutter problems to becoming one of the Hollywoods finest actors and
now producer, Nicole Kidman has starred in a wide array of films that include The Hours, Moulin Rouge!,
Vietnam, To Die For, Cold Mountain and Lion.
The Oscar-winning Australian actress who is also a womens rights activist was encouraged to pursue acting by
director Jane Campion. Also, it was after she saw Margaret Hamilton play the role of Wicked Witch of the West
that Kidman realised that acting was something she was really interested in.
Kidman made her big film debut when she was just 16 with Bush Christmas and then landed a role in a popular
television series Five Mile Creek. But Nicole Kidman gave up acting just a year after her career started to take off
to help support her family in their time of need. She came back to the industry with a vengeance and then since
has never looked back.
Kidman was also appointed as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF in 1994 and since has helped raise a lot of
money and create awareness for the disadvantaged children.
#20 Nicole holds a record for Most money paid per minute to any actor.
Nicole Kidman was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2006 for the Most Money Paid Per Minute To Any
Actor as for a four-minute commercial for Chanel No5 perfume she reportedly earned $3.71 million.
Nicole Kidmans obsession with 1940s lace and florals dates back to her mothers love for antique clothes.
Mommy Kidman always dressed Nicole in antique clothes that had been picked from the flea market and today
Kidman is obsessed with them as is an avid vintage clothes collector.
Nicole Kidman and ex-husband Tom Cruise together adopted two children, their daughter Isabella Jane Cruise
and their son Connor Cruise. After marrying Keith Urban, Nicole gave birth to two daughters, Faith Margaret
Kidman Urban and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban.
She also used to stutter, and it took quite some time for her to overcome it.
#13 Keith Urban checked into a rehab almost immediately after marrying Nicole
Kidman.
Just four months after Nicoles marriage to country music singer Keith Urban, he checked himself into rehab for
substance abuse. It was like, If I don't choose this moment to do the right thing and do something that's going
to give me life, all of the things I'm scared of losing, I'm going to lose anyway, admitted Urban in an interview.
Nicole Kidman called an intervention on her husband, and Keith Urban took the decision to get clean and sober
because he didnt want to lose his wife.
When asked why she didnt just stomped on it, Nicole Kidman replied I would never kill an animal. Every
creature here has its purpose. This one just didnt belong in Hughs bag!
#7 Nicole is not afraid of sharks, snakes or spiders, but shes afraid of butterflies.
As a child, Nicole got used to the shark bell on the beach, and thats why she isnt afraid of them, but Kidman
suffers from an acute fear of butterflies known as Lepidopterophobia. Also, Nicole is allergic to bees.
After divorce with ex-husband Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman confessed that she lost all of her friends during their
marriage as their relationship was too private.
Nicoles mother is a breast cancer survivor, and this inspiration was big enough for Kidman to turn into an
international womens right activist.