nicole kidman Still on his feet after his 19-year marriage ended keith urbanAnd those closest to him say the adjustment has been quietly brutal. Two months later, Kidman is still ready, busy and professionally invincible. She was recently named co-chair of this year’s Met Gala along with Anna Wintour, Beyoncé and Venus Williams. But friends say public success hasn’t made the personal loss any easier.
Source Says Nicole Kidman ‘Clicked’ With Zac Efron and We Can Trust Her to Be Discreet
In a recent interview, Kidman referred to the period as “painful”, admitting that she felt “broken”. According to people close to him, he was in real grief. “Nicole built her entire adult life around the belief that her marriage was permanent,” a Source Said. “When it suddenly unravelled, it wasn’t just the relationship that fell apart – it forced her to question who she was without it and to reconsider every assumption she had made about her future.”
As Kidman takes time to rethink her life, her friends are encouraging her to focus on one simple thing: finding happiness without pressure. A source said, “There is an unspoken understanding among women in his class that dating younger, lower profile men offers freedom without the complications.” The source said, “Nicole’s friends are nudging her toward the idea, and telling her she’s earned the right to excitement that doesn’t come with emotional demands.”
One name, insiders say, stands out more than any other: zac efron. Kidman and Efron have a history professionally. They starred together in A Family Affair and before that in The Paperboy. An insider said, “There was a comfort between them that didn’t feel forced or manufactured.”
He added, “At the time, Nicole was fully committed to her marriage, so it couldn’t move forward, but it certainly didn’t go unnoticed how naturally they clicked.”
Since his split from model Vanessa Valladares in 2021, Efron has largely kept his personal life out of the spotlight. He previously dated Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins, but friends describe him as camera-shy, even shy. The source said, “Nicole has no appetite for a highly visible romance at this stage. What she wants is to feel attractive and alive again without scrutiny, and Zac’s long experience of fame means she trusts him to handle any personal relationships with discretion.”