{"id":547979,"date":"2026-06-22T09:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/547979\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:09:13","slug":"keith-urbans-birthday-message-to-ex-nicole-kidman-gets-attention-after-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/547979\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Urban\u2019s Birthday Message to Ex Nicole Kidman Gets Attention After Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Keith Urban\u2019s<\/strong> birthday message to <strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong> drew attention online. The Grammy-winning singer wished her on Instagram Stories shortly after their September 2025 separation. The moment quickly reignited public interest in their long relationship and the things that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban wishes ex Nicole Kidman on birthday amid her Father\u2019s Day post<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keith Urban marked Nicole Kidman\u2019s 59th birthday with a brief message on Instagram Stories. He wrote, \u201chappy birthday Nicole mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!,\u201d keeping the note simple but public. The post came months after the couple\u2019s separation in September 2025, when Kidman filed for divorce after their split earlier in the year. Their relationship, once seen as one of Hollywood\u2019s most stable, has since drawn renewed attention following the birthday post (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keith-urban-sends-nicole-kidman-birthday-wishes-after-ending-18-year-marriage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Daily Beast;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Daily Beast&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Daily Beast<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were married for nearly 19 years before separating in September 2025. The pair first met in 2005 at the G\u2019Day USA gala in Los Angeles and later got engaged in May 2006, marrying in Sydney a month after.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They share two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. Early in their marriage, Urban entered rehab for alcohol addiction, with Kidman supporting his recovery. Over time, they built a life in Nashville before eventually separating and filing for divorce (via <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/look-back-at-nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline-11821031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban\u2019s close friend Russell Dickerson said the singer has remained focused since the split. He noted that Urban has continued prioritizing music and staying active creatively. \u201cHe\u2019s always been focused on music, and so I think he\u2019s just kind of doubling down on that, and it\u2019s just beautiful,\u201d Dickerson told <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/28\/celebrity-news\/russell-dickerson-reveals-how-keith-urban-is-doing-after-nicole-kidman-divorce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Page Six;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Page Six&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Page Six<\/a>. Dickerson added, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to hear what comes out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kidman hasn\u2019t said much about the split, but she did open up to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-divorce-family-1236684673\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Variety;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a> about staying focused on her family. She said she\u2019s \u201calways going to be moving toward what\u2019s good\u201d and stressed that they\u2019ll still remain a family no matter what. She also spoke warmly about her daughters, calling them \u201cmy beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally reported by Rishabh Shandilya on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1796318-keith-urban-nicole-kidman-birthday-message\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mandatory;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mandatory&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/06\/22\/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-birthday-message\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Keith Urban\u2019s Birthday Message to Ex Nicole Kidman Gets Attention After Split;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Keith Urban\u2019s Birthday Message to Ex Nicole Kidman Gets Attention After Split&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Keith Urban\u2019s Birthday Message to Ex Nicole Kidman Gets Attention After Split<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Reality Tea;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Reality Tea&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keith Urban\u2019s birthday message to Nicole Kidman drew attention online. 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