{"id":496581,"date":"2026-01-06T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496581\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:34:16","slug":"nicole-kidman-urged-to-date-a-list-aussie-and-good-friend-following-keith-urban-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/496581\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Kidman urged to date A-list Aussie and ‘good friend’ following Keith Urban split"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has only been three months since Nicole Kidman<\/a>\u00a0confirmed her split from Keith Urban<\/a>, her husband of 20 years.<\/p>\n

And now there are reports that the Hollywood superstar, 58, is being encouraged to move on with another A-lister, who just happens to be an old friend.<\/p>\n

According to Woman’s Day<\/a>, Nicole’s close buddy Naomi Watts<\/a> has suggested the Oscar winner date fellow Aussie star Simon Baker.<\/p>\n

‘Simon’s always been a good friend of Nicole’s \u2013 she and Naomi are both godmothers to his kids \u2013 but it’s always been a strictly platonic friendship,’ a source told the magazine.<\/p>\n

The insider claims that Nicole is ‘too scared’ to do anything that might ruin her friendship with the 56-year-old Mentalist actor, whom she has known for decades.<\/p>\n

The magazine also claims Nicole wants to protect her friendship with Rebecca Rigg, fellow Aussie actress and Simon’s ex-wife.<\/p>\n

\"Nicole <\/p>\n

Nicole Kidman is reportedly being encouraged to date Simon Baker (left) following her split with husband Keith Urban\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Simon, <\/p>\n

Simon, who has been known to be flirty with Nicole in public, has often teased fans with cheeky comments about his friendship with the superstar\u00a0<\/p>\n

The insider added that Naomi ‘knows that Simon would drop everything and everyone to hook up with Nicole’.<\/p>\n

‘Naomi would love to see Nicole and Simon hook up, but she knows Nicole’s not ready yet and she’s still getting over her split from Keith,’ they said.<\/p>\n

Nicole and Simon will soon be seen co-starring in Scarpetta, a new streaming series that is set to drop on Stan in March.<\/p>\n

According to the report, it was Naomi who suggested to Nicole that Simon play her lover in the crime show, which is based on the book series by Patricia Cornwell.<\/p>\n

Simon, who has been known to be flirty with Nicole in public, has often teased fans with cheeky comments about his friendship with the superstar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Back in 2022, when the pair appeared as a couple in Nicole’s Apple+ streaming series Roar, he made a joke about their on-screen ‘marriage’.<\/p>\n

‘I had the privilege of playing husband to Nicole Kidman, hmmn\u2026..’ the star wrote on his Instagram at the time while sharing a steamy shot of his co-star.<\/p>\n

The picture saw Nicole lying face down on the floor of an apartment surrounded by snaps in picture frames.<\/p>\n

\"Nicole <\/p>\n

Nicole was seen departing Sydney Airport on Sunday with her two teenage daughters\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Didn’t know she’d be eating photographs,’ he joked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nicole was seen departing Sydney Airport on Sunday with her two teenage daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15.<\/p>\n

At one point, Nicole was seen beaming broadly, the trio looking every bit like they were enjoying a fun family moment as they prepared to jet off together back to their home in the US.<\/p>\n

Nicole spent the festive season in Australia, returning to Sydney for her first Christmas since her separation from country music star Keith.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actress and musician’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on September 29, and Nicole filed for divorce on September 30, citing irreconcilable differences.<\/p>\n

Their marriage began to fall apart at the beginning of summer 2025. The split was reportedly a long-term development, stemming from months of quiet separation and diverging paths due to work commitments, according to Daily Mail sources.<\/p>\n

Nicole has requested to be the primary residential parent in the custody arrangement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It has only been three months since Nicole Kidman\u00a0confirmed her split from Keith Urban, her husband of 20…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":496582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,211,171,17525,1046,6260,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-496581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-keith-urban","12":"tag-nicole-kidman","13":"tag-tvshowbiz","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115848417665773132","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}