Nicole Kidman's Marriages and Breakups: A Rollercoaster Ride Through Her Love Life

Nicole Kidman's personal life has been a topic of intense public interest for decades. The acclaimed actress, known for her successful acting career, has also made headlines for her tumultuous relationships.

In the late 1980s, Kidman dated Australian actor Tom Burlinson, whom she met on the set of their 1986 film Windrider. The couple dated for three years before going their separate ways. Kidman then had a brief fling with Marcus Graham before meeting her future husband, Tom Cruise, on the set of the 1990 film Days of Thunder. The two quickly hit it off and tied the knot later that year, going on to adopt two children together.

After 11 years of marriage, Cruise and Kidman divorced in 2001. Kidman later dated musician Lenny Kravitz before starting a relationship with country singer Keith Urban in 2005. Kidman and Urban married in 2006 and welcomed two daughters, but just last month, in September 2025, a source confirmed to Us Weekly that the couple had split after nearly two decades of marriage.

Despite the ups and downs, Kidman remains open about her approach to love, telling Harper's Bazaar in 2021, "I just prefer to live in the world that way. I'm wary at times, and I've been hurt, but at the same time, I much prefer a warm approach rather than a prickly shutdown approach."