After 19 years together, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are reportedly ending their marriage. Nicole has filed for divorce, and sources say the breakup was not unexpected. The couple has apparently lived apart since early summer, and insiders believe Nicole knows who came between them.
Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reports that Nicole wanted to save the marriage, but Keith had already moved on emotionally. An insider said,
“Nicole wanted to fight for them. But Keith had already checked out, and she knew why.”
The source explained that it was not about busy schedules or distance. There was someone else, and Nicole knows who it is.
Reports suggest that Keith’s friends tried to protect him by dismissing rumors about another woman and saying the couple was “stronger than ever.” Nicole, however, was not convinced.
“She’s not naïve. She heard the stories, she saw the signs. At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore,”
the source said.
The couple quietly separated in June. Nicole hoped counseling could help, but the betrayal was too much to overcome. As one insider said,
“She’s not going to live as anyone’s second choice.”
Since the breakup, Nicole has been focusing on her children and keeping the family together. Keith has moved out and now lives in Nashville. People close to Nicole say she did not want the separation and tried everything to save the marriage.
TMZ was first to report on their breakup, confirming that multiple sources had seen the distance between the two long before divorce papers were filed. For Nicole, though, the hardest part may not just be the end of the marriage — but knowing exactly who stepped into her place.
