n 2017, Nicole Kidman revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that, after first meeting Keith Urban in a chance encounter, the country singer took a while to formally ask her out. “I had such a crush on him and he wasn’t interested in me,” she joked. “He didn’t call me for four months.”
Despite the initial hiccup, the two fell in love quickly, getting engaged and married a mere year into their relationship. In the nearly two decades that followed, the Hollywood couple welcomed two daughters, supported one another’s careers, and celebrated each other’s milestones.
Ahead, we break down their full relationship timeline, from their 2005 meeting to their 2026 divorce.
January 6, 2026: Their divorce is finalized.
After a quick three-month turnaround, Kidman and Urban’s divorce is made official, confirmed with legal documents obtained by TMZ. According to the paperwork, signed by a judge in Tennessee, the two will retain their own assets—suggesting prior prenup agreements were in place. As they usher in a new chapter, they commit to co-parenting classes and agree to a parenting plan that breaks down their schedules, granting Kidman 306 days a year with Sunday and Faith, and Urban 59 days.
September 29, 2025: Nicole and Keith separate.
After 19 years of marriage, the couple’s separation is made public, and Kidman files for divorce.
June 25, 2025: Nicole wishes Keith a happy anniversary.
Just months before their split, Kidman takes to Instagram to wish her husband a happy anniversary, with a sweet and snuggly black-and-white photo.
May 1, 2024 and May 6, 2024: The couple attends the Met Gala.
The couple walk the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps together at the 2024 Met Gala, which honors Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy. Kidman wears the same pink dress she donned in a Chanel No. 5 ad directed by Baz Luhrmann two decades prior.
The following year, they coordinate in black-and-white Balenciaga looks. Kidman, who admits to People that she still gets nervous before the big event, explains that she feels more at ease having “[her] man with [her].”
April 27, 2024: The family supports Nicole at her lifetime achievement award ceremony.
Kidman, Urban, and their daughters make their way to Hollywood for the Annual AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony, where the actress is being honored. They snap some family photos on the red carpet, where Kidman sparkles in gold.
March 12, 2023: They attend the Oscars together.
The two match in sparkly black looks for the 2023 Oscars, her in a sequin one-sleeve gown courtesy of Armani Privé, and him in a traditional tuxedo with shiny dress shoes.
March 27, 2022: They attend the Academy Awards together.
Hours after a show in Las Vegas, Urban shows up in Los Angeles to walk the Academy Awards carpet with Kidman—who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Being the Ricardos.
February 28, 2021: Nicole and Keith make the Golden Globes broadcast a family affair.
For the 2021 Golden Globe Awards, which are held virtually, Kidman and Urban celebrate with their young daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. Kidman is nominated for her work in The Undoing, and the whole family shows up on the broadcast to cheer her on.
