**Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s 19-Year Marriage Ends Amid Reported Tensions**
*Published Oct. 1, 2025, 5:17 p.m. ET*
Nicole Kidman’s marriage to Keith Urban has collapsed after 19 years, with sources in Nashville telling RadarOnline.com that her drive to feel sexually desired both on and off screen was a significant factor behind the break-up.
Kidman, 58, filed for divorce from Urban, 57, bringing an end to a relationship once regarded as one of Australia’s most enduring celebrity unions.
### Struggles Between the Couple Revealed
While the couple had previously overcome addiction struggles and punishing schedules, friends now say Kidman’s growing appetite for risk-taking roles and public displays of sexuality created tensions at home.
A source close to the pair explained, “Nicole has long wanted to be viewed as desirable and full of life, but lately that drive became overwhelming. Keith found it difficult to handle, and many believe it played a big role in the split.”
The separation follows Kidman’s recent role in *Babygirl*, where she played a high-powered executive involved in a sexually submissive affair. The film featured explicit scenes, with Kidman joking about being exhausted from performing so many simulated orgasms. She even leaned into the film’s notoriety during publicity, once drinking milk on stage in a nod to a memorable scene.
### Nicole’s Choice in Movie Roles
One Nashville insider shared, “Nicole has a reputation here for being very open about her sexuality, and she’s never tried to hide it. But when a marriage is already fragile, that kind of attention can become overwhelming. She is like a nympho when it comes to flirting—she just needs to feel needed.”
Meanwhile, Urban has remained on the road, currently touring with his *High and Alive* world tour. During the tour, he was seen duetting with 25-year-old rising country musician Maggie Baugh. Footage of the pair laughing and singing together circulated online earlier this year, sparking gossip in Nashville.
### Friends Say Nicole Tried to Save the Marriage
Friends of Kidman insist she fought to save the relationship. One source said, “Nicole never wanted the marriage to end. She kept trying to make it work, but in the end it just couldn’t be saved.”
The couple, who share two daughters—Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14—were last seen together in June at a football match in Nashville. Days later, Kidman marked their wedding anniversary with a photo tribute on Instagram. Urban responded with a heart emoji but offered no words.
Sources in the music industry say the silence between the pair since then has been telling.
### Secrets of Their Split
Another insider noted, “No one believes a 19-year marriage ends just over packed schedules. People here think the bigger issue was Nicole’s constant need for attention, which Keith eventually found unbearable.”
The couple first met at a Hollywood event for Australians in 2005 and married in Sydney the following year. Urban later admitted he entered rehab for alcohol and drug addiction just four months after the wedding, crediting Kidman for standing by him during a dark time.
Despite periods of apparent closeness, those around them say recent months showed a different picture.
“There was real love and a long history between them,” one source said, “but Keith had grown weary. Nicole was looking for something he just couldn’t provide.”
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