Nicole Kidman Wakes Up 'Crying and Gasping' amid 'Loss of Parents'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicole Kidmanis continuing to cope with the loss of her parents.

In a new cover story interview withGQpublished on Monday, Nov. 18, thePerfect Coupleactress, 57, shared how she’s been doing since the death of her mother,Janelle Ann Kidman, in September.

Her father,Dr. Antony Kidman, died in September 2014 after falling while visiting her sister, Antonia, in Singapore.

“So life is, whew. It’s definitely a journey. And it hits you as you get older,” Nicole told the outlet, adding that “it’s a wake up at 3 a.m. crying and gasping kind of thing.”

She continued, “If you’re in it and not numbing yourself to it. And I’m in it. Fully in it.”

The Academy Award winner said that her feelings surrounding life and death are “even more so” present now that she’s raisingher teens— daughters Sunday, 16, and Faith, 13 — with husbandKeith Urban.

Janelle Ann Kidman and Nicole Kidman, December 5, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.Lisa Maree Williams/Getty

Lisa Maree Williams/Getty

“Mortality. Connection. Life coming and hitting you,” Nicole toldGQ. “And loss of parents and raising children and marriage and all of the things that go into making you a fully sentient human. I’m in all of those places.”

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Speaking toVanity Fairfor a Nov. 13 article, theBig Little Liesactress remembered her late mother as her guiding light.

Nicole Kidman.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

“She was my compass in a way,” Nicole told the publication. “It’s like losing that, but at the same time going, ‘Okay, well, this is for her then.’ So much of what she wanted for my sister and I was to create women in this world who felt like they could express themselves and have opportunities, especially things she didn’t have from her generation.”

Unfortunately, her mother died before she could see Nicole’s latest work.

Nicole Kidman and mom Janelle Kidman, December 2003.Peter Carrette Archive/Getty

Peter Carrette Archive/Getty

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At the Los Angeles premiere ofLionessseason 2on Oct. 23, she toldThe Hollywood Reportershe was “hanging in there” after her mother’s death.

“I wish my mama was here,” Nicole said. “That’d be the one thing I’d say. Everything is great with work but I wish my mama was here.”

source: people.com