Nicole Kidman says marriage to Tom Cruise was 'strange'
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AFTER opening up about post-Cruise depression to Who magazine last week, Nicole Kidman is now revealing what it was like to be married to him.
In the candid interview with Harper's Bazaar, Kidman says after she met her first husband, Tom Cruise, on the set of "Days of Thunder", her world changed dramatically. She started a period she refers to as "fame by association".
"It was like, 'I'm here and I'm clutching onto your arm, and it all feels a little overwhelming and really strange,'" she tells HB. "And I was shy. Deeply shy. I didn't feel comfortable at all. But I felt very comfortable at home."
The actress, 45, says she's now much more content in her skin, thanks in part to her new husband, Keith Urban, and their two daughters, Sunday Rose, four, and Faith Margaret, almost two.
“As you get older … all of that other stuff becomes less important,” she says.
Last week she revealed to Who magazine that she suffered depression after her marriage to Cruise ended.
"I did have a fantastic marriage for a long period. Then when it didn’t work out I had to really dig deep and find my way through depression. I have no regrets about all of it. It was all part of growing up," she told Who.
Kidman also reveals to Harper's Bazaar that she has always had a sticky-out stomach - something the tabloids like to jump on. "I’ve always had a little belly. I mean, now that I’m 45, they don’t say, ‘Oh, she’s pregnant!’ as much.
"But I’ve got skinny arms and legs, and then I’ve got a little belly.”
Kidman, who is forever gracing "best dressed" lists, says when it comes to awards nights, comfort is key.
"I make sure to wear comfortable dresses," she explains, "because I want to be able to go out afterward and, you know, bend."
She also reveals the chartreuse Dior dress she wore to the 1997 Academy Awards - credited with raising the bar for Oscars fashion - will one day be donated to a public institution.
“It’s packed in a box with tissue paper, and it will be donated to a museum,” she shares.
Her other couture pieces are likely to be shared with her daughters.
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