Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were once the Hollywood “it” couple. They were married for 11 years after meeting on a movie set, but soon realized that their marriage was not going to last forever. They divorced in 2001.
It’s quite sad to see famous couples breaking up, but Kidman and Cruise remained good pals who share mutual respect and love for each other. The actress even acknowledged her ex-husband in a recent event.
Nicole Kidman Makes A Heartwarming Reference To Tom Cruise In Her Acceptance Speech
Nicole Kidman received a 49th AFI Life Achievement Award on Saturday as the actress and her colleagues relive the journey of her career in Hollywood. She gave a moving speech that chronicled the joys and the sorrows of being a celebrity as well as forging relationships with her costars.
In an article posted by The Hollywood Reporter, the outlet remarked how Kidman gave a nudge to Tom Cruise.
“In her speech, Kidman reflected on her journey to Hollywood stardom, which started in Australia and with her sleeping on friends’ floors and sofas while she tried to book jobs. She spoke about her love of actors and learning from them along the way, noting, ‘some of them you may never meet again and some of them you do meet again. Some of them you have incredible laughter and jokes with and you cry with; some of them you fall in love with, some of them you marry,’ seemingly referencing ex-husband Tom Cruise.”
Indeed, she and Cruise were very much infatuated with each other that they decided to marry the same year their first movie together came out. The Mission: Impossible actor was so smitten by Kidman when he first saw her at a private screening of the movie Dead Calm.
Of course, Cruise worked on his magic in order to partner up with Kidman in 1990’s Days of Thunder. A budding romance grew since then, and that was the beginning of their journey as Hollywood’s famous couple.
It’s nice to hear that Kidman remembers the good times she had with her ex-lover even though she’s now married to country music singer Keith Urban. Kidman and Cruise share two children, Bella and Connor.
Nicole Kidman’s Shot To Hollywood Fame
Kidman may have met Cruise while filming Days of Thunder, but this was also the movie that gave her the biggest break of her career. Looking back on her 1990 movie, the Australian star told Yahoo Entertainment:
“I just remember being amazed that I was in America, and suddenly I had this role in this huge Tom Cruise movie.”
The actress’ work on the said movie helped her secure more movie roles, including the ones that catapulted her to extreme fame, such as Moulin Rouge, The Hours, and Rabbit Hole. Since her divorce from Cruise, she had found her own path in Hollywood and even made her star shine brighter.
Days of Thunder is available to stream on Prime Video and Apple TV.
