Nicole Kidman may owe Keith Urban $11 million after divorce due to ‘cocaine clause’ in prenup

“I had no idea what was going to happen to us. And if you want to see what love in action really looks like, give that a whirl,” he continued. “Nic pushed through every negative voice, I’m sure even some of her own and she chose love. And here we are tonight, 18 years later.” Kidman, seated in the audience with their daughters Sunday Rose, and Faith Margaret, was visibly emotional during the tribute. Urban praised his wife further, saying, “That’s the thing about Nic, she loves life. I’ve actually never met anyone who has such a passion for being alive. She knows the importance of expressing feelings, as well. I wasn’t raised like this at all, so our girls are very lucky to be learning from you, baby. I’m learning too.”

Urban has often credited Kidman with playing a pivotal role in his recovery. In a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, he revealed she once staged an intervention to help him get clean. “I was very, very blessed to have Nic call an intervention,” he said, noting the support of his close friends helped ease the process. “When I married Nicole, I wasn’t in any recovery program of any sort. I wasn’t in AA. I didn’t have a sponsor. I didn’t have anything. Meeting Nic and falling in love with Nic and starting a relationship with Nic became, I realize now in hindsight, my sobriety. That was how I was able to keep it together.”

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Speaking to the Australian edition of Rolling Stone in 2021, Urban reflected further: “I caused the implosion of my fresh marriage. It survived, but it’s a miracle it did. I was spiritually awoken with her. I use the expression ‘I was born into her,’ and that’s how I feel. And for the first time in my life, I could shake off the shackles of addiction.” Urban’s battle with addiction began years before his marriage. He first entered rehab in Nashville in 1998, and later sought treatment again at the Betty Ford Center shortly after marrying Kidman in 2006.

Meanwhile, Kidman recently wrapped production on the sequel to Practical Magic alongside Sandra Bullock. Urban, for his part, has been on tour since May promoting his 11th studio album, High.