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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were once Hollywood’s golden couple, married for nearly eleven years. The two first met in 1990 on the set of Days of Thunder and quickly fell in love. After a short courtship, they married in December 1990 in a private ceremony attended only by family. However, behind the glamour, the couple faced personal struggles, including fertility challenges, that would ultimately contribute to their high-profile divorce in 2001. told by Daily Mail.
Kidman later shared that the divorce came as a shock, as it wasn’t her choice. Despite Cruise’s cryptic comment, “Nicole knows why,” Kidman’s spokesperson stated at the time, “This divorce was not her decision…Tom made the move. Nicole is in a state of shock.” In her court filings, Kidman detailed that she and Cruise had joyously celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary on December 24 and that they remained intimate afterward. Tragically, she suffered a miscarriage shortly before the divorce proceedings began.
During their marriage, Kidman and Cruise experienced multiple challenges in their attempts to start a family. In a 2007 interview with Marie Claire, Kidman revealed, “I had a miscarriage at the end of my marriage, but I had an ectopic pregnancy at the beginning. It was incredibly traumatic for me.” This news eventually led her to adopt their children, Isabella and Connor. In a 2012 interview with DuJour Magazine, Kidman recalled, “I thought our life together was perfect…It took me a very long time to heal. It was a shock to my system.”
Kidman has been candid about the grief of losing a pregnancy, a topic she believes isn’t discussed enough. “The loss of a miscarriage is not talked about enough. That’s massive grief to certain women,” she shared with Tatler Magazine. While she eventually found joy in motherhood, Kidman reflected on the profound pain and yearning she felt along the way. “The flipside of going through so much yearning and pain to get there is the feeling of ‘Ahhhh!’ when you have the child,” she explained.
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After their divorce, Kidman and Cruise’s relationship with their adopted children became strained. Isabella and Connor chose to live with Cruise and follow his beliefs in Scientology, a decision that created distance between them and their mother. “My kids don’t call me mommy; they don’t even call me mom,” Kidman shared. “They call me Nicole, which I hate, and tell them off for it.” Isabella has kept her life private, having a low-key wedding to Max Parker in 2015 without her parents present. Connor, meanwhile, has reportedly distanced himself further from Kidman and recently obtained a tattoo symbolizing his higher status within Scientology.
The loss, separation, and evolving relationships have marked Kidman’s journey since her marriage to Cruise, revealing a story of resilience in the face of personal trials.
