Entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins has broken his silence after it emerged his close friends Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have split after 19 years.
The Oscar winner, 58, and the 57-year-old musician’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday, marking the end of their marriage and family life with two children.
Richard discussed the shock news on Channel Nine’s Today Extra with hosts David Campbell and Renee Bargh.
‘I’ve known Keith and Nicole for 40 years. I was MCing at the G’day USA event where they met all those years ago and have become increasingly close to the couple in recent times,’ he said.
‘They’re both very treasured friends of mine, and I love them both very dearly. I have nothing to add to this story.
‘They’ve never commented on any of my circumstances over the years and I’m not going to comment on theirs.’
Richard Wilkins (pictured) has broken his silence after it emerged his close friends Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have split after 19 years
Nicole and Keith’s (pictured) separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday, with the couple ending their marriage and life together with two children
Nicole and Keith’s separation was confirmed by Daily Mail on Monday, with the couple ending their 19-year marriage.
They’ve been kept apart of late amid their hectic filming and touring schedules – with an insider saying the pair could still reconcile.
The source said: ‘Keith never sees Nicole, either she is filming or he is on tour. There was a lot of love between the two and they might not divorce, but there is a world that they both live where neither of them are in it.
‘Keith and Nicole have been together for decades and there is a world which they can reconcile, but the way their pairing is now, it is not a couple.’
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban for further comment and has yet to hear back.
The former couple share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Nicole was previously married to Tom Cruise, 63, from 1990 to 2001, and the exes adopted two children during their union.
Earlier this month, it emerged that Nicole was spending a small fortune each month to live in a stately London home away from Keith.
‘They’re both very treasured friends of mine, and I love them both very dearly. I have nothing to add to this story,’ Richard said
The actress has been staying in England to film the Practical Magic sequel, and has been residing at a luxurious Hampstead mansion once owned by pop star Boy George.
The stately manor reportedly costs the Moulin Rouge actress $87,288 per month in rent, with Urban notably absent from the property.
While filming for the Practical Magic sequel has since wrapped in the UK, Nicole is apparently ‘getting comfortable’ with the ‘dream home’, according to Woman’s Day.
‘They do make an effort to speak every day when they’re apart, but it’s shocking how much time they’ve spent apart since Nicole’s mother died last September,’ an insider told the publication.
The source added that the actress’ living arrangements were raising eyebrows among the community.
‘It’s like they both went their separate ways. Now she’s getting comfortable in a dream home in London on the other side of the world,’ they added.
Her country singer husband is currently travelling across the US and Canada with his High and Alive tour until mid-October.
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