Behind that timeline, insiders level to rising distance, shifting energy of their careers and lengthy stretches spent on reverse sides of the world as causes for his or her final cut up.
City’s choice to stroll away from the wedding was mentioned to have “blindsided” Kidman, 58, who had been making an attempt to protect what remained of their marriage.
The couple’s romance started with cinematic flourish. Launched by Geoffrey Rush at G’Day LA in 2005, Kidman – already an Oscar winner for The Hours – was immediately drawn to rising nation star City, now additionally 58, who had turn out to be a Nashville powerhouse with hits like Someone Like You.
Talking on Ellen DeGeneres‘s present in 2017, the actress mentioned: “I had such a crush on (City,) and he wasn’t considering me… he did not name me for 4 months.”
Their relationship accelerated rapidly as soon as he did name. On Kidman’s thirty eighth birthday, City arrived at her New York doorstep at 5 am with gardenias and swept her to Woodstock, a gesture the star later mentioned made her assume: “That is the person I hope I get to marry.”
They wed the next yr in Sydney, however inside months the wedding was examined when City entered rehab for alcohol and cocaine dependancy.
He instructed Rollingstone in 2016: “I brought about the implosion of my recent marriage. It survived, however it’s a miracle it did.”
He and Kidman rebuilt, moved to Tennessee, and raised their daughters amid a mix of home quiet and international celeb.