Religion’s fifteenth birthday on December 29 underscored the brand new actuality. Kidman shared a household picture from the celebration, and City was not pictured.
“Not being there for that birthday was extremely painful for him,” an insider mentioned. “It pulled it into focus that his and Nicole’s lives have moved into a brand new chapter for them each.”
Hypothesis round Kidman and City’s cut up intensified after City was linked to musicians Maggie Baugh, 25, and Karley Scott Collins, 25, each of whom denied any romantic involvement with the performer.
Collins dismissed claims she had “moved in” with City as “ridiculous” and “unfaithful.”
In November, Kidman mentioned she was “hanging in there” as she adjusted to post-marriage life.
For now, these near City say his precedence stays clear.
“He retains coming again to the way in which Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin dealt with their separation,” an insider mentioned. “Keith has mentioned he sees actual worth in that mannequin – ending a wedding with out turning it right into a battlefield. He would not need this to spiral into hostility or public mudslinging. He desires it to really feel considerate and grounded.
“He is instructed pals that, for him, aware uncoupling means shifting the main focus from what went unsuitable to what nonetheless issues – their daughters.
“He believes he and Nicole can nonetheless stand facet by facet when it counts. He is mentioned the wedding might have modified kind, however their accountability as mother and father hasn’t. He desires stability, maturity, and mutual respect to outline the following part.”