Country music star Keith Urban reportedly kept silent on his marriage woes with actress Nicole Kidman before their split as he filmed brand new TV series The Road
Keith Urban is set to not have let slip anything about his personal life while filming a brand new TV show for months. The country singer and actress Nicole Kidman shocked Hollywood when they announced their split last month after 19 years of marriage.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole filed for divorce citing that the marriage had “suffered irreconcilable differences.” The couple, who married in Sydney in 2006 after meeting at a Los Angeles event in 2005, share two daughters, aged 17 and 14.
News of their split rocked the showbiz world as the A-listers were often considered one of the tightest couples in the business. It seems the divorce was also a surprise to Keith’s co-stars, who he filmed with from February to April this year.
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Keith and Nicole had separated and were living apart before their split became public knowledge. This year, the singer took part in new CBS show The Road, which follows 12 country music stars touring in Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Singer-songwriter Billie Jo Jones has now claimed she had no idea what Keith was going through during their time working together. She told the Daily Mail: “You wouldn’t even know that he was going through anything because he definitely pushed personal stuff aside and was business professional the entire time, which is what a true artist should be and should be doing.”
During the first episode of the series, Keith opened up on life touring away from Nicole and their two kids. He admitted: “It’s a calling, and you’re going to do it or you’re not going to make it.
“When you wake up on a tour bus at 3.30 in the morning and you’re sick as a dog, you’re in the middle of nowhere and you’ve got to play your fifth show later that night.
“And you haven’t slept, and you miss your friends, and you’re missing your family, and you’re completely lonely and miserable and sick – and you say to yourself, ‘Why am I doing this? The only answer can be: Because this is what I’m born to do.”
Keith has continued to tour following news of his split from Nicole as he carries out his High and Alive World Tour. Earlier this month he was back on stage for the first time since the divorce as he performed at the Giant Centre in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
However, he made a noticeable change to his setlist as he performed The Fighter, a 2016 hit which he had previously described as being written for Nicole.
Keith had regularly performed the track during past tours, with the lyrics including: “When they’re tryna get to you, baby I’ll be the fighter,” which fans had long linked to his Oscar-winning wife.
A viral video showed the singer changing the lyrics of The Fighter to include his fiddle player Maggie Baugh’s name, singing: “Maggie, I’ll be your fighter.” Maggie, who is a member of his touring band, reposted the clip with the caption, “Did he just say that.”
Keith also altered lyrics in his 2004 breakup hit You’ll Think of Me, swapping “Take your space and take your reasons” for “Take your bulls* reasons,”* according to Us Weekly.
The Mirror has contacted Keith’s representative for comment.
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