Country music star Keith Urban declared his love to wife Nicole Kidman on his body as he decided to get a number of tattoo tributes to her before their split after 19 years of marriage
Keith Urban is not only facing the prospect of divorce but also painful tattoo removals following his split from wife Nicole Kidman. The Hollywood couple shocked fans this week with news of their split after 19 years of marriage.
They have supported each other in the limelight for years, but are said to have spent the past three months apart after their relationship “cooled”. Nicole, 58, is said to have filed for divorce on Tuesday despite being seen wearing her wedding ring days before.
Reports have suggested Keith, 57, demanded the split and moved out of their Nashville home, with the divorce branded “inevitable”. However, just last year the country music singer got more ink in tribute to Nicole.
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He has several tattoos in tribute to the Oscar winner, including one that references her steamy role in 2024 film Babygirl. Keith decided to get the name inked on the back of his neck, in a very public display of support.
The film saw Nicole take on the role of high-powered CEO Romy, who puts her career and family on the line when she embarks on an affair with a much younger intern.
Nicole previously told W Magazine : “He actually has ‘babygirl’ tattooed on the back of his neck. Keith’s not allowed to call anyone else babygirl. But now, because of the film, it’s taken on a different meaning. So he’s like, ‘No, I still have total rights over babygirl!’.”
It is not the only body modification Keith made in tribute to Nicole, as he has her name tattooed onto his right bicep. The hard-to-miss design features a heart and Celtic knots.
Keith’s tributes don’t stop there as he also has ‘Mary’ on his right fingers, which is Nicole’s middle name as well as her initials ‘NMK’ inked elsewhere on his body.
The singer had got matching tattoos with his supermodel ex Niki Taylor, which he decided to cover up with Nicole’s initials. They had both got “‘amor vincit omnia” which is a Latin for “love conquers all.”
Though Nicole was the one to file for divorce, a source explained that until very recently, she was still trying to make things work. “She didn’t want this,” they told People.
“She has been fighting to save the marriage.” Nicole reportedly made several attempts to save the marriage, but couldn’t as Keith was already “done”.
Things already seem to be getting tense between the pair following the release of an extreme custody agreement signed by the estranged couple. As agreed in court, Nicole will get their daughters for 306 days a year, while Keith is left with only 59.
Keith and Nicole share daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 15, together. Based on the document, Keith gets to have his daughters for every other weekend, Father’s Day and Thanksgiving, making up just under two months in total.
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