Before we all got caught up in the whirlwind romance of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Hollywood had another power couple stealing the spotlight: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. The Moulin Rouge! star is now sharing just how deeply she fell for her ex-husband during their time together. It's a story that's as fascinating as it is heartwarming, and it shows just how much love can truly sweep you off your feet.
How It All Began: Nicole and Tom's Love Story
Nicole Kidman, now 52, first crossed paths with the Mission: Impossible star, 57, in 1989 on the set of the iconic film Days of Thunder. From that moment, it was clear that something special was brewing between them. Just a year later, on Christmas Eve in 1990, the pair tied the knot in a fairytale-like ceremony that seemed to encapsulate everything romantic about Hollywood. “He swept me off my feet. I fell madly, passionately in love. And as happens, my whole plan in terms of what I wanted for my life, I was like, ‘Forget it. This is it.’ I was consumed by it, willingly,” the Oscar-winning actress revealed to The Sun.
“I always make choices for love, and everything kind of had to fall into place around that,” Nicole continued. But looking back, the Big Little Lies star admits that walking down the aisle at the young age of 23 might not have been the most practical decision. “I was so young. I look back now and I’m like, ‘What?’ I had two kids by the time I was 27 and I’d been married for four years. But that’s what I wanted,” Nicole confessed to the outlet.
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Life After Tom: Nicole's Journey as a Mother
Despite their eventual split in 2001, Nicole and Tom’s time together wasn't without its highlights. They adopted two children, Isabella, now 26, and Connor, 24, before parting ways. However, Nicole acknowledges that their relationship has shifted since the children chose to embrace the Church of Scientology. “Motherhood is about the journey. There are going to be incredible peaks and valleys, whether you are an adopting mother or a birth mother,” the Destroyer star explained. “What a child needs is love. They have made choices to be Scientologists. It’s our job as parents to always offer unconditional love.”
