Keith Urban is reportedly ‘going through some stuff‘ amid his split with Nicole Kidman, who filed for divorce on September 30 after 19 years of marriage.
The pair have dominated headlines since news of their break-up emerged this week, along with a wave of speculation about what went wrong between them.
Now, insiders who are allegedly in the country singer’s inner circle have claimed the hitmaker, 57, is struggling with the difficult time, reported People on Tuesday.
‘This was not the case of them just drifting apart,’ another source close to Kidman, 58, claimed.
However, the Urban insider alleged: ‘For those around him this has felt more like a gradual drift than some big shocking break.’
The claims may offer another piece of the puzzle about what happened between Kidman and Urban.
Keith Urban, 57, is reportedly ‘going through some stuff ‘ amid his split with Nicole Kidman, 58, who filed for divorce on September 30 after 19 years of marriage
Especially after Daily Mail revealed Urban is rumoured to be dating a younger woman.
‘The rumour is that he’s with a younger woman in the business,’ a Nashville music industry source told us.
‘It’s all everyone is talking about. Everyone wants to know who, but so far, that’s a mystery.’
You can read more on the rumours circulating about the pair in their home base here.
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Kidman and Urban but has yet to hear back.
Kidman filed for divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable differences.
The Oscar winner and the musician have been kept apart of late due to their hectic filming and touring schedules.
An insider previously told the Daily Mail that Kidman was left ‘blindsided’ by the split — though it now appears she was the one to hammer the final nail into the coffin.
The pair have dominated headlines since news of their break-up emerged this week, along with a wave of speculation about what went wrong between them
The former couple share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Kidman was previously married to Tom Cruise, 63, for 11 years from 1990 to 2001. They adopted two children together: Isabella, 32, and Connor, 30.
Those in Kidman’s circle say that merely the suggestion of him with someone else after their separation has been difficult for her to process.
The Australian actress and Urban were last seen together publicly in June this year, when they were pictured attending a FIFA World Cup match in Nashville, Tennessee.
The country star has been away for much of the year on his High and Alive World Tour. He is due to perform in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Thursday.
Kidman and the children have remained in Nashville, where the couple own a $4million compound.
In July, Urban hinted at trouble in the marriage when he abruptly hung up during a radio interview following a crude question about Kidman’s raunchy scenes in Babygirl and A Family Affair.
Now, insiders who are allegedly in the country singer’s inner circle have claimed the hitmaker, 57, is struggling with the difficult time, reported People on Tuesday
For her part, and while promoting her Netflix series The Perfect Couple back in September last year, Kidman admitted there was no such thing as a ‘perfect’ marriage.
‘There’s no perfect anything,’ she said, ‘anything that’s presented as perfect… forget it.’
Earlier that year, Kidman said she was ‘so lucky’ to have met the singer.
‘I’m so lucky that I have Keith who’s just my love, my deep, deep love,’ she told People magazine.
‘I’m so lucky that I have Keith… that gives me the ability to go and do whatever I have to do because I know where I can come back,’ she added.
The news of their split comes just weeks after Kidman marked nearly two decades of marriage with Urban by sharing a heartfelt tribute to the country star on their 19th wedding anniversary.
To mark the occasion, the Big Little Lies star posted a tender black and white photo of the couple sharing a quiet moment backstage at one of his shows.
In the image, the Oscar winner can be seen with one arm draped lovingly over her husband’s shoulders as he held her hand.
The happy couple both closed their eyes as Kidman rested her forehead against Urban’s head.
‘Happy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban,’ she captioned the post, which received more than 25,023 likes in less than an hour.
Within minutes, the Somebody Like You hitmaker commented a single red heart emoji.
The pair wed back in 2006 during a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in her hometown of Sydney.
Kidman and Urban married five years after her split from actor Cruise.
She welcomed Sunday in July 2008 and Faith via surrogate two years later.
