Keith City’s previous struggles with habit and early marriage challenges have resurfaced within the highlight following his and Nicole Kidman’s reported separation after 19 years collectively

A video of Keith City reflecting on his struggles with habit and the early days of his marriage to Nicole Kidman has resurfaced following information of the couple’s separation.

On Monday, it was reported that the Oscar-winning actress, 58, and the nation singer, 57, have ended their 19-year marriage. The couple, who share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Religion Margaret, 14, have reportedly spent rising time aside attributable to busy filming and touring schedules.

Within the resurfaced video which was recorded through the AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute in June 2024, City paid tribute to Kidman and candidly mentioned how his addictions almost destroyed their relationship.

“We obtained married in 2006, and barely 4 months into our marriage, the addictions that I had carried out actually nothing about blew our marriage to smithereens,” he stated. “4 months into a wedding, and I’m in rehab for 3 months with no thought what was going to occur to us.”

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City credited Kidman for serving to him via that tough interval. “Nic pushed via each unfavourable voice. I’m certain even a few of her personal, and she or he selected love. And right here we’re tonight 18 years later. Her capability to like is like nobody I’ve ever met.”

Kidman was visibly moved through the speech as she was seen wiping away a tear as she listened to her husband’s emotional confession.

The singer has publicly acknowledged his long-standing battle with medicine and alcohol. In 2016, he informed Rolling Stone: “I used to be very, very blessed to have Nic name an intervention on me. My reckless behaviour brought on the implosion of my recent marriage.”

He later described the intervention which was staged with Oprah Winfrey as transformative. On the time, he stated: “The love in that room in that second was good. To see love in motion in that approach… I’d by no means skilled something like that earlier than.”

Reflecting on his father’s alcoholism, City admitted in 2021: “I didn’t drink like my dad, so I in contrast every part to him. However I used to be in a position to lastly make the correct selection in my life, that I want my dad would have made.”

Even after reaching sobriety, City has sometimes sparked pressure with feedback about his previous. A latest comment evaluating Ariana Grande’s single We Can’t Be Mates to “audible heroin” reportedly upset Kidman, with a supply telling Girl’s Day that it “introduced again a really darkish time for them after they virtually cut up.”

Mates say the couple has grown more and more aside attributable to skilled commitments in latest months which explains behind their cut up. “Keith by no means sees Nicole, both she is filming or he’s on tour. There was loads of love between the 2 and they won’t divorce, however there’s a world that they each stay the place neither of them are in it,” a supply informed TMZ.

The insider additionally claimed that Kidman had been caring for their two youngsters and had been “holding the household collectively via this tough time” since City had moved out of their house. The Oscar winner has reportedly been attempting to avoid wasting their marriage.

The previous couple married in 2006 after Nicole met the nation singer the 12 months earlier than on the G’Day USA Gala. She later informed Ellen DeGeneres in 2017: “I had such a crush on him, and he wasn’t occupied with me.

“It is true! He did not name me for 4 months.” Nonetheless, Keith gushed in an interview with CBS Information in 2016. “Assembly her and getting married wasn’t life-changing, it was life-beginning.”

After changing into engaged in Might 2006, they wed within the St. Patrick’s Property in Sydney, Australia later that 12 months. Shortly after marrying, Keith was checked into the Betty Ford Middle to hunt assist for alcohol habit.

The Mirror has reached out to Nicole Kidman and Keith City’s representatives for remark.

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