Nicole Kidman: 'I've been to hell and back'

Nicole Kidman has opened up about her road to happiness in a new interview. Photo: Getty Images

Aussie actress Nicole Kidman has given a candid interview to Net-a-porter's The EDIT in which she reveals her hard road to happiness, admitting "I've been to hell and back".

The 47-year-old opens up about her eight-year marriage to Keith Urban, admitting the couple feel 'lucky' to have met later in life.

"Keith always says, ‘We're lucky we met late in life. The sadness of that is we can't have six kids together, but the greatness of that is [we are done] with all the other stuff, so now we are totally present for this.' That's a great thing to hear from a man," she says.

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During a recent concert, 46-year-old Keith lovingly dedicated a song to this wife, saying: "Eight years, baby girl," Urban said. "This song is for you. I love you so much."

In the interview, Nic recalled that moment, "I had two girlfriends sitting with me and they were like, ‘Bitch!'" she laughed. "I went, ‘Hey! I've been to hell and back!'"

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The Oscar-winning actress, who is mother to daughters, Sunday Rose, six, Faith Margaret, three, and adopted daughter Isabella Cruise, 21, with ex husband Tom Cruise, says she now finds contentment in her family rather than her work.

"There's only a certain amount you can do once you have a children and a family. They say your art gets affected when you have a family, but I would much rather have a family", she says.

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