Naomi Watts Praises Nicole Kidman for Being 'at the Epitome of Her Sexuality in Her 50s': 'Power to Her'

Naomi Watts is in awe of friend Nicole Kidman.

The actress praised Babygirl actress Kidman in an interview with British Vogue while promoting her new book Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause, out now.

Watts, 56, said Kidman, 57, is "at the absolute tippy-top of her game" and "there’s no one higher."

"When you think of the body of work, how many different things she’s done, and she’s so fearless in every single role," said Watts. "And then, at the epitome of her sexuality in her 50s? I mean, power to her! Yes, it is extraordinary."

Watts continued of Kidman, "And you know, every man, woman, straight, gay, you name it, they are all in love with her. And I’ve always known that she was, she is, all of that."

At Kidman's AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in April 2024, Watts paid tribute to the Oscar winner and their decades-long friendship, which began when they met at age "15-ish" at an audition.

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"Nic has always been the most generous person. She's opened up her homes to me, she's made me feel like a part of her family. She was like the sister I never had," Watts said onstage at the event.

She later added, "Nicole is a brilliant artist because there's no limit to how far she'll push those boundaries of her art in the name of storytelling. This woman has the nerves of steel and a heart of gold."

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Kidman has previously spoken about her daring role in the erotic thriller Babygirl, telling The Hollywood Reporter in December, "A lot of times women are discarded at a certain period of their career as a sexual being."

"So it was really beautiful to be seen in this way," she added. "From the minute I read it, I was like, 'Yeah, this is a voice I haven’t seen, this is a place that I haven’t been, I don’t think audiences have been.' "

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