Nicole Kidman Broke A Rib Getting Into A 'Moulin Rouge' Corset

Nicole Kidman in 'Moulin Rouge'. Photo: 20th Century Fox

Beloved Aussie actress Nicole Kidman has revealed the time she fractured a rib trying to squeeze into a corset.

Appearing on the Graham Norton Show as part of the promo trail for her new film, Paddington, Nicole told the host about the lengths she went to for the Baz Luhrmann film, 'Moulin Rouge'.

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"I hurt myself dancing in heels at three in the morning and I fell downstairs” she said. "I then re-broke my rib getting into a corset.

"I had this thing that I wanted to get my waist down to 18 inches, which Vivien Leigh had on 'Gone with the Wind' and I was just like, "tighter, tighter!"'

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Nicole also revealed she faced her fears of singing head on while filming.

"Moulin Rouge was really hard for me because singing is not something that comes naturally to me. It is so frightening to have to sing in front of people. I get terrified."

As for her role in 'Paddington' -- in which she plays the evil Millicent -- Nicole laughed that she got a little too into her 'bad girl' role.

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"I got obsessed [with throwing knives] and then they ended up cutting it out of the movie because it was too frightening," Nicole said.

"I was like, 'Great, finally I'm in a film my kids can see,' and then I realised maybe they can't come and see it because I am chasing a bear with knives – confusing for a three-year old because they thought I was playing the bear’s mummy! I had to let them down gently."

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