Nicole Kidman's surprising admission about new movie Babygirl: 'Emotionally disturbing'

Nicole Kidman made a shocking admission about the making of her new movie Babygirl, describing it as "emotionally disturbing". The 57-year-old Aussie actress also said that the making of Big Little Lies was equally hard.

Speaking with Zendaya for Variety's Actors on Actors, Nicole said she was left with "bruises" all over her body due to the intensity of the scenes. She shared that while she's filming a project like this, her mind obviously knows it's not real, but her body has no idea.

Nicole Kidman reveals Babygirl and Big Little Lies were 'disturbing'

"It's really taxing going through all of those emotions," she said. "So you’re putting yourself through the trauma. On Babygirl, there were parts that are now not in the film that we shot that gave me - it was exhausting, but it was also just emotionally disturbing."

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"The same when I was doing Big Little Lies. That was disturbing to my body and my psyche, because I couldn’t tell what was real and what wasn’t. I would have real bruises all over my back and body."

Speaking about Babygirl and Big Little Lies, she said, "My brain would say, 'Hold on. You’re hurt.' So I’ve done things where they clean my chakras and pray and get out the sage. Honestly, I’ll take whatever so I can step into the next place free, and not scarred or damaged or wounded.

"Which sounds like I’m bats*** crazy, but I'm not. Even just a massage, where suddenly you get a beautiful touch. That's healing, and we have to heal. I’m still learning not to sacrifice my body for the sake of the art, because part of me wants to. Having to value who I am, it's a journey."

Nicole says Babygirl is most 'exposing' film of her career

In an interview with Vanity Fair earlier this year, Nicole said she is nervous about the film being released as she believes it is the most "exposing" film of her career. Babygirl is set to premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, with the star saying she's unsure whether it will be the best place to watch it for the first time.

"There’s something in me going, 'Okay, this was made for the big screen and to be seen with people,'" she says. "But then I’m like, 'That’s a high-wire act. I’m not sure I have that much bravery.'"

"I’ve made some films that are pretty exposing, but not like this."

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Director Halina Reijn says that it's a "really hot movie", telling the publication, "I know we accomplished one thing, and that is that we made a really hot movie."

"I don't know about good, bad — that’s up to everybody — but I’m sure of that."

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