Nicole Kidman, certainly one of Hollywood's most beloved Australian actresses, continues to seize individuals's hearts along with her timeless love for her homeland.
Regardless of her busy life in Tennessee along with her rockstar husband Keith City and their daughters, Sunday Rose, 15, and Religion Margaret, 13, Nicole's ties to Australia stay unbreakable, and the household travels to Australia regularly.
It comes as no shock that Nicole has lately been included in Australia’s “High Ten Cultural Icons”, a testomony to her lasting influence on the nation’s cultural panorama.
The information comes after a heartwarming interview on The Ray Martin Present in 2001, by which Nicole revealed what it’s that regularly attracts her again to her roots. Showing alongside Australian icons Jimmy Barnes and Jack Thompson, she mirrored on the distinctive attraction of her homeland.
“That is the place I grew up, that is the place I had my childhood,” Nicole stated, her voice thick with nostalgia. “It's the timber, it's the humour… I imply there's a lot about Australia that's so distinctive.” She went on to clarify how Australia's remoteness from the remainder of the world provides to its attraction.
“If you're a youngster you suppose, 'I wish to see Europe, I wish to see America, I wish to go there, I wish to see this'. Now I say, 'I've seen this, I wish to go house'. There's all the pieces you want right here.”
Throughout the interview, journalist Ray Martin spoke of Nicole's want to boost her youngsters in Australia. Though this dream was partially realized, the household finally settled in Tennessee when Sunday and Religion had been younger. Regardless of this, Nicole's attachment to Australia has clearly influenced her daughters.
Talking with Individuals journal in 2016, Nicole revealed that her daughters have adopted a mixture of lovely accents.
“My daughters are Nashvillians! They’ve a Southern accent,” he stated, smiling. “There's some Australian in them too. They're an uncommon combine. They're hybrids.”
Though they’re headquartered in Nashville, referred to as the guts of nation music, Nicole and Keith are invested in sustaining robust ties with Australia as effectively.
The couple reportedly personal a number of residences within the New South Wales suburb of Milsons Level, making certain they at all times have a spot they’ll name house at any time when they go to.
Nicole’s love for Australia is clear not solely in her private life, but in addition in her enterprise selections.
She has usually returned to her roots, starring in Australian movies and dealing on tasks that spotlight the wonder and tradition of her homeland. Her function within the acclaimed sequence Large Little Lies, though set in Monterey, California, introduced a contact of Australian authenticity to her character, Celeste Wright.
Her capacity to stability a world profession along with her dedication to her artwork and deep connections to her house nation has made Nicole a beloved determine in Australia and around the globe.
His story is certainly one of a exceptional journey from suburban Sydney to the glittering lights of Hollywood, with a bit of Australia at all times near his coronary heart.
In her personal phrases, Australia isn’t just a spot, however a sense – a sentiment that resonates with many migrants and travellers. “Every little thing you want is right here,” Nicole concluded in her interview with Ray Martin, capturing the essence of why Australia stays such an necessary a part of her identification.