While some celebrity spouses might dread the prospect of seeing their other-half getting 'frisky' with another actor - even if it is for entertainment purposes - Keith Urban says he fully supports wife Nicole Kidman's x-rated antics.
In fact, speaking to press recently, the Grammy-winning singer made a series of pretty unexpected admissions about his movie star Mrs' most recent project, which she previously described as the most explicit film she'd been part of.
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We are, of course, talking about Babygirl, an erotic thriller in which Nicole, 57, starred alongside Harris Dickinson, 28, and took on the role of a high-ranking CEO who becomes embroiled in a steamy love affair with her younger intern.
Hollywood royalty Antonio Banderas and Jean Reno also star in this raunchy hit, which bagged countless five-star reviews, and received a seven-minute standing ovation at this year's Venice International Film Festival.
Talking to Vanity Fair earlier this week, Nicole previously opened up about her steamiest role yet, admitting: "I’ve made some films that are pretty exposing, but not like this."
One might imagine therefore, that her husband mightn't be too keen on watching his wife in such a vulnerable position.
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Fellow Aussie and country music-maker Keith Urban married Kidman back in 2006, a year after they first met in 2005 at G'Day LA, an event honouring Australians.
And apparently, he couldn't be more proud of her in her latest movie.
During an appearance on The Sunday Project last weekend, Keith, 56, was quizzed by comedian David Walliams over the movie.
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"Have you seen Nicole's new movie, Babygirl? It’s supposed to be quite the erotic thriller," he asked, to which the musician - visibly blindsided by the question - admitted he hadn't yet.
"Are you looking forward to it?" David continued.
Smiling bashfully, however, Keith confessed, 'Very much', before adding of his wife: "She’s incredibly brave with her choices."
Nicole's perspective on her latest project came somewhat as a shock to fans, especially as her prior role in 1999 ex-rated hit Eyes Wide Shut was previously deemed so explicit that scenes had to go through a rigorous process of alteration during the post-production phase to ensure it could be released in cinemas.
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She went on to add of Babygirl: "This leaves me exposed and vulnerable and frightened when it’s given to the world. I was like, ‘I hope my hand’s not shaking’.
"It’s like, ‘Golly, I’m doing this, and it’s going to be seen by the world’. That’s a very weird feeling. This is something you do and hide in your home videos.
“It is not a thing that normally is going to be seen by the world. I felt very exposed as an actor, as a woman, as a human.”
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On the process of filming, she also admitted: "It left me ragged. At some point I was like, I don’t want to be touched. I don’t want to do this anymore, but at the same time I was compelled to do it."
Topics: Nicole Kidman, Celebrity, US News, Australia
Rhianna Benson