Nicole Kidman has her late mother’s final words playing in her head, and they’ve certainly left an impact. The Babygirl star lost her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, in September and shared the last conversation they had together during an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, per Us Weekly.
“The final words my mama said, which I didn’t know were gonna be the final words … I was going to get on a plane and go back to see her. And she was like, ‘Maybe wait a minute because I think you just need to take care of yourself right now, Nicky,’” the Oscar winner said.
It’s a profound final message that Kidman — and certainly others need — to hear. “So, I’m doing that more,” she continued. “And I say that to other people in the world, and particularly women. I think we tend not to take care of ourselves.”
And she’s not just taking care of herself to honor her mother’s legacy. She’s doing it for her kids. The Big Little Lies star shares adult kids Isabella and Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise and teen daughters Sunday and Faith with husband Keith Urban.
“Obviously, I’m an older mother so I want to be around for a long time for my girls,” the 57-year-old said. “They’re amazing girls and I’m lucky to have them. So taking care of myself means so that I can take care of them.”
Sadly, Kidman learned of her mother’s death soon after arriving at the Venice International Film Festival where she won best actress for her role in Babygirl.
“Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after, that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed,” said Kidman’s statement that was read by director Halina Reijn. “I am in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her, she shaped me, she guided me and she made me.”
“I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina,” the statement continued. “The collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken.”
In October, Kidman told The Hollywood Reporter that losing her mom has been hard.
“It’s a hard road. I’m hanging in there,” she said. “I wish my mama was here … Everything is great with work but I wish my mama was here.”
And we have no doubt that desire and grief will follow Kidman and her family, but while she takes care of herself as her mother asked, we hope she also takes time to do as her late grandmother asked in her last words: “Be happy.”
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