Nicole Kidmanis thanking her husbandKeith Urbanfor his support while she was filmingBeing the Ricardos.
The actress portrays Lucille Ball in the Aaron Sorkin film oppositeJavier Bardemas Desi Arnaz. The movie, which debuts on Dec. 10, sees Kidman undergo a transformation to portray the comedy legend — a feat she says wouldn’t have been possible without Urban, 54.
“He’s just very supportive. He’s in there going, ‘I believe you can do it, go for it. What do we need to do to support you?’ Which is a fantastic partner in life,” Kidman, 54, toldExtrawhile on the red carpet premiere of the film in New York City.
The two married in 2006, and share two daughters:Sunday Rose, 13, andFaith Margaret, 10. (Kidman also has two kids with ex-husbandTom Cruise, daughter Isabella and son Connor, now 28 and 26, respectively).
This Thanksgiving, Kidman shared asweet photo of herself and Urban huggingwhile at the beach, with the actress writing on Instagram, “Just feeling incredibly grateful 🧡.”
Earlier in the week, Kidman appeared onLive with Kelly and Ryanwhere where called Urban her “favorite person,” alongside their two daughters.
Kidman also told hostKelly Ripaand Ryan Seacrest thatshe tried to back out of playing Ballafter backlash following her casting.
“I went, ‘What have I said yes to?’ — to which I then went, ‘Oh no, I’m not right. Everyone thinks I’m not right so I’m going to try to sidestep this,'” she said. “And the producer Todd Black and Aaron Sorkin were both like, ‘Absolutely not.’ I was in Australia and they were like, ‘No.’ And thank god, because then I was so grateful because I got to fall in love with her.”
News of Kidman’s casting brought onbacklash from fanswho thought other actresses should play the legendary actress in the Sorkin film.
Kidman previouslysaidtaking on the role of Ball was daunting because it was out of her “comfort zone,” but added that she hoped she was funny as the famous comedian.
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Despite her self-doubt, Kidman got theapprovalof Ball and Arnaz’s daughter, Lucie Arnaz, who praised the actress as “spectacular” in the role.
“What she did was astounding,” Lucie toldPalm Springs Life. “She’s got such poise and class.”
Kidman toldExtrathe hardest part of portraying Ball was her learning mannerisms and voice.
“I had eyebrows put on and that was it,” Kidman said, saying she studied Ball every day. “It was working with a dialect coach that was extraordinary, a movement coach that was extraordinary and then studying, studying, studying, and Aaron going, ‘I’m not interested in all that. I just want you to be real.'”
She added, “A lot of it is studious then abandon… A very strange collision of needing to be very, very loose and needing to be very, very prepared.”
Being the Ricardosdebuts in theaters Dec. 10 and on Amazon Prime Video Dec. 21.
source: people.com
