Nicole Kidman, 59, Opens Up About Life After Keith Urban and the Warning She Got Before Marrying Tom Cruise — Photos
That perspective is especially notable given Kidman’s complicated history with her two older adopted children, Isabella and Connor Cruise, whom she shares with the “Mission: Impossible” actor.
In a previous interview, Kidman has said, “I’m very private about all that. I have to protect all those relationships. I know 150 percent that I would give up my life for my children because it’s what my purpose is.”
Nicole Kidman sits with her adopted children, Connor and Isabella Cruise, during a Los Angeles Lakers game in 2004. Years later, Kidman has remained protective of their relationship, saying, “I have to protect all those relationships” and that her children remain her purpose. | Source: Getty Images
Speaking specifically about her adopted children, she added, “They are adults. They are able to make their own decisions. They have made choices to be Scientologists, and as a mother, it’s my job to love them.”
She continued, “And I am an example of that tolerance, and that’s what I believe – that no matter what your child does, the child has love and the child has to know there is available love and I’m open here.”
In 2004, Nicole Kidman sits alongside her adopted children, Connor and Isabella Cruise, during a basketball game in Los Angeles. Speaking about her relationship with her older children, Kidman said their choices do not change her role as a mother. | Source: Getty Images
The Family History Has Always Been Complicated
Kidman’s relationship with her adopted children has remained largely outside the public eye.
In a previous Hollywood Reporter interview, she similarly declined to publicly discuss the family’s private dynamics, saying, “I’ve chosen not to speak publicly about Scientology. I have two children [adopted with Cruise] who are Scientologists — Connor [the Red Dawn actor is now 17] and Isabella [20] — and I utterly respect their beliefs.”
That history makes what happened after Kidman’s latest British Vogue appearance particularly noticeable.
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Kindman’s Adopted Daughter Makes a Quiet Move After Her Mother’s Vogue Reveal
After British Vogue shared its post promoting Kidman’s September cover and interview, the actress’s adopted daughter appeared to show support for her mother in a subtle way: She liked the post.
A screenshot of British Vogue’s Instagram post promoting Nicole Kidman’s September 2026 cover shows the account @bellakidmancruise among those who liked the post, offering a quiet show of support from Kidman’s estranged daughter, Isabella, as her mother begins a new chapter. | Source: Instagram/britishvogue
