Keith Urban blushed when asked if he’s seen his wife Nicole Kidman’s new erotic thriller Babygirl.
Urban was a guest on The Sunday Project this weekend, where comedian and guest panelist David Walliams was keen to know what the singer thought of the racy film.
“Have you seen Nicole’s new movie, Babygirl? It’s supposed to be an erotic thriller,” he asked.
Keith admitted he hadn’t, to which David pressed a question: “Are you looking forward to it?”
Keith confessed, “Very much so,” before adding that he was “really proud” of Nicole because “she makes really bold choices.”
The country star then excited his fans by announcing that he has planned a tour of Australia.
“I’m really happy to be back and playing. We’re playing next year in August,” he said, naming dates in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Wollongong.
The High and Alive World Tour kicks off on August 13, 2025 at Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
Keith Urban (pictured) blushed when asked if he had seen his wife Nicole Kidman’s new erotic thriller Babygirl
It comes after Nicole admitted she felt “vulnerable” while filming multiple masturbation scenes, plus a depiction of a submissive/dominant relationship, for her new erotic thriller Babygirl.
The 57-year-old actress said her hands were shaking with nerves yesterday when the film was unveiled and made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Rising British star Harris Dickinson is on the verge of a career-defining role as Samuel, the intern who senses that his boss, Kidman, the CEO of a tech company, wants to be dominated.
Kidman has not made anything comparable since the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut with his then-husband Tom Cruise 25 years ago.
She said an intimacy coordinator and a closed set were essential to creating the sex scenes that tell the story of her character’s existential crisis, resolved through a taboo-breaking sexual odyssey.
Kidman said: ‘I think this film is obviously about sex, but it’s also about desire, about your inner thoughts, about secrets, about marriage, about truth, power and consent.
Urban appeared on The Sunday Project this weekend, where comedian and guest panelist David Walliams (pictured) was keen to hear what the singer thought of the racy film. ‘Have you seen Nicole’s new film, Babygirl? It’s supposed to be an erotic thriller,’ he asked.
Nicole (left) admitted she felt ‘vulnerable’ filming multiple scenes involving masturbation, plus a depiction of a submissive/dominant relationship, for her erotic new thriller Babygirl
“This is one woman’s story and I hope it’s a very liberating story. It’s told by a woman through her gaze. It’s Halina’s (Reijn) script, she wrote it and she directs it and that made it unique, that I would suddenly be in the hands of a woman with this material. It was very dear to our shared instincts and very, very liberating.”
She added: ‘I don’t think there’s any judgement attached to it (about the character). It’s up to each person to react to Romy and the way she behaves. My connection to it is that I want to explore people, women, on screen, to explore what it means to be human in all the facets of that and the labyrinth of that.’
She said she felt “exposed, vulnerable and scared to put it out there,” but that her experience making it was “delicate, intimate and very deep.”
She said: ‘I knew she wouldn’t exploit me. However you interpret that, I didn’t feel exploited. I felt really part of it. We were all very caring, we were all very kind to each other and helped each other. It felt very authentic, protected and real at the same time.’
The film opens with Kidman’s character Romy Mathis, who fakes a very convincing orgasm while having sex with her husband, played by Antonio Banderas. She then goes into another room and masturbates to porn.
She explores her desire to be dominated by her intern, but – unlike previous erotic dramas such as Basic Instinct – female desire does not destroy her career or family life and, without giving away the ending, she remains professionally powerful and married to the end.
Keith admitted that he hadn’t, to which David went on to ask: “Are you looking forward to it?” A confused Keith confessed: “Very much so” before adding that he was “really proud” of Nicole because “she’s been really bold with her choices.”
In Babygirl, Nicole plays an influential New York businesswoman who begins a risky affair with her much younger intern.
She takes on the role of Romy, a businesswoman trying to combine her career with her search for fulfillment in her marriage to a theater director (Antonio).
The actress recently admitted that she isn’t sure if she has the “courage” to go see the film at the Venice Film Festival.
Speaking with Vanity Fairshe said, “There’s something inside me that says, ‘Okay, this is made for the big screen and to be seen with people. I’m not sure I have that much courage.'”
“I’ve made some films that were quite revealing, but not like this.”
Nicole added that Babygirl is the most “revealing” film of her career so far.
The Big Little Lies star said she’s most concerned about the film’s racy sex scenes.
She said, ‘It’s like, golly, I’m doing this, and now it’s actually going to be seen by the world. That’s a really weird feeling.’
Nicole expressed concern about the audience seeing the sex scenes, admitting she felt “battered” by the “vulnerable” filming process.
Kidman has not made anything comparable since the dreamy erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut with his then-husband Tom Cruise 25 years ago