Naomi Watts says best friend Nicole Kidman checked in before sex scene with her ex Liev Schreiber on The Perfect Couple

Naomi Watts revealed that her best friend Nicole Kidman contacted her before she started working with Naomi’s ex-partner and father of her children – Liev Schreiber.

Nicole and Liev, 56, play the lead roles in the new series The Perfect Couple.

She said Nicole contacted her before she took on the role opposite her ex.

“We always check in, we’re best friends,” Naomi, 55, told Entertainment weekly during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Nicole and Liev play the lead roles in the new series The Perfect Couple; pictured

And he added, “That was very kind of her.”

Nicole and Liev play a married couple in The Perfect Couple, which is available on Netflix.

The series is based on the book The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand.

Naomi indicated during the interview that she hasn’t watched the series yet, but that she plans to watch the series.

I desperately want [watch] because everyone is raving about it. It just launched two days ago,” she said.

“I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve seen the trailer. It looks fantastic.”

Naomi and Liev were together for 11 years, from 2005 until their breakup in 2016. However, they never married.

They have two children: Sasha, 17, and Kai, 15.

Naomi and Liev were together for 11 years, from 2005 until their breakup in 2016. However, they never married.

Liev married former pageant queen Taylor Neisen, 32, in July 2023 after six years of dating; seen together on Sept. 4

Naomi married Billy Crudup in June 2023, after six years of dating.

Naomi and Billy, 56, met in 2017 on the set of their series Gypsy.

Liev married former pageant queen Taylor Neisen, 32, in July 2023 after dating for six years.

Liev and Taylor welcomed their first child together, daughter Hazel, in August 2023.