Nicole Kidman’s Prenup Clause With Keith Urban Reveals the ‘Worst Case Scenario’ of Their Divorce—She Stands to Lose Millions
She’s one of the best-paid actresses in show business. Nicole Kidman has a whopping net worth compared to her ex, Keith Urban.
They were Hollywood’s strongest couples, but on Sept. 29, TMZ first reported about the split, saying that the ex-couple had been living apart “since the beginning of summer.” However, it didn’t seem like it was a mutual split. “She didn’t want this,” a source told People. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.”
The following day, Kidman filed for divorce from her husband of 19 years, according to court documents. One source told People that she felt “very betrayed.” with another source emphasizing that she felt “hurt.” The second source added, “It’s devastating to her. She’s shocked.”
What is Nicole Kidman’s net worth?
Nicole Kidman’s net worth is estimated at around $250 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Forbes often puts the actress on the list for Most Paid Actresses. In 2020, she was paid an 8-figure upfront salary for Ryan Murphy’s The Prom, and $1 million on her stints on HBO show The Undoing— earning $22 million that year.
In 2024, she became #8 on the top-paid actors list, where she received $31 million ($41 million gross) that year. She was paid $1 million per episode for Netflix’s The Perfect Couple, Paramount+’s Lioness, and Prime Video’s Expats. She also starred in Baby Girl and A Family Affair. Today also reported that Kidman took the title of Top Paid Actress from Julia Roberts in 2006, where she made $16 to $17 million.
In 2021, Kidman signed a deal with AMC Theaters where she would be the face of the “AMC Theatres. We Make Movies Better” campaign. The company reportedly spent $25 million on the advertising deal Kidman is also the founder of her own production company, Blossom Films.
What is Keith Urban’s net worth?
Keith Urban’s net worth is estimated to be around $75 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Most of his net worth comes from his music sales and touring.
Kidman praised her husband in an interview with Glamour UK, “I also married a man who’s totally self-made and came from a background where he said every brick in his house is a gig. He grew up on a farm, literally in a shed. They didn’t have bedrooms. Four of them lived in a shed that subsequently burned down. They have talked of a community that came and helped their family because they had nothing.”
Forbes reported that on his Defying Gravity tour, Urban played a total of 70 shows in 60 cities, with an average gross of $700,000 a night—which is about $49M.
Do Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban have a prenup?
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban reportedly signed a prenup right before their 2006 marriage, which allegedly awards him $900,000 for every year of marriage, according to Radar Online. The “cocaine clause” in the prenup guarantees Urban a certain amount of money every year if he steers away from drugs and alcohol. After 19 years of marriage, it would award him a sum of $11.4 million.
The two share a property portfolio worth around $282 million spanning from Los Angeles, New York City, and Sydney, per Daily Mail.
According to celebrity family law specialist David Glass, who is not connected to the case, the “worst case scenario” for the couple would be a divorce that results in a messy trial rather than a quiet out-of-court settlement. Glass told People that the “the best possible result” would be a “confidential divorce settlement.”
Did Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise have a prenup?
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise reportedly did not have a prenup leading up to their 2001 divorce, according to The New York Post. At the time, their shared wealth was estimated to be around half a billion dollars.
