KEITH Urban has set tongues wagging after he changed the lyrics of a song written about his romance with ex Nicole Kidman to include his new female guitarist.
Yesterday, actress Nicole, 58, filed for divorce from country music star Keith, 57, formally ending their 19 year marriage.
Keith Urban paid tribute to his new guitarist Maggie Baugh before his split from Nicole Kidman was made public[/caption]
Nicole has filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage[/caption]
The shock filing came just 24 hours after their split rocked the celebrity world.
While the news came as a bolt out of the blue for fans, the couple quietly separated in June and insiders in Nicole’s camp believe Keith has already moved on with someone else.
The speculation around the split ramped up overnight as a clip of Keith performing The Fighter at a recent show gained traction with the spotlight on the former couple.
The footage, which was shared by his guitarist Maggie Baugh, 25, on Instagram on Saturday, sees Keith sing, “When they’re tryna get to you, Maggie I’ll be your guitar player.”
Maggie added mind-blown emojis and captioned it, “Did he just say that.”
The original lyric goes, “When they’re tryna get to you, baby I’ll be the fighter”.
The 2016 song, which originally featured Carrie Underwood, is about the early stages of a relationship when things could go either way.
Fans immediately began asking if their connection is more than musical.
One commented, “OK, dumping Nicole is looking more suspect.”
Another said, “Rumor has it.”
A third said, “And now he’s getting divorced….eeeek!”
Others believe it’s just platonic, calling them “two besties” and saying that Keith “loves having you on stage with him.”
Keith was reportedly the one who first pulled the trigger, and wanted to split from the Oscar-winner.
It is not clear where exactly Nicole filed her divorce papers, as the couple shares homes together in Los Angeles, Nashville, and their native Australia.
According to TMZ, Nicole made several attempts to save their marriage, but Keith was already “done” with the relationship and wanted to separate.
THE SHOW’S OVER
News about the split first broke on Monday, with insiders sharing that the Hollywood stars had taken a break from their marriage.
Sources alleged that Nicole and Keith, who’ve been married since 2006, had been living separately “since the beginning of summer.”‘
It is currently still unknown what led to the pair’s separation.
Up-and-coming musician Maggie, 25, joined Urban’s band as a utility player[/caption]
A source revealed that since the split, the couple’s two children have been in Nicole’s care, with the star “holding the family together through this difficult time since Keith has been gone”.
Sources claim that it was not Nicole’s idea, as she had been wanting to save their relationship but he left her “blindsided.”
Reports claim that sources have insisted Keith is the one who initiated the split on the grounds of being “unhappy.”
A source told the Daily Mail: “The intimacy isn’t there, they are just going through the motions [of being married]. If this separation gets them back together, that would be amazing, but Keith had to call her out that he isn’t happy.”
Insiders also said that “Keith has acquired his own residence in Nashville and has moved out of their family home.”
The pair resided with their daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nicole is also a mom to two older children, whom she adopted during her marriage with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise, 63.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Relationship Timeline
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have been one of Hollywood’s ‘It
January 2005 – Nicole and Keith were introduced by actor Geoffrey Rush during the G’Day LA gala ball.
February 2006 – The couple made their public debut as an item at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.
May 2006 – Keith’s publicist revealed that he and Nicole were “very happily engaged.”
June 2006 – The twosome tied the knot at a chapel in Manly, Australia, surrounded by many famous guests.
October 2006 – Keith checked himself into rehab for drug and alcohol issues at the urging of his new wife.
December 2006 – Model Amanda Wyatt claimed that Keith had cheated on Nicole with her multiple times, leading up to their nuptials.
In January 2008 – Nicole’s rep revealed that she and Keith were expecting their first child together.
July 2008 – Keith and Nicole welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sunday Rose.
December 2010 – The duo introduced their second child, Faith Margaret, to the world, whom they welcomed via surrogate.
July 2015 – Nicole confessed to Vogue that she’d wished she’d met Keith earlier in life, so that they could’ve had more children together.
June 2016 – Keith opened up to Rolling Stone about how Nicole helped him get sober by insisting that he go to rehab a decade earlier.
October 2018 – Nicole gushed about her simple, quiet life in Nashville with Keith, and said that was the secret to their happy marriage.
June 2021 – Keith shared a sweet Instagram post, commemorating his and Nicole’s 15th wedding anniversary.
July 2024 – Keith, Nicole, and their daughters were seen enjoying the Gymnastics Women’s Team Final at the Paris Olympics.
April 2025 – Nicole referred to Keith as her “deep, deep love” during an interview with People, and said she was “lucky” to have the musician.
September 2025 – TMZ announced that Nicole and Keith had separated and were no longer living together.
While the Nine Perfect Strangers star and the country singer have kept their marriage troubles primarily under wraps, it hasn’t gone unnoticed that they’ve created more distance between one another in recent months.
Although the couple remained tight-lipped about their split, Nicole had spent a considerable amount of time filming in England recently – which may have put strain on their relationship.
The famous actress had been in the UK filming the Practical Magic sequel and reportedly shelled out $87,288 a month to stay at Boy George‘s luxurious mansion – without Keith.
A source told Women’s Day about their arrangement, “They do make an effort to speak every day when they’re apart, but it’s shocking how much time they’ve spent apart since Nicole’s mother died last September.”
While last year, Nicole shocked just about everybody when she opened up about filming raunchy scenes in Babygirl.
She claimed she had to leave the set as she was “burnt out” by all the orgasms she’d had while filming with co-star Harris Dickinson.
Both Nicole and Keith grew up in Australia, though did not meet one another until they were adults with glowing careers.
They first met at a gala in 2005, with them quick to fall head over heels before tying the knot the following year.
