Kidman Recalls Warnings About Marrying Cruise at 22

Nicole Kidman has revealed she was repeatedly warned that marrying Tom Cruise at a young age could negatively impact her career, but she dismissed those concerns at the time because she was in love. In a new interview with British Vogue, published August 13, 2026, the actress reflected on her decade-long marriage to Cruise, which began when she was just 22.

Kidman and Cruise met in 1989 on the set of the film Days of Thunder, which marked Kidman's Hollywood feature debut. They married in December 1990 and remained together for nearly 11 years, separating in February 2001. In the interview, Kidman recalled being thrust into the intense spotlight of being married to one of the world's biggest movie stars at a very young age. "Suddenly I was 22, 23 years old and I had this huge movie star husband. But it just seemed completely natural. We just fell madly in love and it was that simple," she said.

Despite the whirlwind romance, Kidman remembered people cautioning her about the professional consequences. "I remember people saying to me, 'OK, well this is really going to affect your career,'" she recounted. Her response at the time was one of defiance. "I'm like, 'I don't care. I'm in...