Nicole Kidman is in “shock” after her mother died.
The 57-year-old actor made the announcement to fans her mum had passed away hours before she was awarded a best actress award for her role in Babygirl at the Venice Film Festival.
Kidman, who stars as a business executive who starts an affair with her younger intern in the film, was not in attendance at its premiere at the event. The movie’s director Halina Reijn read a statement from the actress revealing her mother Janelle had died while she was in Venice.
The statement in full from Kidman said: “Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed.
“I am in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her, she shaped me, she guided me, and she made me.
“I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina, the collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken… We love you all.”
Kidman told the Fresh Air podcast in 2022 her mum was experiencing a string of health issues.
Kidman said she felt lucky to be able to see the world through her mother’s eyes, and described her outlook as “so beneficial”.
She said: “I’m at the place where I’m being given the chance to view the world, because of how close we are, my mum is giving me the chance to view the world through an 81-year-old woman’s eyes.
“That is so beneficial right now, because she’s so cognisant. She has every brain faculty available, so she hasn’t lost anything.
“She hasn’t lost any memory, which is fascinating, and she’s extremely bright.
“She’s giving me access, because she’s also very direct and very honest, and so I’m getting access to the world through her eyes, my mother’s eyes, so therefore a part of me almost at 80.”
