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Big small profession change.
Nicole Kidman revealed connected Saturday that her mother Janelle Ann Kidman’s September 2024 passing has inspired her to go a decease doula, per nan San Francisco Chronicle.
The actress, 58, acknowledged to University of San Francisco students during nan school’s Silk Speakers bid that nan occupation “sound[s] a small weird” — but explained why it is portion of her “expansion.”
“As my mother was passing, she was lonely, and location was only truthful overmuch nan family could provide,” nan “Big Little Lies” prima explained complete nan weekend.
“Between my sister, [Antonia Kidman] and I, we person truthful galore children and our careers and our work,” Nicole continued. “[We] want[ed] to return attraction of her because my father, [Antony Kidman], wasn’t successful nan world anymore.”
Antony, notably, died successful September 2014 astatine property 75.
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In Janelle’s last days, Nicole thought, “I wish location [were] these group successful nan world that were location to beryllium impartially and conscionable supply solace and care.
“So,” nan Oscar victor declared, “that’s 1 of nan things I will beryllium learning.”
Death doulas are “non-medical professionals” providing support to those “navigat[ing] death, loss, and mortality,” according to nan International End-of-Life Doula Association.
When Janelle passed away, Nicole had conscionable landed successful Italy for nan Venice Film Festival to judge a champion character grant for her “Babygirl” role.
“I americium successful daze and I person to spell to my family,” she wrote successful a connection regarding nan nonaccomplishment of her “beautiful, brave mother.”
Nicole gushed complete really her precocious genitor “shaped,” “guided” and “made” her, concluding, “My bosom is broken.”
Her then-husband, Keith Urban, subsequently gave nan Times an update connected really nan Golden Globe victor was doing, saying his woman was “good.”
Nicole collapsed her soundlessness connected her condolences successful an affectional “CBS Sunday Morning” sitdown 3 months later, revealing her final speech pinch her mother.
“I was going to get connected a level and spell backmost to spot her,” Nicole told viewers successful December 2024. “And she was like, ‘Maybe hold a infinitesimal because I deliberation you conscionable request to return attraction of yourself correct now, Nicky.'”
At nan time, Nicole was joined to Urban — but news collapsed nan pursuing twelvemonth that nan duo had called it quits aft 19 years of marriage and two children.
When their divorce was settled successful January, Nicole was awarded superior residential custody of daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15, pinch nan state vocalist getting nan girls “every different weekend.”
