Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban are preparing to celebrate Christmas in their home country. After flying into Sydney, Australia with their daughters Sunday, 14, and Faith, 12, over the weekend, the family is planning on making this year particularly memorable says a source close to the family.
Insiders say Nicole, 55, is aware her time with Janelle, 81, is limited and is planning to make this year’s Christmas celebrations particularly memorable.
Nicole’s mother Janelle, 81, has been unwell for some time and Nicole previously spoke about her mother’s health issues in an interview with the Fresh Air podcast.
In the interview, Nicole said she felt honored to be able to see the world through her mother’s eyes, and described it as being ‘so beneficial’.
“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,” she said.
Nicole continued to say, “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,” she said.
Nicole added, “It’s her perspective, obviously. There’s many different 80-year-old perspectives, but it’s her perspective, and her particular path, but I’m drinking it in and learning.”
Though they’ll be spending time with Nicole’s mother, Keith’s mother and family also live in Australia. In October, Keith, 55, told The Daily Telegraph that spending this Christmas with his entire family was of utmost importance as well.
Keith said, “My mum just turned 80, and Nic’s mum … who knows how many Christmases we get with anybody ever, but particularly with our mums, I really cherish that chance to spend Chrissy with them and our family in Aus.”
“Having the kids in there is great but the extended family as well because we don’t have any family in Nashville so it is incredible to have all of the cousins and aunts and uncles and everybody, it is just amazing,” he continued.
