Nicole and Keith: on the brink!
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban haven’t been seen in public together since their loved-up appearance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA last January.
And now, an explosive report from the US reveals that the star couple are on the brink of divorce, following a last ditch attempt to save their 11-year relationship at a top-secret ‘marriage boot camp’.
According to In Touch, the couple recently attended Marriage Quest – a three-day private counselling retreat in the small US town of Cabot, Vermont – in a desperate attempt to work through their problems in what sources describe as ‘an extremely emotional and testing few days’.
However, friends reveal that there are just ‘too many obstacles’ for the Big Little Lies actress and country singer to battle, and the boot camp turned into ‘therapy hell’.
The Australian natives have long been plagued by split rumours, with those close to the couple citing Nicole’s jealousy and need to control as one of the main bones of contention.
‘They have been putting a bandaid over their problems for too long,’ spills an insider.
‘While they have smiles plastered on their faces in public, in private, things have been falling apart.’
It was, in fact, Keith who insisted on the trip to Vermont, with Nicole, 50, initially refusing to go until Keith, also 50, threatened to leave her for good.
‘They addressed a range of issues, including emotional intimacy, and focused on the root of their problems as they learned to break down walls and start working on their issues, rather than plastering over the cracks,’ explains the source, as reported to In Touch.
Ultimately, the pair toughed out the counselling retreat, but their problems are far from solved.
Throughout their marriage, the couple has been plagued by issues ranging from Keith’s public battle with addiction to Keith’s flirty displays of affection with other women.
The Lion star – who attended the Oscars solo this year, due to Keith’s music commitments – admitted in an interview with W magazine last year: ‘I don’t like it when my husband doesn’t answer his phone. I have to keep calling and calling, and I get anxious.’
And insiders say that while a split may come as a shock to the unsuspecting public, Nicole and Keith’s relationship is hanging on by a thread and none of those close to them would be surprised by a split.
Hopefully the couple will be back on track soon.