I WANT TO BE LIKE JUDI, SAYS NICOLE

Nicole Kidman said that Judi dench is her heroine. ‘She’s like the Queen, right? She’s so soothing.’ The oscar-winning actresses worked together on the movie musical Nine. ‘it was just the once, but i’ve spent time with her; and i love how she’s the centre of her family... but she’s so mischievous!’ Kidman told me. in fact, she’s been trying to follow dench’s example, and bring a bit more mischief into her life — ‘like Judi’ — though professionally rather than personally. She likes the way dench takes on ‘deep and difficult roles’, followed by something where a few more larks can be had. Kidman was chatting after seeing the success of her roller-coaster thriller The Undoing on Sky and HBO, which she followed up with The Prom on Netflix. She’ll next be on the small screen in the mini-series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on fellow australian liane moriarty’s novel. moriarty also wrote Big little lies, which was another TV winner for Kidman.