‘I apologised to all my neighbours’: Nicole Kidman reveals major home mistake
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Nicole Kidman. Picture: Getty
Nicole Kidman has apologised to her neighbours after committing a very controversial faux pas at her home.
During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to promote her new movie “Babygirl,” the Oscar-winner confessed to a divisive holiday habit of putting up her Christmas lights before Thanksgiving, before attempting to defend her decision to embrace the festive season in early November.
When asked by host Stephen Colbert if she’s a big “Christmas person” who “enjoys decorating and that kind of stuff,” she quickly answered “Yes!”
Then the 57-year-old actress admitted that her love of the holidays has motivated her to break an unwritten rule that many consider a big decor no-no.
Kidman, who is reported to own a massive property portfolio in both the US and Australia with her husband, Keith Urban, admitted that the lights go up long before the holiday season.
“I’m the person who has the lights up very, very early. We put the lights up at the beginning of November,” she confessed.
“Really?” Colbert asked, surprised. “You don’t do Thanksgiving at all?”
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“Babygirl” star committed very controversial faux pas. Picture: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kidman insisted that despite her desire to deck the halls so early in the year, she does get into the turkey-focused holiday, too.
“We do a huge Thanksgiving,” she explained. “I just like to have the lights up!”
The actress conceded that not everyone in her local community might be as keen on ringing in the festive season before November has come to a close, confessing that she has actually “apologised to all the neighbours” for her over-the-top decor habits.
Colbert then asked how long the lights stay up after the festive season, jokingly suggesting Valentine’s Day as the cut-off.
Kidman retorted that she would prefer an entire season of lighting cheer, noting that she is currently figuring out a time frame that suits all involved.
“We’re negotiating now, calling them ‘winter lights,’” she said.
The “Big Little Lies” actress didn’t stop there, making clear that her flair for the dramatic doesn’t cease with her on-screen roles. Quite the opposite, in fact.
“I want to start a whole movement,” she said, “that allows ‘winter lights’ to stay up … a ‘light up your lights’ movement.”
Kidman, 57, confessed to putting her Christmas lights up at the start of November. Picture: Getty Images
According to Realtor, Kidman and her country music star husband have quite an impressive property portfolio, both in the US and abroad.
Tennessee compound
In 2018, the Australian and American couple sold their longtime country estate in Franklin, Tennessee, for $US3.8 million ($A 5.36 million).
The two looked to have picked up the parcel 10 years before, reportedly making two transactions in 2007 that totalled $US2.45 million ($A3.45 million) for the home, guest cottage, and 36 acres of surrounding land.
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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have quite an impressive property portfolio. Picture: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery
The couple sold their Tennessee home in 2018.
Inside the Tennessee home.
Nashville mansion
In 2008, the pair reportedly picked up a mansion in Nashville for $US3.47 million ($A4.89 million), which they dubbed the “Queen of Northumberland.”
The sprawling property comes with seven bedrooms, eight full bathrooms, a home theatre, and a hobby room. Out back, there’s a tennis court and a huge swimming pool.
Beverly Hills estate
That same year, the duo picked up a sweet setup in Beverly Hills, California, reportedly dropping $US4.7 million ($A6.77 million) for a home with five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.
The Los Angeles Times noted that the 1965-era build is located in a “gated community that’s home to other celebrities.”
The backyard of Kidman and Urban’s LA home. Picture: HookedOnHomes
Inside Kidman and Urban’s LA home. Picture: HookedOnHomes
New York
Kidman and Urban bought a designer duplex in the cool hood of Chelsea in 2010 for more than $US9.6 million ($A13.53 million).
Purchased off the plan, the townhouse is in the highly talked about stainless steel tower at 200 Eleventh Ave building, famous for its “ensuite sky garage” and celebrity residents such as Robert J Hurst the former chief of Goldman Sachs who paid $US14 million ($A19.74 million) on the penthouse.
As well as a car elevator to allow for ultimate privacy, the couple’s Manhattan home has Hudson River views, three bedrooms, two terraces and a double height great room.
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Kidman and Urban bought a designer duplex in the cool hood of Chelsea in 2010 for more than $A13.53 million.
Inside one of the dupllex apartments in the Eleventh Ave building in Chelsea.
Farm in Australia
The A-list pair, who wed in 2006 and have citizenship in both Australia and the U.S., also own property Down Under.
According to Architectural Digest, the pair picked up a massive farm called Bunya Hill in Sutton Forest, New South Wales, paying $6.5 million.
The place includes a rustic Georgian mansion built in 1878 with a pool room, library, and guest cottage.
Bunya Hill at Suttons Forest. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s residence in the Southern Highlands two hours south of Sydney. Picture: Guy Finlay.
In a video with Vogue that showcased the home, fenced fields with cattle can be spotted.
When the couple aren’t working, they’re able to enjoy their serene surroundings. In a 2018 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, the “Undoing” star revealed, “Obviously I work hard, but when I’m off, I’m off.
“Keith and I are very good at immediately clicking off because we have a really good life in Nashville that’s very simple, quiet, and nourishing because we’ve made it like that.”
Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor and were republished with permission.
