Here are some new photos of Nicole Kidman and her daughter Sunday on the school run yesterday in LA. Sunday takes after Keith more, doesn’t she? She’s a cutie. And I like Nicole’s “school run” outfit a lot. I wish Nicole would work this kind of “low-key, country-ish” look more often, even on red carpets. She would look younger.
Originally, people thought Nicole was going to be seen more often in the coming months as she promoted Grace of Monaco and began the circuit to campaign for (what she hoped would end up being) a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Fortunately for us, shortly after the Grace of Monaco trailer dropped, Harvey Weinstein decided that Grace of Monaco was terrible should be released next year instead. Which either A) delays the inevitable, which is that Nicole faces down some of the worst reviews of her life, of B) denies us the wonder of a great performance from Nicole.
But what about Nicole’s BFF Naomi Watts and HER terrible bio-pic thing, Diana? Naomi was just laughed out of London when critics finally saw Diana. Will the same thing happen when critics see Grace of Monaco? This is what I wondered after I read this story – about Naomi and Nicole’s faltering friendship – in Star Mag:
Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts have famously been best friends for decades, but “this year has been seriously tough on their friendship,” an insider tells Star. The trouble began when Nicole refused to appear on a 60 Minutes special about Naomi’s Oscar nomination, leaving Naomi “deeply hurt,” says the source. Adding fresh fuel to the fire are the actresses’ respective portrayals of princesses: Nicole as Grace Kelly and Naomi as Princess Diana.
Advance reviews for the movies – both of which were set for November releases before Grace of Monaco was bumped to 2014 – declared Nicole’s film the winner.
“Nicole is definitely gloating, while Naomi is stewing. The former besties are quickly drifting apart.”
[From Star Magazine, print edition]
First of all, you put any film up against Diana, it’s going to look like a “winner”. That doesn’t mean that Grace of Monaco is any good whatsoever, it just means that Diana is THAT bad. And Nicole shouldn’t gloat about it considering that Harvey did just push it back, probably because he doesn’t believe in it. As for Nicole and Naomi’s friendship… I think it’s far more likely that they’ve just grown apart. They have very different lives these days and they both have young children too. Eh.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
I take anything in Star magazine with a grain of salt.
Friends fall out all the time. I don’t see a big scandal here.
WTF is Naomi wearing in that last photo?!?
The toilet paper roll cover from my late auntie’s guest bathroom.
Marchesa, I think that explains it all.
God I miss her deep red hair. I wonder if this is more her natural colour. I’ve never seen her with roots, which means she would have to touch up every 3 weeks or so. For years after she went blonder, she kept the dark red eyebrows which made it seem it was her natural colour.
Has anyone seen enough of Faith to determine who she looks like?
what a deep friendship they have. eyeroll
IKR?!
What i really love about Naomi.. is her husband!
Nicole kidman looks so relaxed and free here. Just made me realize how stiff she is on the red carpet.
Gah, I have Nicole’s legs. Our knees are so fugly.
To be fair, those fug booties aren’t doing her legs any favors…
Her knees aren’t fugly. So neither are yours. 🙂
I liked the trailer for Princess of Monaco. Harvey also pushed back Colin Firth and Jessica Chastain’s films to 2014. Doesn’t mean all those are disasters. His plate is full for 2013: Mandela long walk to freedom, Fruitvale Station, August: Osage county, The Butler.
Is it just me or is Fruitvale Station a horrible name for that movie?
I don’t believe it, both of them have been in some stinkers, just add these to the pile.
I’m sure that “Diana” is probably quite awful but the terrible reviews come from the British press. In other countries it’s just an “avarage” production, nothing particularly glaring about it. I’m sure Nicole’s movie is no better or worse, just the subject is FAR less sensitive and controversial than Diana’s life and death.
I thought they lived in Nashville? Not that it matters…
Sunday is a cutie.
I don’t think they have been close for years.
Both movies look equally terrible to me but I still like both Nicole and Naomi.
Though if its a choice between who is ageing with more grace its Naomi.
She looks great, other than the fact that the expression on her face looks exactly the same in all 4 photos. Disappointing that she feels the need to pose for the paps on a school run.
She needs to pose for the paps because she organized the day and time for them to be there.
god they are both so boring…in real life and in their movies….
Thank you. That is all.
I think she looks dreadful in black. I think her hair is mostly white and she dyes it. But she looks best when it is made more red. I’ve seen pics of her sister who has aged more naturally, she looks so much better w out the fillers. The outfit concept would be nice in a blue or red color, something to brighter her overall whiteness from hair to body. She really was a natural beauty. Hope she relaxes on the face work which is good role model for her daughters.
Isn’t her sister a tv host in oz? I remember her looking very normal compared to pale frail Nicole
I think there may be a shred of truth to the falling out thing, though I don’t think it has much to do with their vanity pieces. Generally, when women, especially life long friends, have children around the same time, it tends to bring them closer. Something else is up, though I’m drawing from my own experience.