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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban‘s divorce became final in January, and it sounds like the 58-year-old actress may not be coping in the healthiest of ways. According to insiders claiming to be close friends of Nicole’s, she’s working herself to the bone to stay distracted from what’s happening in her personal life, and at this point, her health may even be in jeopardy.
Nicole has been especially busy with work this year.
She’s had several projects lined up back to back, including starring in three TV series at the same time: Scarpetta, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Lioness, and she’s already been busy promoting the sequel to Practical Magic. The timing of all of these projects wasn’t a coincidence, as sources told Radar Online.
“Nicole is a master at putting up a front and getting on with things — no matter how much she’s breaking inside,” one told the outlet, saying she’s been working “at a feverish pace.”
“Working is part of her coping mechanism for sure,” they said. “She can lose herself in her characters. It’s what makes her such an exceptional actor — but it’s not necessarily healthy.”
Her friends are reportedly seriously worried about her.
The source went on to say that they believe Nicole may be trying to avoid the tough emotions that have come with the end of her marriage — after all, splitting up after 19 years of marriage isn’t exactly easy on anyone. Is her health at risk as she keeps pushing all of those emotions down to keep herself busy with work instead?
“Anyone who knows her well is very worried about her,” the insider added. “She’s got huge dark circles under her eyes from the lack of sleep, and she’s thinner than ever. She needs a solid break to really face some of the tough emotions and honestly just rest — but she doesn’t seem to want to slow down. It’s like she’s afraid to stop, but the worry is that she’s going to run herself into the ground.”
She was even hospitalized while filming one of her most recent projects.
This isn’t the first hint that Nicole’s health could be headed to a concerning place. In April, her Margo’s Got Money Troubles costar Nick Offerman told People that Nicole was hospitalized while filming the show when she still showed up to work despite having the flu. Apparently, they were counting on her to film a huge scene, so she made it happen, though she did immediately head to the hospital “for an IV” as soon as filming was complete for the day.
“She was so pale, shaken. She just had the flu really so bad,” he said, adding, “She showed up and made sure that we got every shot of her, total superhero style, did everything we needed to so that we did not lose one scrap of what we needed for her character.”
There’s no doubting that what Nicole’s going through has to be difficult, but maybe she could use some time off to sort through all those feelings. Wouldn’t anyone need to take a beat to process?
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