{"id":2071967,"date":"2025-10-06T10:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2071967"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:19:33","slug":"from-the-women-who-inspired-his-big-hit-to-nicole-kidman-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/from-the-women-who-inspired-his-big-hit-to-nicole-kidman-split\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Women Who Inspired His Big Hit to Nicole Kidman Split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/keith-urban\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keith Urban;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Keith Urban<\/strong><\/a> has tried to keep his dating life private, despite his country music success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since making waves in the music industry in the 1990s, the singer has confirmed only three substantial relationships, most recently with his estranged wife, <strong>Nicole Kidman<\/strong>, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/nicole-kidman-files-for-divorce-from-keith-urban-after-separation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:filed for divorce;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">filed for divorce<\/a> from the singer on September 30 after 19 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to documents obtained by Us Weekly at the time, the actress cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for the pair\u2019s split.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January 2025, Urban admitted he hasn\u2019t always been the best romantic partner. During an appearance on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lt8s_wC-IsI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Q with Tom Power&quot; podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Q with Tom Power&#8221; podcast<\/a>, Urban explained that his 2002 hit \u201cSomebody Like You\u201d isn\u2019t exactly the love song that many people believe it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-quotes-221543692.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban\u2019s Quotes About Their Romance Before Split: \u2018Incredibly Raw\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban\u2019s Quotes About Their Romance Before Split: \u2018Incredibly Raw\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was in a bad way personally, you know, struggling a lot,\u201d he explained at the time. \u201cI was in a relationship that was not &#8230; I was not in a good way. I thought at the time that my girlfriend seems to really love me. I wish I could love myself the way she seems to. So, the song was actually I wanna love someone like you, like you do. I wanna love me like you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, \u201cI remember writing it and playing a demo for my girlfriend, not realizing what I&#8217;m doing playing this song for her. She hears it as a love song. And it finished and she just goes, &#8216;You&#8217;re a f***ing hypocrite!&#8217; Then walked out of the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban\u2019s love life has certainly been full of ups and downs. Keep scrolling to read more about the country music star\u2019s dating history.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Laura Sigler<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban\u2019s first relationship in the public eye was with Sigler. The pair dated in the 1990s, though there isn\u2019t a lot of information about the duo during their time together. In 2006, after they split, she told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/wild-urban-sets-sights-on-quiet-life-20060623-gdntfs.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Mail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Mail<\/a>, \u201cHe is very attractive and when he talks the talk, he can be very seductive. But I am not sure Keith will ever be ready to settle down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the same year, Sigler also told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/wild-urban-sets-sights-on-quiet-life-20060623-gdntfs.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sydney Morning Herald;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> that Urban had a wild past. \u201cNicole and Keith might date for a while \u2013 but it won\u2019t last very long. I don\u2019t know her, but I know him very well,\u201d she said, referring to Kidman. (we need to know who Nicole is, I\u2019m assuming Kidman).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe talks about having a family but there is a dark side to him. He was a drunk and a drug user. He has an addictive personality and always wants more. I am not sure he can make any one woman happy,\u201d she also said. \u201cThere were a lot of lows with the drugs. I don\u2019t have any dark past \u2013 he was probably the darkest part, but I\u2019m on my own now and I\u2019m happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sigler added: \u201cHe had numerous flings while we were together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban, who has been through three separate stints in rehab, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/keith-urbans-quotes-about-alcoholism-struggles-through-the-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:has been candid;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">has been candid<\/a> about his past issues with substance abuse and alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t talk a lot about [my sobriety] because I love my audience being able to just come and have a great time,\u201d he told The Sunday Times in April 2022. \u201cI\u2019ve nothing against drugs or alcohol. Everyone does what they want to do to have a great time. I just realized I\u2019m allergic to it. Someone said, \u2018You have an allergy? What happens when you drink?\u2019 And I said, \u2018I break out in cuffs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued: \u201cI had to find a different way to be in the world. I\u2019m glad it didn\u2019t change anything about my music. I wrote plenty of hit songs while drunk. I wrote plenty sober. I feel lucky it hasn\u2019t defined my creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Niki Taylor<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Niki Taylor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1597\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OCkWcNInTWSv3eAXZ2QIOg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE1OTc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us_magazine_896\/3621c320c4bd0ddeaeb2b96b123c669b\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Niki Taylor<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">https:\/\/people.com\/look-back-at-nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline-11821031<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor and Urban reportedly dated in the early 2000s. The pair both sported matching tattoos that read \u201camor vincit omnia\u201d \u2014 \u201clove conquers all\u201d \u2014 that they each covered up following their split.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor first married ex-husband <strong>Matt Martinez<\/strong>, with whom she shares two children, <strong>Jake<\/strong> and <strong>Hunter<\/strong>. Following their split, she married NASCAR driver <strong>Burney Lamar<\/strong>. The pair tied the knot in December 2006.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Nicole Kidman<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Keith Urban and Niki Taylor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zVxPoCD9.6h9e1G8ryiZCw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/us_magazine_896\/7b97788ec120cb23352abbbe25b6251e\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">Keith Urban and Niki Taylor<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Taylor Hill\/WireImage<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban and Kidman met in January 2005 at the G\u2019day USA gala in Los Angeles, where they exchanged phone numbers, though Urban didn\u2019t call the Babygirl star for four months. Kidman later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/look-back-at-nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline-11821031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:admitted to Ellen DeGeneres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">admitted to <strong>Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong><\/a> in 2017 that she had a crush on Urban at the time but thought that \u201che wasn\u2019t interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Things eventually changed and the pair reconnected. In 2019, Kidman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/nicole-kidman-reveals-moment-keith-urban-love-my-life\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told People<\/a> that a romantic gesture from Urban in New York changed everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was my [38th] birthday, and he stood outside with gardenias at 5 a.m. on my stoop in New York,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is when I went, \u2018This is the man I hope I get to marry.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cIt was pretty intense. I believed by that point he was the love of my life. Maybe that\u2019s because I am deeply romantic, or I\u2019m an actress, or I have strong faith as well, but I just believed, \u2018Oh, okay, here he is.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban and Kidman announced their engagement in May 2006. Kidman shared the news while speaking at the 30th anniversary gala event for the organization UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women. \u201cHe&#8217;s actually my fianc\u00e9. I wouldn&#8217;t be bringing my boyfriend,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/look-back-at-nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline-11821031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told People<\/a> at the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The duo tied the knot in June 2006 in Sydney, Australia. The wedding was attended by Kidman\u2019s children with <strong>Tom Cruise<\/strong>, daughter<strong> Isabella Jane<\/strong> and son <strong>Connor Antony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair went on to weather numerous challenges together, including Urban\u2019s stint in rehab for alcohol addiction. Urban left rehab in January 2007, and the couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in November of the same year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban\u2019s Relationship Timeline: From Whirlwind Romance to Divorce;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban\u2019s Relationship Timeline: From Whirlwind Romance to Divorce<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In January 2008, Urban and Kidman announced they were expecting their first child together, daughter <strong>Sunday Rose<\/strong> was born in July 2008. Their second daughter, <strong>Faith Margaret<\/strong>, was born in December 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Urban and Kidman appeared to have a strong relationship until news of their separation broke on September 29, 2025. Kidman filed for divorce the following day, on September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Urban has tried to keep his dating life private, despite his country music success. 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