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Nicole Kidman opens up about her mother’s profound final words to her before her death.
The Little girl the star mourned the death of her mother, Janelle Ann Kidmanin September and recalled her last words during an interview on CBS on Sunday mornings on Sunday, December 15.
“The last words my mom said, which I didn’t know would be the last words… I wanted to get on the plane and go back to see her.” And she said, ‘Maybe wait a little while, because I think you need to take care of yourself right now, Nicky,'” Kidman, 57, he said. “So I do that more. And I say that to other people in the world, and especially women. I think we tend to not take care of ourselves.”
The Oscar winner went on to reveal that when her grandmother died, her last words were: “Be happy.”
“And my mom said, ‘Take care,'” Kidman recalled.
Kidman said her mother’s last words are something she herself will honor as a mother of four. (Kidman shares daughter Isabella, 31, and son Connor, 29, with ex-husband Tom Cruise and teenage daughters Sunday Rose (16) and Faith Margaret (13) and husband Keith Urban.)
“Obviously, I’m an older mother, so I want to be around for a long time for my girls,” Kidman said. “They are amazing girls and I am lucky to have them. So taking care of myself means I can take care of them.”
Kidman learned of her mother’s death in early September shortly after arriving at the Venice International Film Festival.
“I arrived in Venice today to find out shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, had just passed away,” Kidman said in a statement read on her behalf. Little girl director Halina Reijnová during the awards ceremony on September 7, where Kidman won Best Actress. “I’m in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her, she shaped me, guided me and made me.”
The statement continued: “I am extremely grateful to be able to tell you all her name through Halina, the collision of life and art is heartbreaking and my heart is broken.”
A few days later, Kidman and her sister, Antonio, shared a common message via Instagram thanks friends and fans for their support amid their loss.
“My sister and I and our family want to thank you for the outpouring of love and kindness we have felt this week,” the sisters wrote. “Every message we received from those who loved and admired our Mother meant more to us than we will ever be able to express. Thank you to our entire family for respecting our privacy as we take care of each other ❤️.”
Antonia, Janelle and Nicole Kidman.
(Courtesy of Nicole Kidman/Instagram)In October, Kidman admitted that she misses her mother very much.
“It was hard,” Nicole, 57, he said The Hollywood Reporter on Lioness season 2 premiere in Los Angeles. “It’s a tough road. I’m hanging there.”
The actress said it was bittersweet to celebrate her career success without her mother sharing it.
“I wish my mom was here,” Nicole said. “That’s the only thing I would say. Everything is great with work, but I wish my mom was here.”
