Who would have thought that a lady from down under and a true blue Southern belle would have so much in common?
Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are proof that it’s possible to have different cultural backgrounds (Nicole was born in Hawaii and grew up in Sydney, and Reese is vocal about her Nashville roots) and still have a lot in common.
“Honestly, I’ve never seen someone process information the way she does,” Kidman told Vogue about Witherspoon. “She can learn dialogue faster than anyone I’ve ever seen. It’s an incredible skill. So much of her life is effortless like that.”
Nicole Kidman hides her eyes behind her hair at the New York premiere of “Genius” held on June 5, 2016, at the Museum of Modern Art (Credit: Dennis Van Tine / Future Image / WENN)
During Witherspoon’s speech at the Gotham Awards in 2017, Reese revealed how their friendship got started.
“[Last year] I got the chance to work with her, finally,” Reese said about befriending Nicole, adding that she became a Kidman after seeing Dead Calm.
“I managed also to coerce my line producer to make sure I was in the same makeup trailer with her at all times while she was getting ready so I could ask her anything I wanted to. She was captive for two hours and I asked her a lot of questions! I mean like a lot of questions that would range from anything from, ‘Tell me about Stanley Kubrick. Can you just give me, like, a lil’ tidbit. I just wanna know anything’”
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman became close friends while filming the American drama television series Big Little Lies (Credit: Ninja / INFphoto)
At the “Genius” New York premiere in June 2016, Nicole shared just how close she and Reese became while working on Big Little Lies.
The then-48-year-old actress wore an uncharacteristic ensemble, opting for a daring dress by Rodarte that showed off more skin than she usually shows on the red carpet.
Nicole Kidman shows off some skin in a daring black Rodarte dress (Credit: Dennis Van Tine / Future Image / WENN)
The shin-length dress featured a halter neckline, an off-the-shoulder design, and see-through lace panels along the stomach, hips, and thighs.
Actors Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Laura Linney at the “Genius” New York Premiere (Credit: Dennis Van Tine / Future Image / WENN)
Nicole accessorized with an Omega watch and a pair of low-cut Gianvito Rossi pumps in black patent.
Nicole Kidman’s feet in black patent Gianvito Rossi pumps (Credit: Dennis Van Tine / Future Image / WENN)
Nicole talked about what it was like to part ways with Reese after wrapping up the season, mentioning the two were in tears at the airplane.
“I love her, yeah, and we’ve had such a great time, and last night, we had our wrap party, so we finished it all, and then I got on a plane and came here. But it was beautiful, I mean racing I was sort of crying and hugging and couldn’t believe that we actually we’ve been working together for the last five and a half months. We have so much in common, actually, and we’re very close. I’m lucky to have her as such a good friend”.
Guess it was pretty serious.
Reese Witherspoon also shared a picture from her 40th birthday dinner celebration with Nicole Kidman.
Reese Witherspoon’s 40th birthday celebration with Nicole Kidman (Credit: Reese Witherspoon’s Instagram)
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