Nicole Kidman Says Her Family is Now Her Number One Priority

February 5, 2010 by tiffanyb
Filed under: Celebrity Baby News

Nicole Kidman dishes about how her priorities have changed as she has gotten older.

Nicole Kidman as been in the entertainment business since she was a teenager but now she is willing to leave it behind for her family. That doesn’t mean she will be leaving acting any time soon but her priorities have definitely changed.

She tells SHE magazine, “I used to have a crazy schedule, but then I reached a point in my life where I didn’t want to live like that anymore.” She adds, “I’ve worked since I was 14 … but now my priority is my family — my baby, my husband — and that’s non-negotiable.”

The actress refuses to be away from her husband Keith Urban for more than a few days at a time even when she has work commitments. “I’m not going on location unless we all go together,” she says. “I’ve worked hard enough — and now it’s all about resting and enjoying.”

Spending time with their 19 month old daughter Sunday Rose is also very important for both Nicole and Keith. Nicole also says that having Sunday later in life has made it much more special for her. Nicole experienced motherhood in her 20’s with her two adopted children with ex Tom Cruise but says it is different this time around. She says, “At this stage in life I was ready for her. Ready for this.”

When it comes to being Sunday’s mum she says, “The joy it brings. The simplest things, Sunday smiling a toothless smile and then suddenly it’s a one-tooth smile — it’s divine!”

Kidman says that when it comes to parenting two teenagers, Isabella, 17, and Connor, 15 at the same time as a toddler can be a challenge, “With Bella, I’m being someone she can confide in, while trying not to tell her what to do. With Sunday, I have to show her, teach her how to do everything … It’s really keeping me on my toes!”

She also goes on to say, “For Bella and Connor I was a young mother — and for Sunday, I’m an older mother. It’s strange to have two dimensions. It makes me want to be healthy and be able to do things.”