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Nicole Kidman: Keith Urban ‘carried’ her while she grieved late father

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Nicole Kidman openly mourned her late father on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and explained how her husband, Keith Urban, and an outpouring of condolences have helped her through her loss.

In a pre-taped interview airing on Thursday, the “Before I Go to Sleep” star gushed about her relationship with the country crooner and his work consoling his wife after her father, clinical psychologist Tony Kidman, died unexpectedly in Singapore last month.

“I have to say -- I love saying this because [Keith] should be adored -- and he has been so good to me for nine years but [also] for the last month, which has been a really tough time for me. When you have your partner who just literally carries you through a tough time -- oh! -- and he’s been amazing to me,” Kidman, 47, said, revealing that she and her husband exchange love letters when they’re apart.

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But more than that, speaking about the “American Idol” judge’s support brought tears to Kidman’s eyes during the segment.

“To have my husband just step up that way, it makes me cry. He’s amazing,” she said. “And literally at times -- we all go through terrible things at different times in our lives -- but to be literally carried by your partner -- physically at times because I was so devastated -- it’s just like, I’ll do anything for that man.”

Kidman, who had previously been married to actor Tom Cruise, recently called Urban her “great love” in a Vanity Fair interview. The Aussie duo wed in 2006 after dating for about a year and have two children together -- daughters Sunday Rose, 6, and Faith Margaret, 3.

The Oscar winner and DeGeneres also touched on the notion of empathy.

“I’ve realized we don’t talk about it enough in terms of our society,” she said. “Everybody loses their parents and it’s awful. I’m sorry to bring everything down, but I’m at the same time trying to navigate through something right now. And I’m amazed when people reach out because it’s an awkward thing at times. But to have people go, ‘I’m so sorry for your loss,’ the power of that, and even a note or anything, which I’ve gotten so much love from people.”

Kidman said that people reaching out to her, explaining that they’ve gone through similar grief “really connects you.”

Another point for the country star. Follow me on Twitter @NardineSaad.

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