Keith Urban Recalls Being 'Nervous' to Call Nicole Kidman After They First Met: She's 'a Real-Life

Keith Urban Recalls Being 'Nervous' to Call Nicole Kidman After They First Met: She's 'a Real-Life Princess'
Keith Urban is reminding everyone that he got it right when it comes to his longtime love for Nicole Kidman.
During the country crooner’s emotional speech honoring his wife at the star-studded 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala on Saturday, April 27, Urban recalled why he was too “nervous” to make a move after they first met.
“I was trying to play it cool, but inside I felt like I'd snuck into the royal ball simply because Nic had such a truly otherworldly aura about her,” said Urban, 56, remembering when he met Kidman, also 56, in January 2005 at a G'Day LA event in California.
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“I felt a bit like I was meeting a real-life princess,” Urban added. “And despite all of that, I did manage to get her phone number on a tiny piece of paper.”
Urban carried her number in his pocket for a week, occasionally pulling it out to try to muster enough courage to call her.
“I was scared. I was nervous to call her,” he continued during his speech at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. “I did, as you probably figured out, pluck up the courage to finally call her.”The call went well, with the once-nervous Urban recalling how “this mystic creature” turned out to be “just a wide-eyed, giddy girl from the Sydney suburbs” who is “utterly Aussie through and through,” even though she was born in Honolulu.
The AFI tribute to Kidman, which also marked the first public red carpet event for her and Urban's teenage daughters, included other speeches from celebrity friends such as Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts and Zac Efron.

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Keith Urban....Such talent and so good to look at 😅😅. God bless them both 😊