Nicole Kidman ‘Clinging To Hope’ She Will See Adopted Children With Tom Cruise At Event

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise met while filming the movie Days of Thunder in 1989 and got married a year after. Their relationship was seen as one of Hollywood’s power couples at the time, after being married for more than a decade, Kidman and Cruise announced their separation in February 2001 and finalized their divorce in August of the same year. Kidman married Urban on 25 June 2006, and they share daughters, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban and Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, in addition to Connor and Bella, whom she adopted in her first marriage.

Recently, Kidman is making a heartfelt effort to reunite her family just in time for her upcoming recognition at the American Film Institute (AFI), where she is poised to receive the esteemed Life Achievement Award. This significant accolade not only marks her as the 49th recipient but also establishes her as the first-ever Australian to be honored with such a prestigious distinction.

Nicole Kidman is hopeful that all her kids would be present at the event

A reliable source close to the 55-year-old disclosed that she is actively seeking to have all of her children in attendance for the momentous occasion, including her two adopted children, Connor and Bella, whom she shares with her former spouse, Tom Cruise.

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Kidman’s heartfelt desire is to gather her entire family together as she receives this well-deserved recognition at the American Film Institute (AFI). “Nicole knows Connor is extremely loyal to his dad, so she doesn’t expect him to come, but the invitation is there for both of them,” the source confessed. “It’s an event they have every right to celebrate along with the rest of Nicole’s family. Nicole is trying to limit her expectations but is clinging to hope Bella might make it.”

The actress has been estranged from her adopted children for years

Cruise and Kidman adopted Bella and Connor in the years 1992 and 1995, respectively, during the time the ex-couple was still together. However, since the divorce, a lot of speculations have been trending that the 55-year-old has a strained relationship with the two kids. During an interview with WHO magazine, the actress shared personal insights and reflections regarding her bond with her adopted children and their life choices.

“They are adults. They are able to make their own decisions. They have made choices to be Scientologists, and as a mother, it’s my job to love them,” Kidman admitted. “And I am an example of that tolerance, and that’s what I believe – that no matter what your child does, the child has love, and the child has to know there is available love, and I’m open here.”

“I think that’s so important because if that is taken away from a child, to sever that in any child, in any relationship, in any family – I believe it’s wrong,” she added. “So that’s our job as a parent, to always offer unconditional love. I’m very private about all that. I have to protect all those relationships. I know 150 percent that I would give up my life for my children because it’s what my purpose is.”