No dress has ever changed my life. Marrying my husband, Keith [Urban], having children — those things changed my life. Nevertheless, the fairytale aspect of wearing couture is a glorious sidebar to my career. Golly, it is still lovely to me. I always say, “I’m going to the ball” when I’m walking a red carpet, because it really does have that Cinderella quality.
When you’re nominated for an award, you’re very emotionally invested. But last year after the Emmys and the Golden Globes [at each of which Kidman took home an award for best actress for Big Little Lies], going to the Oscars as a presenter was just plain fun.
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