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Nicole Kidman Literally Looks Unrecognizable on the Set of Her New Film


In 2003, Nicole Kidman won her first—and only—Academy Award for portraying Virginia Woolf in The Hours. She was absolutely the front-runner to take home the gold that year for several reasons: First, her performance was incredible. But she also transformed herself, physically, to the point where she wasn’t even recognizable. (Her nose in particular garnered some serious attention.) It was an awe-inspiring change, to say the least, and Kidman’s made a habit of reinventing her looks on screen ever since.

Exhibit A: Her upcoming film, Destroyer, in which she plays a detective who’s placed undercover with a gang. A photo of Kidman on set hit the Internet Tuesday (December 12), and she looks totally unrecognizable. Like, I’m pretty sure this isn’t Nicole Kidman.

The actress is rocking a shaggy, Farrah Fawcett-esque brown bob in the pic, along with tan-orange skin that’s absolutely the product of makeup. The artists on set also made her eyes more sunken in, as if she’s been up all night. And that makes sense for the film, thematically: She’s a stressed-out cop who’s trying not to blow her cover. That sounds exhausting.

Check out the photo for yourself, below.

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Tatiana Maslany and Sebastian Stan are Kidman’s co-stars in Destroyer, which is directed by Karyn Kusama. Kidman said a while back she’s making a conscious effort to work with a female director every 18 months, and it seems she’s staying true to her word.

Destroyer is slated for a 2018 release. Kidman will no doubt scoop up another Oscar nom for her performance.

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Nicole Kidman Got Subtly Political While Accepting Her 'Glamour' Women of the Year Award


When director Sofia Coppola took the stage to introduce a Glamour Women of the Year honoree and friend (whom she directed in this year’s “The Beguiled”), she described her as “one of the great classic actresses of our era.” Obviously, she was talking about Nicole Kidman. Name a more iconic duo, we’ll wait.

Already an Oscar winner, Kidman won an Emmy this year for her wrenching portrayal as a victim of domestic abuse in “Big Little Lies,” in addition to being a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.

Upon going up to accept her award, she noted that Coppola was “an example to all of you who want to be female directors that you can do it. Sofia is female power.” And then she turned the spotlight on everyone else in the room and watching at home: “Let’s use this moment to celebrate what makes us, us.” She also gave a touching tribute to her husband Keith Urban, acknowledging that having a strong man on your side can be an asset as good as any other. “As much as I’m a strong woman, I need help and I need support.”

But she ended the night urging people not to seek comfort solely with people who are too much like us. “I truly believe that we must share the good love that we receive whenever we see it’s needed,” she said. “It’s about building bridges, because bridges bring about new adventures and change, and that’s what we need—change.”

Read Nicole’s entire speech, below.

Thank you, Glamour, for this wonderful honor.  This has been the most
extraordinary year. I use that word extraordinary in all of its
meanings.  We’re in uncharted waters.

But as we take tonight to celebrate—and I bow down to the other
honorees for their phenomenal contributions to art, culture,
exploration, human rights —I want to take a moment to say this is a
celebration of us.  What makes us us.

In my household growing up, everyone was equal.  Maybe it was because
it was a house full of scientists and academics. Or because it was the
’70s in Australia and it was a time of demonstration and change. I had
a feminist mother, but I also had a father who was supportive and
loving. It was so much about union and support. I was very fortunate
to be the recipient of these parents – supportive, empowering,
encouraging. That was their love…what we call in my home now good
love. And that is something I want to pass along to not just my own
children, but to those around me.

I’m a sister, I’m a mother, daughter, I’m a wife, I’m a career
woman…I’m a mother to four loving children, daughter of a formidable
mother and father and wife of a truly good man.  It is who I am, why
I’m standing here tonight. And I am aware that not everybody has been
as lucky as I have been.

As much as we gravitate, with all of this going on in the world, to a
safe place, to the people most like us—the people whose gender,
sexuality, race or politics we share—I’m convinced the galvanization
of all of us together is essential. I truly believe we must share the
good love wherever we see it’s needed.

One of the first things I learned in my work with UN Women to support women survivors of
violence is how critical the solidarity of others is. The feeling that
they are not alone. That there is help. So let’s speak out. Let’s
offer our support and create change. It is about building bridges.
Bridges bring understanding, empathy, bring change…

I feel deeply indebted to the people in my life who made me, me.  It
has led me to this point, to this year. To my life and my purpose in
life.  I suppose what I want to say is thank you.  Thank you for
supporting and embracing me, for allowing me to fail and to fall down
and get back up, brush off my knees, even if they’re bloodied and
fly. Thank you for the good love.  I promise to pass it on.



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Selena Gomez, Nicole Kidman, and More Celebrities Are Leaning Into the Mismatched Shoe Trend


Next time you miss your alarm and show up late to the office looking flustered in a pair of mismatched shoes, you can go right ahead and tell any naysayers that you’re simply too #fashun. At last night’s InStyle Awards in Los Angeles, Selena Gomez arrived wearing head-to-toe Jacquemus, a look that included a pair of summery mules that, upon closer inspection, each featured a distinct sculptural heel—one square, the other circular. This makes her the latest celebrity to stan the mismatched footwear trend, joining folks like Nicole Kidman and Naomie Harris, who have tried styles by Calvin Klein in red carpets this year. Maybe wearing a Chuck Taylor in one shoe and a Stan Smith in the other won’t translate as well, but if you take a page out of these celebrities’ playbooks, you’ll find that mixing up your footwear is a lot less intimidating than it seems. The key is in the subtle accents, à la Gomez in Jacquemus or even Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2016 Met Gala. Check out the gallery ahead for more star-studded takes on this trend.



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Nicole Kidman Just Wrote a Powerful Open Letter About Domestic Violence


Following her Emmy win for her role as Celeste, a domestic abuse survivor on HBO’s Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman wrote a powerful essay addressing domestic violence and how it affects women in the winter issue of Porter Magazine.

“It never occurred to me that I should be at a disadvantage because I was born a girl,” Kidman wrote. “The idea that women and men are equal is part of my DNA. I was raised by a strong feminist mother and a fully supportive father.” For many, this is the case until they grow up and experience sexism in the workplace or sexual harassment on the street, but for others equality has never been a reality.

“My feminist roots have also led me to U.N. Women and my work as its Goodwill Ambassador,” she added. “It is in this role that I come to fully understand the barriers that women around the world are facing. I have focused on lending my voice to women who are survivors of violence. The stories I have heard from them have shaken me to the core and changed me forever.” Daily Mail noted that Kidman has been working with abuse victims for the past 10 years.

“More than ever, I am aware of the need to support and celebrate each other,” Kidman wrote. “I like to believe I am part of a global support group network of 3.4 billion.”

She went on to reflect on how each woman, herself included, has likely felt the inequality pushed on them just because they are a woman.

“In those moments, I like to think of those who have my back, who lifted me up and encouraged me to believe in myself. Imagine: if you can fall back on the 3.5 billion sisters, and the many good men who are with us, what could we possibly not achieve?”

Kidman also addressed domestic abuse in her Emmy acceptance speech, thanking the Emmy voters for acknowledging the importance of her role. “We shined a light on domestic abuse,” Kidman said. “It is a complicated, insidious disease, but it exists far more than we allow ourselves to know. It is filled with shame and secrecy and by you acknowledging me with this award it shines a light on it even more, so thank you, thank you, thank you.”

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Nicole Richie Doesn't Get the Whole Highlighter Craze


Nicole Richie might’ve had some wild beginnings with beauty—as Kim Kardashian famously revealed, the two friends once swiped lipsticks from a Malibu drugstore when they kids—but she swears those ways are behind her. “I’m very good now,” she promises us at an Urban Decay event in L.A late last week.

Fair, but she’s still the face of the brand’s new Troublemaker mascara—a “sex-proof” formula in a holographic tube—and buttoned-up has never exactly been her M.O. (See her former reality TV series Candidly Nicole.) So, we figured the 36-year-old designer wouldn’t leave us hanging over a game of 20-or-so Questions. Unsurprising: We weren’t disappointed.

You ready for 20 Questions? First one’s a given: Who’s your ultimate partner in crime?

My husband.

What’s one beauty trend you love but would never try?

Lots of them. There are so many things I’ve seen that just aren’t for my face for so many reasons. Number one: I’m 5”1. I’m a small girl so I can’t take on a ton of makeup to begin with. It tends to wear me and weigh me down. And also, some things look good on the 20-year-olds, you know?

Is there anything you wore in your twenties that you’d never go back to?

I don’t regret it, but I went through a stage of drawing in my bottom lashes. It was fun, but I’d never do that now. Someone would be like, “are you okay, are you having a breakdown?”

Ha! Speaking of never agains, what’s one beauty trend you wish you’d never tried?

Red eyeliner around my eyes. It looked like I was sick. It’s definitely not a look for me.

What’s one beauty rule you think is bullshit?

I think any rule is bullshit. You’ve got to define what works for you.

What’s the best mascara trick or tip you’ve ever gotten?

Start at the root, move the wand side to side, and then brush it out.

You’re always changing your hair. What’s next big thing you want to do to it?

Well, I straighten it a lot when I’m working, just because it’s shorter, but I wear it curly in daily life and I’ll probably start wearing it curly again once it gets a little bit longer.

What’s the best advice you’ve given your younger sister, Sofia?

Get a tattoo over a piercing because piercings leave scars. I have a belly button ring, and I hate it. I mean, I don’t have the belly button ring—I’d probably feel better if I did—I just have this stupid scar.

Right, and you can’t fix that. But tattoos are kind of like forever too…

I hear about people removing them all the time.

…and I guess they can be more meaningful.

None of mine are, unfortunately.

What’s your favorite emoji?

The eggplant. I use it as a “D.” ???

You have $20 and free roam of a drugstore. What do you buy?

A nail file and bobby pins.

Do you have a favorite brand?

No, I’ll take whatever I can find. I can never have enough bobby pins.

Do you have a favorite getting-ready song?

What am I getting ready for?

Let’s say going out.

If I need energy—a RiRi song, any RiRi song will do.

Screw, Marry, Kill Beauty Edition: dry shampoo, lipstick, and highlighter.

I’ve never used highlighter in my life, though maybe it’s been used on me professionally, so that’s what I would kill. Dry shampoo, I don’t really use it, but I don’t mind it, so whatever, that’s kind of like f-ing it, and I’d marry lipstick.

What’s the biggest beauty mistake you’ve ever made?

My mom wouldn’t let me wax my eyebrows when I was little so I took a razor in the shower and tried to shave them. But the razor was wider than the middle of my eyebrows so I shaved off most of my eyebrows. It was horrible.

Did you just have to draw them in until they grew back?

I was like 12 so I just had to live like that.

What beauty tricks do you still use from your reality TV days?

I mean, even back in the day, I would blow-dry my hair and then flat iron it, but now I have a system for getting my hair straight that’s totally different, so I don’t even know if any of it carried over.

Ooh, do tell us more.

I have a light Brazilian [treatment]—the safe kind—in my hair and then—this is very ’80s—I sit under the dryer with rollers. Then I wrap my hair in order to keep the direct heat off it. It’s a very old-school method. I have a hood dryer at my house. I love it.

What’s your grossest beauty habit?

What is a gross beauty habit?

Filing your nails in public or picking your—

Nope. Nope. I don’t do that, and I’m grossed out very easily, so I don’t think I have one. I have a low threshold for grossness. If makeup spills in my bag, it is the worst and it never comes out. That’s gross enough for me.

Who’s the woman who inspires you the most?

My mom. In the ’80s, she was out on the town, so I would sit in her bathroom and watch her get her hair and makeup done. She had every lipstick color, every eyeshadow, every everything. It was such a big deal to me. That was my first moment and the source of a lot of my beauty inspiration because I realized, “oh, I like hair and makeup.”

Is there any beauty trick that’s actually changed your life?

I blow-dry my eyelash curler to keep my eyelashes curled.

What’s the fashion and beauty look you feel most yourself in?

I love clothes, so I like fall and winter dressing. I don’t get to do it a lot because I live in California, but it’s my favorite because I get to play around with looks. I’m not narrowed down to having to pick one singular thing to wear.

What’s the best fashion tip you’ve ever gotten?

I like playing with different layers and constructions and mixing prints so—I don’t know if that’s advice, but that’s how I like to do it. I guess the best tip that’s stuck is that you have to wear what makes you feel confident.

—Reporting by Anna Moeslein

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Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon Celebrate Their Friendship in 2017 Emmy Awards Speech


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Sometimes, if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. And according to Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, that’s exactly what they did when they signed on to produce and star in HBO’s Big Little Lies.

At the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, the show took home the award for Outstanding Limited Series, and Kidman and Witherspoon stepped up to give an empowering acceptance speech in honor of their women-centered show. After doling out the requisite thank-yous to the network and other powers that be, Witherspoon sent her thanks to Liane Moriarty, “who wrote the bestselling book and created these characters who are so memorable.” She added: “It has been an incredible year for women. Can I just say bring women to the front of their own stories, and make them the hero of their own stories.” Then she cried out, “Oh my gosh, Nicole, help!”

Kidman continued the speech, saying, “Thank you to the people that embraced this, the power of television. It has astounded us that we entered into your living rooms and people talked about it. And as much as the show had entertainment value, it was also about issues. We are so grateful that you told your friends to watch the show,” she said.

The Australia-born actress, who had beat Witherspoon only minutes before to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, finished on a powerful note in which she referenced her close relationship with Witherspoon. “This is a friendship that then created opportunities. It created opportunities out of a frustration, because we weren’t getting offered great roles,” Kidman, 50, said. “So now, more great roles for women, please.”

Witherspoon, 41, has spoken out time and again about the need for more complex roles for women in television and movies. Most recently, she penned an essay for Glamour in which she encouraged women to embrace their ambition and discussed her own efforts to share the stories of diverse women. “Today I have something like 23 projects in the works driven by great female characters of different ages and races. There is a film about an astronaut, a film about the entrepreneur who invented Barbie, and a film about the young, brave American girls who were the first women to serve alongside Special Ops in 2010 in Afghanistan,” she wrote. “All we can do to create change is work hard. That’s my advice: Just do what you do well.” She added, “If you are one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.”

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