Inside Nicole Kidman’s First Mother’s Day Since the Split: A Heartfelt Tribute to Her Daughters

Nicole Kidman spent her first Mother 's Day post-split zeroed in on the kids, not the headlines. Honestly, good call.

What she posted

On Sunday, May 10, Kidman, 58, shared throwback photos on Instagram of herself playing with her daughters Sunday Rose (17) and Faith Margaret, the two she shares with Keith Urban. One shot has one of the girls on her back while she smiles at the other. The caption was simple and sentimental, with Kidman calling being their mom her greatest joy and closing with a Mother's Day shout-out to moms everywhere, pink heart emojis included.

The timing (and the subtext)

This comes a few months after news broke that Kidman and Urban finalized their divorce in January 2026, ending a 19-year marriage. In March, she addressed it briefly in Variety, keeping things pretty tight-lipped but making her point.

"We are a family, " she said, adding that she's focused on moving toward what's good and keeping her family intact as they move forward.

Short, clear, and very much a line in the sand on how much she plans to discuss publicly.

Her older two

Kidman is also mom to Bella (33) and Connor (31), whom she adopted with Tom Cruise. After Kidman and Cruise split, the kids lived with their dad. The Kidman/Cruise chapter started in 1990 and legally ended in 2001.

There's long been chatter about Kidman's distance from Bella and Connor, but she pushed back on the idea that love was ever in question. In a 2018 interview with Who magazine, she said they're adults who made their own decisions (including being part of Scientology) and that her job as a mother is to love them without conditions. She also made a point that cutting off love in any family is the wrong move.

Quick catch-up

• Jan 2026: Kidman and Urban finalize their divorce after 19 years of marriage.
• Mar 2026: Kidman tells Variety she's focused on what's good and keeping the family steady.
• May 10, 2026: She marks Mother's Day with throwback pics of daughters Sunday Rose (17) and Faith Margaret and a warm message to moms everywhere.
• Also in the family picture: Bella (33) and Connor (31), Kidman's adopted children with Tom Cruise; the two lived with Cruise after that earlier split (married in 1990, divorced in 2001).

The comments section did its thing

Fans jumped in fast with the usual Mother's Day love: "Happy Mother's Day, mama" and "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY BEAUTIFUL," plus a bunch of "What a gorgeous photo" vibes.

Bottom line: the post reads like Kidman drawing a circle around her family and keeping the rest at arm's length. Not a bad way to navigate a public split.