Nicole Kidman and Daughter Sunday Turn the Met Gala Into a Family Affair

Nicole Kidman turned the 2026 Met Gala into a proper mother- daughter debut: her 17-year-old, Sunday Rose, joined her on the carpet for the first time since Nicole finalized her split from Keith Urban. New chapter, big stage, no fuss.

The red carpet read

Theme this year was 'Costume Art,' and Nicole, 58, went full old-school glamour in a sparkly red Chanel gown with feathered hips and pin-straight blond hair with bangs. Sunday, 17, showed up in a strapless pink Dior gown credited to Jonathan Anderson, with floral detailing up top and matching earrings. If that credit made you do a double take, you are not alone — Anderson helms Loewe and JW Anderson, not Dior — but that is how Sunday’s look was billed on the night.

Before stepping aside for solo shots, Nicole was all smiles chatting with Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Anna Wintour inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Smooth, confident, very 'I’ve done this before' energy — which tracks, because she has.

Kidman, back in the big chair

Nicole cochaired this year’s gala alongside Beyonce, Venus Williams, and Wintour (76). It is her third time in the role after doing it in 2003 with Wintour and Tom Ford, and again in 2005 with Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld. She actually teased Sunday’s appearance back in March on the 'Las Culturistas' podcast:

"I think it’s the third time I’ve cochaired... To do it now, I’m so, so happy — and my daughter Sunday will be coming."

Where things stand with Keith Urban

• May 2025: Keith Urban, 58, skipped the Met Gala, and Nicole walked the carpet solo — unusual at the time, since they usually attended together.
• September 2025: After 19 years of marriage, Nicole filed for divorce. People close to them said they had been quietly separated for a while, living largely separate lives and moving in different directions.
• January 2026: The divorce was finalized. Per the parenting plan, Nicole is designated the primary parent. Their daughters — Sunday (now 17) and Faith, 15 — will spend 306 days a year with Nicole and 59 with Keith.
• March 2026: Nicole addressed the split publicly, nearly six months after it first made headlines. She kept it brief and centered on family:

  "I’m always going to be moving toward what’s good... I’m staying in a place of, ‘We are a family,’ and that’s what we’ll continue to be. My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women."

• Recent outings: Since the split, Sunday and Faith have joined Nicole at a few high-profile events, including Paris Fashion Week in October 2025 and a pre-Oscar dinner in March. The hardest part, per those around her, has been protecting the dynamic with her daughters. The plan is simple: keep the home life steady and loving, build some new traditions, and lead by example.

The takeaway

Cochaired again, ran the carpet in Chanel, and brought Sunday to make it official: Nicole is in a new era, and she is keeping the focus on family without downshifting the career.