EXCLUSIVE: Nicole Kidman sings her new love – Simon Baker!
Nicole Kidman says their chemistry “just vibrates”, whereas Simon Baker coyly joked, “I don’t kiss and tell.”
Now the rumored couple have debuted their romance on the Scarpetta pink carpet, and it has Nicole’s ex-husband Keith Urban reeling.
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“Seeing Nicole and Simon holding palms was the equal of seeing his finest mate along with his missus and it gave a quantity on him. He knew it was pure for her to learn on Simon – he was additionally there for Naomi [Watts] after her break up from Liev. The distinction is again then Simon wasn’t single,” an insider reveals to Woman’s Day.
“Keith is hoping they’re just hamming it up for headlines, but even then it feels to him like it’s a betrayal because both Nicole and Simon know how much even the hint of a romance between them will hurt him. He already suspected they were getting close while filming. This is his worst nightmare come true.”
Just hours after they held palms on the Scarpetta pink carpet, a “glowing” Nicole, 58, was noticed sneaking right into a star-studded afterparty for the New York premiere of Amazon’s new adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s e-book sequence – and good-looking Simon, 56, who performs Nicole’s husband within the present, was proper by her facet.
According to Page Six‘s spies, the pair, together with co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, spent loads of time “deep in conversation” on the personal soiree held at Cafe Zaffri at The Twenty Two New York.
“The trio were spotted chatting together in a cozy corner of the dining room, deep in conversation and clearly enjoying each other’s company,” the supply shared.
Nicole and Simon have identified one another for many years. The actress is buddies with Simon’s ex-spouse Rebecca Rigg and is godmother to his son Harry, 24. She’s so shut, actually, to Rebecca that Nicole lately informed The Daily Telegraph the ladies “are the same person”, as she revealed she “begged” Simon to work alongside her.
It’s the familiarity of Simon and Nicole that’s attending to Keith.
“He hates that they are giving interviews about how shut they’re. He’s in whole shock that she would begin a new relationship so quickly after their divorce. It’s not what they agreed on for the sake
of the women.”
Adding to Keith’s heartbreak is the truth that his daughters Sunday, 17, and Faith, 15, are nonetheless giving him the silent remedy for the reason that break up in September.
“Simon poses a real threat to Keith because the girls absolutely adore him. He’s been like a fun uncle to them since they were babies. If Nicole’s in a relationship with Simon, he needs to be told. He can see it impacting on his already fractured relationship with Sunday and Faith,” says the insider.
“Don’t discount how much seeing her hold another guy’s hand on the red carpet will affect him. He knows better than anyone how much she used to read on him in those moments – now she’s relying on Simon and it’s hard for him to see.”
