Kidman says marriage break-up was surreal
( 2002-04-14 15:15 ) (7 )

kidman

Actress Nicole Kidman has told how her life turned "surreal" after she was dumped by husband Tom Cruise.

"I will look back at this time as surreal," she told Britain's Sunday Express.

"In the weirdest way it has opened me up. I have carried the thought with me that whatever happens in the future it won't get much worse than this."

In the past year the tall Australian redhead has bounced back from the heartbreak of marriage failure, losing a baby in a miscarriage and fending off a stalker to turn in three top-notch movie performances and a hit record with British popstar Robbie Williams.

Kidman, 34, has already picked up a Golden Globe for her role as a courtesan in "Moulin Rouge", won critical acclaim for the thriller "the Others" and delivered a strong performance as a Russian bride-for-hire in "Birthday Girl".

Last year, Kidman and Williams recorded a remake of the Frank and Nancy Sinatra duet "Something Stupid".

She told the paper she believed that no matter what happened in the future "it won't get much worse than this".

"I have had my life turned over. I am dinner-party gossip. I get looked at and talked about. I get embarrassed but I throw it aside and try not to be. My whole life has been spent trying to push through and beat such things."