This past Saturday, September 7th, Nicole Kidman (57 years old) was unable to collect the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival due to the recent death of his mother. His mother, as she reported, She lost her life when the actress was arriving in the city of canals to receive her award.
“My heart is broken“, confessed Nicole Kidman in a statement read during the gala. The Hollywood star, in the end, was unable to attend.
She was the Dutch director of the film BabygirlHaila Rijn, who collected the award on her behalf and read a letter to the audience gathered at the Palacio del Cine, where the ceremony is taking place.
“I arrived in Venice today to find out immediately after my wonderful and brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, had just passed away. I am affected and I have to be with my family“, wrote the actress. Paying tribute to her mother, she continued in her text: “This award is for her. She helped me and made me.”
Finally, the Best Actress award-winner added: “My greatest gratitude is to be able to say her name in front of all of you. My heart is broken“I love you, Nicole.”
It should be remembered that Kidman has participated in the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival starring Babygirland thriller erotic with Antonio Banderas (64) which earned him his first Volpi Cup. The Spanish actor has also spoken out about the death of his partner’s mother, through his social networks.
“The joy of the well-deserved recognition that the Venice Film Festival gave to my dear colleague and friend Nicole Kidman remains sadly overshadowed by the news of his mother’s passing“Rest in peace,” the Malaga native wrote on his Instagram profile, both in Spanish and English, alongside a photo of the film star.
Nicole Kidman has not yet commented on the matter on her social networks.. He has not reacted to the post which was dedicated to her by her friend Antonio Banderas. Other national and international figures have commented on the Malaga native’s post, sending words of support and affection to the American.
Through its stories and using the same postAntonio Banderas has also reported on the sad passing of Nicole Kidman’s mother.
The actress had a very close relationship with her motheras noted on her Instagram profile. Every year, on Mother’s Day, she dedicated beautiful words to her along with a photo of both of them or images from the past that she recovered for the date. “I can’t love you more!” Nicole Kidman confessed to Janelle Ann in 2023.
