Nicole Kidman Poses with a Pixie Cut in New Photoshoot — See the Bold Look Nicole Kidman is switching things up when it comes to her signature strands. The actress, 51, just debuted a dramatic pixie cut in a new photoshoot for the May issue of Vanity Fair and it’s a stark departure from her long, loose waves. Get push notifications with news, features and more. She posed with her spiky hairstyle wearing menswear-inspired outfits, including a trench coat with black tights and a black military jacket with matching relaxed-fit trousers and shiny dark loafers. While the style looks great on Kidman, it doesn’t appear that the star chopped anything off for good. Other shots in the magazine, including the cover pic, show her long locks in tact — meaning the blunt ‘do is likely a wig. Inside the magazine, Kidman spoke with Vanity Fair executive West Coast editor Krista Smith about a bevy of topics, including the upcoming second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies. She said she cherished the time she had with costars Zoë Kravitz, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon. “To watch Zoë and Shailene grow up and to see them become women, it’s so nice, and I’ve never had that,” Kidman said. “I know Laura and Reese feel that, too. We’re all so different, yet we complement each other.” They all bonded so closely that Kidman says the whole cast will be at Kravitz’s upcoming wedding to actor Karl Glusman. “Look at the Friends cast,” she said, thinking back on the stars of the beloved NBC sitcom. “They spent all that time together — they’re different because there are no men in our equation. I mean, there are, but they’re not on the group chat, let’s put it that way.” The show has helped Kidman evolve as an actress. She told Vanity Fair of her decades-long career: “There isn’t a shelf life like there used to be. That’s why it’s so important to keep changing. We live longer now, if we’re fortunate. So there has to be a place to put all that creative energy.… I’ve done weird films and I’ve done things that are so obtuse, which I’m still committed to because I like performance art and not conforming to what everyone expects of you. I don’t think in normal terms. Keith always says, ‘You’re so not mainstream.’ ” kidman-urban-2000 Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban | Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon Keith, of course, is Keith Urban — Kidman’s husband since 2006. “[It’s] extremely simple with what we want from each other and what we want from a relationship,” Kidman said of her bond with the country singer, 51. “Just peas in a pod in that regard.” “I love that Keith is a guitar player and a singer, but his passion is guitar and writing music,” Kidman continued, adding that she loves being a “tour wife” and can easily memorize his schedule. “That’s what I’m around every day.” As for parenthood, the mother of four admitted to Vanity Fair that she’s not always the most popular parent with the Sunday Rose, 10, and Faith Margaret, 8 — her two kids she shares with Urban. “They don’t have a phone and I don’t allow them to have an Instagram,” she said. “I try to keep some sort of boundaries.”<doc-sep>Nicole Kidman talks motherhood, marriage, and religion in a new Vanity Fair interview. Kidman, 51, who has been busy promoting season 2 of “Big Little Lies”, gushes over her relationship with Keith Urban, also 51, whom she married in 2006. The actress shares, “[It’s] extremely simple with what we want from each other and what we want from a relationship. Just peas in a pod in that regard.” RELATED: Nicole Kidman Is ‘Always Astounded’ By Harsh Way ‘Women Are Judged’ In Action Movies Kidman adds that she loves being a “tour wife” and says she can memorize Urban’s tour schedule and dates in one glance. She tells the mag, “I love that Keith is a guitar player and a singer, but his passion is guitar and writing music. That’s what I’m around every day.” Kidman’s interview also sees her talk about being a mom, admitting she doesn’t let her kids have a phone or Instagram: “I try to keep some sort of boundaries.” RELATED: Daughter Of Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman Opens Up About Scientology, Says Training To Be An Auditor Is ‘Exactly What I Needed’ Kidman is mother to daughters Sunday and Faith, as well as daughter Isabella and son Connor, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise. She adds of having a strong belief in God and going to church as a family: “A lot of my friends tease me. That’s how we are raising our children. Keith has his own beliefs but he comes, too. I had a very Catholic grandmother, and I was raised praying, so that had massive impact. “I wouldn’t say it’s absolutism, there’s constant questioning—I’m a wilful, feisty girl. For me, it’s very important that I don’t have judgment. My dad would always say, ‘Tolerance is the most important thing.’”<doc-sep>Nicole Kidman posed for Vanity Fair and opened up about one policy she has in place for her daughters that might make them not her biggest fan at times Nicole Kidman's Kids Don't Have Phones or Instagram: 'I Try to Keep Some Sort of Boundaries' Nicole Kidman is doing what she thinks is best to keep her girls grounded. The Big Little Lies star posed for the May 2019 cover of Vanity Fair and opened up to the magazine about one policy she has in place for her two daughters with husband Keith Urban — 8-year-old Faith Margaret and her big sister Sunday Rose, 10 — that might make them not her biggest fan at times. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “They don’t have a phone and I don’t allow them to have an Instagram,” Kidman, 51, tells the magazine, explaining of her logic behind the decision, “I try to keep some sort of boundaries.” She also has a sweet anecdote about her two children with ex-husband Tom Cruise: son Connor, 24, and daughter Isabella, 26, whom she shares live in Miami and “just outside London” now, respectively. “You know, [Bella] really feels more English. We lived there for Eyes Wide Shut, Mission Impossible and The Portrait of a Lady,” Kidman says. “They both had English accents when they were little.” Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Parents newsletter. 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 06 Jan 2019 kidmankids Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s daughters | Credit: Keith Urban/Instagram Nicole Kidman Vanity Fair cover Nicole Kidman on the cover of Vanity Fair‘s May 2019 issue | Credit: Collier Schorr for Vanity Fair RELATED: Nicole Kidman Reveals Her Daughters Will Have a Cameo in Big Little Lies‘ Second Season Kidman’s daughters are both musical, like their dad. Faith plays violin, she tells Vanity Fair, while Sunday plays piano — and is interested in filmmaking, like her mother. But that doesn’t mean the actress is pushing her girls into her profession — and even if she would, it might not make a difference. As she explains, “You can’t really get kids into anything, I’ve realized. You can push them a bit, but motivation is a really hard thing.” “I mean, nobody motivated me to be an actor; if anything they tried to deter me,” Kidman adds. 10188655el Nicole Kidman RELATED VIDEO: Nicole Kidman Related to Her Destroyer Character Wanting a “Better Life” for Her Daughter Boundaries in regards to social media is only one of the lessons Kidman strives to instill in her children. In the first season of Big Little Lies, her character Celeste is a victim of physical abuse — and she tells Vanity Fair that she has begun broaching similar subjects with her older daughter. “I was talking to Sunday about there being little girls in different parts of this world who don’t own their bodies,” Kidman says. “A man owns their body. Her eyes were like, ‘What?’ ” “We’re trying to educate about those things. But it’s giving the information gently, and then guiding,” she shares.<doc-sep>
Nicole Kidman bared more than just her soul in her May cover story with Vanity Fair. The 51-year-old "Big Little Lies" star gave fans an inside look at her steamy photos featured in the magazine on Instagram Tuesday. Kidman posed in an array of outfits — including black lingerie and fishnet stockings, an oversized raincoat and unbuttoned tops — for the Nashville-based shoot. "What a privilege to be on the @VanityFair cover for the tenth time!" Kidman captioned the Instagram gallery, thanking Vanity Fair editor Krista Smith and the Collier Schorr gallery. NICOLE KIDMAN SAYS SHE'S 'TEASED' FOR HER BELIEF IN GOD, GOING TO CHURCH AS A FAMILY In return, Smith reshared the front of the magazine and said it "felt like destiny" working with the icon on what she said would be her last-ever Vanity Fair cover and Kidman's tenth. The photos garnered nearly 200,000 likes and 1,600 comments as of Wednesday afternoon. Celebrities gushed over Kidman's inspired looks. Her "Big Little Lies" co-star Laura Dern called the actress "blisteringly beautiful." Actress Naomi Watts called the shoot "major!!!" HALLE BERRY'S STEAMY INSTAGRAM SNAP WITH UNBUTTONED JACKET STUNS: 'LOOKIN' LIKE A LATE NIGHT SNACK' "STUNNING," replied actress Isla Fisher. In some of the images, Kidman rocked a platinum blonde pixie cut, while in others her long hair was wet and slicked back. She also held a vintage camera in two of the photos, which were shot in black and white. “I’ve done weird films and I’ve done things that are so obtuse, which I’m still committed to because I like performance art and not conforming to what everyone expects of you." — Nicole Kidman The Australian and American actress, who is married to country singer Keith Urban, reflected on her decades-long career in Hollywood — and spilled some family secrets and personal hardships along the way. “I’ve done weird films and I’ve done things that are so obtuse, which I’m still committed to because I like performance art and not conforming to what everyone expects of you. I don’t think in normal terms," Kidman told Vanity Fair, joking that Urban always reminds her she's far from "mainstream." The mother of four also revealed that she's often jabbed for her faith and going to church as a family. “A lot of my friends tease me,” she admitted. “That’s how we are raising our children. Keith has his own beliefs but he comes, too. I had a very Catholic grandmother, and I was raised praying, so that had massive impact. I wouldn’t say it’s absolutism, there’s constant questioning — I’m a willful, feisty girl. For me it’s very important that I don’t have judgment. My dad would always say, ‘Tolerance is the most important thing.’”