Nicole Kidman’s hopes were dashed Saturday night when her adopted children decided not to attend the Life Achievement Award ceremony in Los Angeles.
The Hollywood star, 55, was reportedly eager for the children she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise to attend, as she became the first Australian to receive “America’s highest honor (sic) for a film career”.
But despite hoping to have all four of her children together for the big celebration, neither her son Connor, 29, nor her daughter Bella, 31, appeared at the event organized by the American Film Institute (AFI).
It’s unclear where Connor and Bella chose to spend Saturday night, as the siblings are notoriously private on social media, but neither was photographed during the event where their famous mother made movie history.
While Connor, who is believed to be ‘extremely loyal to his father’ Tom, 61, did not appear to show Nicole any public support for her achievement, his daughter Bella was seen liking her Instagram posts. mother about the award.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Nicole’s representatives for comment.
Nicole Kidman’s hopes, 55, (pictured), were dashed on Saturday night when her adopted children decided not to attend the Life Achievement Award ceremony in Los Angeles.
Last year, it was reported that Nicole hoped to have all of her children (Connor, Bella and her two daughters Sunday and Faith) present when she was presented with the Life Achievement Award.
“Nicole knows that Connor is extremely loyal to his father, so she doesn’t expect him to come, but the invitation is there for both of them,” a supposed source said. New Idea in June.
‘It’s an event they have every right to celebrate along with the rest of Nicole’s family. Nicole is trying to limit her expectations, but she holds on to the hope that Bella will make it.
Bella, who was born Isabella, and Connor, are the only children Tom and Nicole share together, and the couple adopted their daughter in 1992 and their son in 1995.
The Hollywood couple, who married in 1990, divorced in 2001 and Tom now shares another daughter, Suri Cruise, 17, with his ex-wife Katie Holmes.
The Hollywood star was reportedly eager for the children she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise to attend, as she became the first Australian to receive “America’s highest honor (sic) for a film career.” In the photo: Isabella Kidman cruise
But despite hoping to have all four of her children together for the big celebration, neither her son Connor, 29 (pictured), nor her daughter Bella, 31, appeared at the event organized by the American Film Institute. (AFI).
Meanwhile, Nicole shares daughters Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, 15, and Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, 13, with husband Keith Urban.
Tom and Connor have occasionally been seen attending sporting events together, while Nicole has previously said she prefers to keep her relationship with her children private.
Little is known about Nicole’s current relationship with Bella and Connor, as they reportedly remained “loyal to her father” after she split from the Top Gun star in 2001, meaning they raised each other. in the controversial Church of Scientology.
Nicole has refused to talk about religion or her family ties in the past year, but is said to have been absent from many of her children’s life events, including Bella’s wedding at London’s Dorchester Hotel in 2015. despite living in the city at the time.
The Big Little Lies star has not been publicly photographed with her two eldest children since 2007 and was reportedly “devastated” after the couple failed to attend her father’s funeral in 2014.
It’s unclear where Connor and Bella chose to spend Saturday night, as the siblings are notoriously private on social media, but neither was photographed during the event where their famous mother made movie history.
Connor, who is believed to be “extremely loyal to his father”, Tom, 61, (right) did not appear to show Nicole any public support for her achievement.
However, her daughter Bella was seen liking her mother’s Instagram posts about the award before the big night.
In 2018, accepting her Golden Globe for Best Actress, the Nine Perfect Strangers star thanked her biological daughters and her second husband, Keith Urban, but did not mention Connor or Bella.
The actress rarely talks about the couple, saying she wants to keep the relationship private, but has spoken about how they “chose Scientology” and “they don’t call her mom.”
Even though Bella and Connor didn’t attend the Moulin Rouge actor’s big night over the weekend, the event wasn’t a total failure as she had the support of her husband Keith and daughters Sunday and Faith.
She was also accompanied by her sister Antonia, her brother-in-law Craig Marran and her niece Sybella Hawley.
Faith and Sunday beamed with filial pride as they stood alongside their mother, who wore a sparkling gold Balenciaga dress to the Los Angeles event.
Although Bella and Connor did not attend the Moulin Rouge actor’s big night over the weekend, the event was not a total failure as she had the support of her husband Keith, her daughters Sunday and Faith, her sister Antonia and niece Sybella Hawley. Everything in the photo
“Deeply touched by all the support I’ve been seeing and hearing from around the world,” Nicole wrote on Instagram with a photo From Stage.
‘Thank you to all of you and the @AmericanFilmInstitute for including me in this illustrious group of honorees. Now let’s have fun!’
Husband Keith paid a touching tribute to his wife and shared a photo of her on Instagram with the caption: ‘In a career that is still in full flight, tonight the @americanfilminstitute will honor my wife as the newest member of this extraordinary fraternity.
‘Babygirl, I’m so proud of you, and as much as I may sound like the biased husband, I’ll let the list of past honorees speak for me.’
He went on to list people like Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, and more.
The Australian actress praised the AFI honor as being “beyond my wildest dreams” when she was announced as the winner.