Nicole Kidman and Daughter Make Bold Appearance at 2026 Met Gala
Nicole Kidman and her daughter, Sunday Rose, made a striking appearance at the 2026 Met Gala, drawing attention not only for their fashion choices but also for the apparent unity they displayed. The 17-year-old, making her debut at the event, was seen alongside her mother, with the pair presenting a united front amid the ongoing fallout from Kidman’s split from Keith Urban.
However, insiders suggest that the glamorous display masked deeper tensions within the family. According to a close friend of Urban, the couple’s public image is misleading. “They’re icing him out,” the source told the Daily Mail. “He feels disrespected and cast aside by his own daughters.”
Sunday Rose recently unfollowed her father on Instagram, and with her sister Faith Margaret, 15, also drifting away, the family rift has become more evident. “The Met Gala scene was very hurtful,” said an insider. “It was a public statement for Sunday. She’s definitely on her mom’s side. This public appearance is 100% a message of who she’s chosen.”
The source added that the Met Gala moment was “obvious” to Urban, though he still would have loved to be part of it. He admitted to feeling “FOMO (fear of missing out).”
Daughters Siding With Nicole Kidman
Some argue that Urban, 58, has only himself to blame for the growing distance between him and his daughters. Gossip has linked him to a string of younger Nashville musicians shortly after the split, a move that has apparently rubbed the girls the wrong way.
Last month, it was reported that the teens were refusing to meet their father’s rumored new girlfriend, Karley Scott Collins, 26. The apparent cold shoulder has fueled whispers that the girls are increasingly aligned with their mother in the aftermath of the split.
A separate source previously told the Daily Mail: “The girls are completely team Nicole, and right now, Keith is the bad guy. He loves those girls, but they are so angry at him and they’re blaming him.”
The growing divide has also played out publicly in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. In an interview with Elle Australia for its March edition, Sunday Rose failed to mention her rocker father while lavishing praise on Kidman instead.
“My mom is someone who has always been so creative and my biggest inspiration in life,” Sunday Rose told the publication. She added that her mother’s influence stretched far beyond work, gushing that Kidman was “a key part of everything I do.”
Social Media Activity Fueling Speculation About Family Tensions
Urban briefly reappeared on Sunday Rose’s Instagram following list just 24 hours after being unfollowed, the fleeting move only adding to speculation about the fragility of their relationship.
The first source told the Daily Mail about Urban: “He’s a man in a lot of pain. I’ve known him for 20 years. This is awful for him.”
As for the romance rumors said to have driven a wedge between father and daughters, they began swirling the moment Kidman filed for divorce. Whispers suggested Urban had already set his sights on a younger music industry star.
One name repeatedly thrust into the spotlight was Maggie Baugh, the 26-year-old country singer who joined Urban on tour last year and sparked chatter over her flirtatious on-stage chemistry with the star. The speculation quickly snowballed online, though Baugh’s friend, Alexandra Kay, later shut the claims down, insisting they were “absolutely not true.”
Then, in January, Urban found himself battling another round of gossip after being linked to Collins, who opened for him during his 2025 High and Alive world tour. Collins also firmly denied any romance, dismissing the reports as “absolutely ridiculous and untrue.”
Urban has not been seen publicly with Sunday Rose or Faith Margaret since the split in September, while he and Kidman themselves have not been photographed together since June.
Nicole Kidman Receiving Primary Custody in the Divorce Settlement
Under their January divorce settlement, Kidman retained primary custody of the couple’s daughters. She has the girls for 306 days of the year, while Urban is allocated 59, including Thanksgiving.
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Urban had initially pushed for “equal time” with his daughters, leaving Kidman reportedly “anxious and distressed that he wasn’t going to budge.” His current schedule sees him with the girls from 10am Saturday to 6pm Sunday on alternate weekends.
Sources say the arrangement reflects Kidman’s determination to keep her daughters close following the painful fallout of her first divorce. The actress famously split from Tom Cruise in 2001 after a decade of marriage, with the pair sharing custody of their adopted children, Isabella, now 33, and Connor, 31.
Both children ultimately chose to remain with Cruise amid their involvement in Scientology – a heartbreak insiders say still deeply affects Kidman today. With that in mind, Kidman has clearly closed ranks with Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, remaining in the family’s sprawling Nashville mansion – a seven-bedroom estate purchased for $3.5 million in 2008 – following the split.
Spending Christmas Apart Deepening the Emotional Strain
Urban, meanwhile, is understood to have relocated to a nearby residence last summer, with friends saying the reality of life away from his daughters has hit the country star hard. The new arrangement became especially painful over the holidays, when Kidman flew to her native Australia with the girls while Urban spent Christmas apart from his family.
The trip also coincided with Faith’s milestone 15th birthday celebrations in late December – another family moment Keith reportedly missed. At the time, a friend told New Idea magazine that the dramatic shift in family life had felt like a “gut punch” for the singer.
But according to a second source close to Urban, the country star is keeping his composure amid the storm. Even as Kidman and Sunday Rose’s Met Gala appearance grabbed global attention, the insider says Urban’s focus was firmly on his eldest daughter.
Sunday Rose turned heads in a strapless pink Dior gown, posing alongside her mother, who dazzled in a bold red sequined Chanel ensemble. “Keith saw his daughter in her dress and thought she was absolutely beautiful. Other than that, he didn’t feel upset that he wasn’t there neither did he pay much mind to how Nicole looked,” the second source said.
Keith Urban Reportedly Hiding Deeper Concerns
Still, behind the calm exterior, the insider suspects Urban’s stiff upper lip may be hiding deeper fears about the growing distance between himself and the girls. “Keith can’t be petty, because he doesn’t want Nicole mad or upset with him,” the source continued. “Someday they are going to go through different milestones, weddings, birthdays, and Keith will have to be there with Nicole. If he gets upset at their mom for everything she does, that will only roll down to them. He eventually wants some sort of relationship with Nicole. They are already separated, so there is no need to put more gas on the fire.”
The insider also insisted the couple is determined not to drag their children into their drama. While Keith and Nicole “may decide to be petty in other avenues,” they are “leaning on their kids more, because they want them to be OK” and are “refusing to use them against each other.”
The source added that the pair are mindful not to “add any more sadness to the situation” and are committed to shielding Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret from the fallout of their split.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for both Urban and Kidman for comment.
