Nicole Kidman Thanks Followers for ‘Love and Kindness’ After Her Mother’s Loss of life

Nicole Kidman is grateful for the help she’s acquired after the loss of life of her mom. 

The information of the Babygirl actress’ beloved mom, Janelle Ann Kidman, had died was shared by the movie’s director Halina Reijn, 48, on the Venice Movie Competition on Saturday, Sept. 7, when Reijn shared that Kidman, 57, left early as a consequence of a household emergency. Kidman was additionally absent in the course of the movie’s North American premiere in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

“My sister and I together with our household wish to thanks for the outpouring of affection and kindness we’ve felt this week,” Kidman started in an announcement by way of Instagram on Thursday, Sept. 12. 

“Each message we’ve acquired from those that liked and admired our Mom has meant extra to us than we’ll ever be capable of categorical. Thanks from our entire household for respecting our privateness as we maintain one another ❤️,” she concluded. 

Her tribute included three images of her mom. The primary was a solo portrait of a a lot youthful Janelle. The 2 images that adopted had been household footage wherein each Kidman and her sister Antonia Kidman appeared.

These near the star expressed their condolences within the remark part. 

Lily Rabe and Rose Byrne every left coronary heart emojis. 

“My deepest condolences to you and the household. I’m blessed to have been in her presence. Relaxation in energy,” Lenny Kravitz wrote. “I’m so sorry to your loss Nicole. Sending blessings to you and your loved ones ❤️,” Michelle Pfeiffer wrote.

“Sending a lot like to you each. So sorry to your loss. Your splendidly spirited mum can be missed by so many,” Naomi Watts wrote. “Hopefully she is now peacefully reunited along with your papa xxx love you.”

In Reijn’s assertion on Saturday, which was learn aloud on Kidman’s behalf throughout what would have been the star’s acceptance speech for greatest actress for her position in Babygirl, the director shared that Kidman had flown in to Venice, solely to search out out “shortly after that my stunning, courageous mom, Janelle Ann Kidman, has simply handed.”

“I am in shock and I’ve to go to my household, however this award is for her. She formed me, she guided me and she or he made me. I’m past grateful that I get to say her title to all of you thru Halina,” the assertion continued. “The collision of life and artwork is heartbreaking, and my coronary heart is damaged.”

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A rep for Kidman additionally confirmed Janelle’s loss of life to PEOPLE, including that “the household is heartbroken and asks for privateness right now.”

Kidman opened up about how her mom formed her profession in a 2020 interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.

“She’s given me the hearth to pursue the profession I’ve as a result of I’ve all the time wished to please her,” Kidman stated. “However she additionally carved her personal path and wished her daughters to have the identical alternative to carve their very own paths.”

“Mum didn’t essentially get the profession that she wished, however she was decided that her daughters would have alternatives that had been equal,” she added. “That’s given me my life. And he or she gave me my life, she and my dad.”