Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz were not just dating in 2003; they were secretly engaged. Yes, long before she became Zoë Kravitz’s onscreen confidante in Big Little Lies, she was nearly her stepmother. The Oscar winner and the rock legend were planning a wedding under the radar, dodging paparazzi by arriving at events separately, sneaking through back doors on film sets.
“He’s always here but nobody sees him,” an insider whispered (via US Weekly) from the set of The Stepford Wives. But by late 2003, the outlet broke the story that they were engaged. The silence was deafening until Kidman quietly confirmed years later, without naming names (via Vanity Fair):
And then I got engaged to somebody … but it just wasn’t right. I wasn’t ready. We weren’t ready.
Now, with her 2025 divorce from Keith Urban making headlines and Kravitz still single, rumors are spinning again.
How Nicole Kidman Met Lenny Kravitz: Everything They’ve Said About Each Other
Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz’s paths crossed in 2002, not at a Hollywood party, but through a property deal. Kidman, fresh off her split from Tom Cruise, was renovating her NYC home and needed a temporary place to stay. She moved into Kravitz’s West Village apartment, and by early 2003, the pair were quietly a couple.
Back then, both played coy. “She’s a nice woman,” Kravitz said (per US Weekly), brushing off the romance talk. When pressed further, he dropped a clue:
Sometimes it’s better to keep things under wraps. That’s the only way you have any privacy.
Meanwhile, Kidman’s rep teased something more:
They’re very close. He’s very important to her.
Years later, the truth came out. While promoting Big Little Lies, Kidman casually dropped jaws when she said:
I knew Zoë because I was engaged to her fatherIt’s all in the family! I love Lenny; he’s a great guy.
Kravitz followed suit, stating:
Nicole is amazing. Zoë and she hadn’t spent time together since she was younger, since Nicole and I were together, so that was great.
Later in 2018, he added:
Some things just don’t work … the wonderful thing is we’re all friends.
Even Zoë Kravitz weighed in, admitting (via PEOPLE):
I think she forgot that no one knew that. I hadn’t seen her in a long time before Big Little Lies, but there was a point where we were all kind of living together. I was about 13, and she would take me to see movies; she was so nice to me.
Kidman also has nothing but praise for her ex’s daughter.
Nicole Kidman Sparks Reunion Rumors With Lenny Kravitz Amid Divorce From Keith Urban
It’s been a rough season for Nicole Kidman. In September 2025, it was revealed that she and country star Keith Urban had quietly split after over 15 years of marriage. She filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, while reports suggest Urban is already entangled with 25-year-old guitarist Maggie Baugh. “Keith is refusing to come clean about what’s really going on,” a source told Globe, adding that “all signs point” to a new flame.
The breakup’s aftermath has been frosty, with one source telling Rob Shuter’s ShuterScoop:
They’re only speaking through lawyers. It’s icy.
So where does that leave Nicole Kidman? Possibly looking backward or maybe just around. A source told National Enquirer that her inner circle is gently nudging her toward Kravitz.
Nicole’s friends are telling her that the best thing she can do for herself is to start having fun again. And Lenny seems like the perfect person to help her do that!
There’s certainly precedent. As Kidman herself said in 2007, reflecting on the broken engagement: “I didn’t really want a relationship. I just wanted my kids to have me… it just wasn’t right.” But now, her kids with Tom Cruise are grown, and the timing might finally be right. “By all accounts, the red-hot chemistry they had has never gone away,” the source added.
Who knows where it could lead? Maybe at this stage in life things could work out for them long-term.
So what do you think? Is this a reunion in the making or just smoke with no fire? Should Nicole Kidman run it back with her former flame, or keep walking forward solo? Tap that comment section below and let’s hear your thoughts, theories, and spicy takes!
