Why is the viral photo of Nicole Kidman smoking a cigarette with Tom Cruise being shared at high speed on TikTok?

The Internet (re)discovers the Nicole Kidman of the 1990s. An old photograph of the 57-year-old actress, taken during the Oscars evening in 2000, alongside her husband at the time Tom Cruise, went viral on the social networks. In the photo, Nicole Kidman, in a gold dress, curly hair pulled up in a bun and a cigarette in her mouth, seems to be enjoying her evening. As for Tom Cruise, in a suit and with shoulder-length hair, he devours her with his gaze. A cliché which provokes strong reactions, regarding the apparently casual attitude of Nicole Kidman towards Tom Cruise: “He was so lucky to be alongside this woman,” commented a user. “I wonder if she ever loved Tom,” added another.

This is not the only photograph of Nicole Kidman to make the rounds on the Web. In recent days, the entire catalog of photos of the actress from the Getty image bank has gone viral on social networks. Internet users admire Nicole Kidman’s looks in the 1990s and 2000s, including her curly hair and glasses. “There is not a bad photo of her… Gorgeous as always”, “Her hair should be considered a wonder of the world”, “My favorite image of her is the one after her divorce from Tom Cruise” , we can read in the comments of a carousel of photos of Nicole Kidman on Instagram.

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Cult couple of the 1990s, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise regularly posed in front of photographers’ lenses during social events. Married between 1990 and 2001, the two actors adopted two children together, Isabella Jane, 32 years old and Connor Cruise, 29 years old. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman divorced in 2001 because of the singer’s commitment Top Gun in the Church of Scientology.

This separation had a profound impact on Nicole Kidman at the time: “When it stopped working, I really had to dig deep to find my way through the depression,” she confided to the magazine Who in 2012. Before adding: “I don’t regret having married Tom Cruise because he gave me Bella and Connor, and then we had a fantastic marriage for a long time.” Nicole Kidman has since rebuilt her life with singer Keith Urban, whom she married in 2006 and with whom she had two daughters, Sunday and Faith.