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Nicole Kidman shares the compliment she absolutely hates getting for one specific reason

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Updated 12:00 22 Feb 2025 GMTPublished 11:48 22 Feb 2025 GMT

Nicole Kidman shares the compliment she absolutely hates getting for one specific reason

She also opened up about times when she thought about quitting acting

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Babygirl star Nicole Kidman has opened up about how she feels when people use one specific word to praise her for working hard.

Working hard or hardly working? 2025 has seen the debate grow even hotter as many remain conflicted over whether to work as hard as possible in order to try and climb their career ladder or simply opt out of the societally prescribed idea of being part of the machine until you retire, instead choosing to work minimally and travel more.

Nicole Kidman? Well, with 2024 seeing the actor star in a whole host of releases from A Family Affair to The Perfect Couple and, of course, Babygirl, it would seem the 57-year-old has chosen the former - but there's a certain compliment when it comes to her dedication to work which she loathes.

Babygirl caused quite the stir - Kidman starring as a married CEO who embarks on a kinky romantic affair with a much-younger intern (Harris Dickinson).

Written and directed by Halina Reijn, the A24 movie saw Kidman's role praised as being one of her best yet, however, that's not to say it didn't take its toll on the star - the actor speaking out about not ever wanting to 'orgasm' again as a result of some of the intimate scenes.

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And it's this idea of the level of work ultimately taking its toll and that not being as widely recognised which Kidman addressed during an interview with TIME magazine.

Given the amount of projects she's churned out in recent years, Kidman revealed she's found herself being praised by some as 'a superwoman' but she admitted she 'hate[s]' the compliment.

Nicole Kidman starred in 'Babygirl' (A24)
Nicole Kidman starred in 'Babygirl' (A24)

Why? Well, the actor explained she doesn't feel like she embodies the term, explaining to Time she gets tired like everyone else, going on to describe herself as a people pleaser.

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Ultimately, praise such as 'Superwoman' - along the lines of similar compliments such as 'brave' and 'strong' - neglects to recognize just how much effort, energy and time - and, in Kidman's case vulnerability and orgasms too - go into working so consistently.

And in actors' cases, embodying a whole other character is particularly taxing.

However, that's not to say Kidman doesn't appreciate how much work she's had in recent years, reflecting on times when opportunities have been much more sparse.

Kidman has been called a 'superwoman' but 'hates' the compliment (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Kidman has been called a 'superwoman' but 'hates' the compliment (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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She admits she thought about quitting acting 'when there was nothing exciting or relevant coming my way, when there was massive criticism or bullying, when your self-esteem is shattered, when you’ve been hit with some massive loss or grief and go, "I don’t want to get out of bed. It’s too frightening."'

Featured Image Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association

Topics: US News, Nicole Kidman, Mental Health, Film and TV, Entertainment

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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