Keith Urban appeared to abruptly end an interview after being asked a personal question about his wife Nicole Kidman’s intimate career moments — but sources say the singer did not hang up.
Keith Urban appeared to abruptly end an interview after being asked a personal question about his wife Nicole Kidman’s intimate career moments — but sources say the singer did not hang up
The 57-year-old country star was speaking with Australia’s Mix 102.3’s Hayley Max in the Morning on Tuesday, 1 July, when hosts Max Burford and Hayley Pearson introduced a game called Wall of Truth, and reports claimed after Keith abruptly ended the chat when asked about his wife Nicole Kidman’s latest raunchy sex scenes.
But a source has now told People: “Keith did not hang up, period,” a source told People. “He doesn’t host his Zoom interviews. This is a complete nothing burger.”
Hayley described the supposedly controversial chat show section that allegedly prompted Keith to hang up as a segment where they ask guests “a very tricky” and “deeply personal” question.
Max began it by asking Keith: “When I was coming up with something to ask you, Keith Urban, if you happen to play this game, the first thing I thought of, with your beautiful wife Nicole Kidman being on so many great movies, TV shows all the time… I watched a movie with her and Zac Efron recently, A Family Affair.”
Keith replied politely: “Oh yeah, that’s a good one.”
Max then asked: “And I thought, ‘What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV and radio?'”
Shortly after the question, Keith disappeared from the call.
Another voice on the show said he’d been “disconnected from Zoom.”
Max suggested: “I think his team hung up on us because they didn’t want us to ask that question,” adding Urban “doesn’t like the personal stuff.”
Max, however, appeared puzzled, noting Keith had been “smiling” during the interview.
The source told People Keith is a “very easygoing” interviewee and was not personally offended by the question. A representative for Urban declined to comment on the incident.
Nicole Kidman, 58, stars alongside Zac Efron, 37, in A Family Affair, released in June 2024.
In the film, the actress plays a widowed writer who begins dating Zac’s character, a self-absorbed actor employing her daughter as a personal assistant.
Nicole told People last year: “It’s really helpful when you’re doing this sort of work together that you’ve already got a history together, because it’s easy. You’re not working to create a history. So I’m not like, ‘Can I touch you?’ I feel incredibly trusting of Zac.”
Keith and Nicole married in 2006 and celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary last month.
They have two daughters – Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith Margaret, 14.
Nicole marked the anniversary on Instagram, writing, “Happy Anniversary Baby (red heart emoji.) @KeithUrban.”
In December, the actress told People Keith “still knows how to keep me on my toes”.
She recalled about a recent surprise dinner: “I like being asked out, which he still does. Seven nights ago, we went to dinner in New York. We love Japanese food, but I’m open (to everything.)
“I like not knowing where he’s going to take me. Surprise me, baby!”
