Nicole Kidman Felt 'Exposed' Making Erotic ThrillerBabygirl: 'This Is Something You Do and Hide in Your Home Videos'

Mar. 15, 2025

Niko Tavernise

Nicole Kidmanis preparing to debut a movie she put everything into.

“At some point I was like, I don’t want to be touched. I don’t want to do this anymore, but at the same time I was compelled to do it. [Director Halina Reijn] would hold me and I would hold her, because it was just very confronting to me,” she told the outlet.

“I felt very exposed as an actor, as a woman, as a human being,” Kidman said. “I had to go in and go out like, I need to put my protection back on. ‘What have I just done? Where did I go? What did I do?’ ”

Nicole Kidman on July 29, 2024.Mike Marsland/Getty

Mike Marsland/Getty

The actress told the outlet elsewhere in the interview that she still has not seen the movie and has not decided yet whether she will watch it at its premiere. “I’ve made some films that are pretty exposing, but not like this,” she said.

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Nicole Kidman on April 27, 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

After Kidman told the outlet about people who work on A24 and independent movies “sharing heart and soul” while making films, the actress appeared reluctant to explain what she took away from the experience.

“It’s personal,” she toldVanity Fair, adding of the project, “That’s vulnerable, but I’m never going to shy away from that to my dying day. I’ll place myself in a vulnerable position, and see where that takes me.”

source: people.com