Nicole Kidman gets the most tragic news while she attends Venice for prestigious award
The renowned actress was scheduled to accept an acting award at Venice Film Festival but she had to go back to Australia due to terrible news
Things seemed to be going fantastic for actress Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival but tragedy just struck her before getting a acting award for her performance in the film ‘Baby Girl’ that she arrived to promote at the event. She was expected to go on stage and accept the award that honors this performance but she wasn’t present when it happened. The Academy Award winner received the news of a tragedy that struck her family on Saturda. Her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman passed away at the age of 83. Kidman released a statement where she confirms the terrible news and had to leave Italy at once to be with her family.
Nicole Kidman had always spoken wonders about her mother, who was a nurse and always supported her career as an actress in Hollywood. Kidman is already on her way to her native country to mourn the passing of her mother. She wrote the following statement: “Today I arrived in Venice to learn shortly thereafter that my beautiful, brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, has just passed. I’m in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her. She shaped me, she guided me, and she made me. I’m beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina. The collision of art and life is heartbreaking, and my heart is broken.”
When the award was given to Nicole Kidman for her performance in the film, director Halina Reijin accepted the award on her behalf. Kidman’s mother was not only a lifelong nursing instructor but she was also a member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, an Australian feminist group. Kidman’s father Antony passed away in 2014. Nicola has a sister Antonia, who is a journalist. To those who want to know what happened with Janelle Ann Kidman, she passed away at the age of 83 due to natural causes.