Nicole Kidman says husband Keith Urban saved her from the 'great killer' of loneliness

Even Nicole Kidman battles with moments of total isolation.

The Undoing actress, 53, recently praised her husband Keith Urban, 53, for keeping her from feeling too lonely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"I have a very good relationship. It is a very soothing, comforting place for me to go, and he's a very strong, warm, kind man," she said in an interview with Glamour. "I'm very fortunate to have that in my life because it's a really strong place to be able to go and curl up."

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Kidman and Urban have been married since 2006. The couple share daughters Rose, 12, and Faith Margaret, nine. She also is the mother to Isabella Jane Cruise, 27, and Connor Cruise, 25, who she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise.

"And, this is a lonely world, right?" she said. "That's an extraordinary thing to have found, particularly later in my life. But it saved me, as well, which is a beautiful thing to have."

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Kidman referred to loneliness as a global "epidemic" and said she doesn't take Urban's unconditional love for granted.

"They say loneliness is the great killer," she said. "It causes so much pain and I've been lonely, and it is very, very, very hard. You see it in older people. You see it in young people. You see it now in this world. We can't even hug anymore. Loneliness is an epidemic. So, I am very fortunate to come home to him. My heart goes out to the people who don't have a person to go to now."

The Big Little Lies actress also detailed how her big family keeps her grounded.

"I said once, 'I prefer children to adults.' I like adults more now — not more than kids, though," she said. "I love being around children and we've got five kids living with me now because Keith had to go [to Nashville] to release his album. So, my sister moved in to help me while I'm filming, and we have three of her younger kids — she has six — living with us."

However, Kidman admitted her young children are also still getting used to COVID-19 restrictions.

"Our kids — because we travel, and we won't be apart — are used to having to learn online," she said. "But the social distance has been very difficult for them. They are working through the emotions. For a 12-year-old, it's about not being able to access friends easily. That's a whole thing which every parent will be going through."

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