Nicole Kidman may now be living out her fairytale marriage with Keith Urban, but she’s not always been so lucky in love.

It’s sometimes easy to forget that she and Tom Cruise were married for eleven years between 1990 and 2001, and that the pair went through a messy divorce that dominated tabloid headlines at the time.

Though the years have passed the breakdown of their relationship makes for an interesting read, and there’s still new morsels of information coming out today.

Kidman recently opened up on one of the most emotionally conflicted moments of her illustrious career, one that served arguably her greatest victory amidst a whirlwind of turmoil and sadness.

Fans of the actress will be all too aware that the finalization of Cruise and Kidman’s divorce came just prior to her winning an Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours.

Cruise and Kidman had established themselves as one of Hollywood’s power couples in the preceding decade and their marriage saw them adopt two children – Isabella, 31, and Connor, 28. Sadly, after 11 years it came crashing down.