SYDNEY, Australia (AP) – Although she has tried to duck the spotlight, Nicole Kidman’s every move has been followed by photographers, TV crews and fans in the days leading up to her marriage to Keith Urban.
On Friday, Kidman, Urban and some high-profile guests drove out of her waterfront property amid rumors of a wedding rehearsal. “The nerves are fine,” the Oscar-winning actress told reporters.
The fine points of the ceremony – expected Sunday night – remain top secret. But Kidman has been gracious and obliging, even sending out a case of beer for the paparazzi camped outside her harborside mansion Tuesday, her 39th birthday. (They sang “Happy Birthday” to her over the intercom.)
Kidman, who was born in Hawaii to Australian parents, and Urban, a country star who was born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, ended months of speculation shortly after arriving in Sydney on Monday.
“We are very happy to be back in Australia,” they said in a joint statement. “We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends.”
The couple are expected to be married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at a gothic-style stone church overlooking Sydney’s Manly beach.
Local media have predicted an extravagant, black-tie affair with a guest list that includes Kidman’s longtime friend Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and “Moulin Rouge” director Baz Luhrmann.
It will be the first marriage for Urban, 38, who is based in Nashville, Tenn. Kidman divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 after 10 years of marriage. She and Cruise have two children, Isabella, 13, and Connor, 10.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Selma Blair has filed for divorce from actor-writer Ahmet Zappa after two years of marriage.
Blair, 34, filed her petition Wednesday in Superior Court. The couple have no children.
Her screen credits include roles in “Cruel Intentions,” “Legally Blonde” and “The Sweetest Thing.” She stars in the upcoming “Purple Violets,” directed by Ed Burns.
Zappa, 32, is the son of the late musician Frank Zappa.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sean “Diddy” Combs, rock disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer and Barbara Walters have something in common: They will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Recipients for 2007 were announced Friday by Walk of Fame committee chairman Johnny Grant. “It’s a privilege to honor these performers,” he said.
The committee said it had reviewed more than 200 nominations to select next year’s 23 honorees.
The list of recipients, as ratified by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce board of directors, also includes Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jamie Foxx, John Goodman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Altman, Erik Estrada, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller, Dick Wolf, Mariah Carey, The Doors, Crystal Gayle, Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain, Tim Rice, Lily Tomlin and Stu Nahan.
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