She’s denied it before, and she’s denying it again, but all signs point to baby number two for Nicole Kidman, Clare Rigden reports.
Dressed in a beautiful figure-hugging dress, clutching her belly and teasing photographers, Nicole Kidman was glowing as she walked the red carpet at the American Music Awards with husband Keith Urban.
With his hand protectively on her back, the country crooner carefully steered his wife towards the hordes of photographers eager to capture the shot that would confirm what everyone on the night was thinking – that Nic is expecting a baby.
The scene was reminiscent of Nicole’s behaviour in early 2008, soon after she had fallen pregnant with Sunday Rose, now aged one.
The similarities between Nicole’s presence then and now are striking – the newly voluptuous figure, the delicate baby-bump, Keith’s hand on her back, her glowing skin – everything seems to indicate Nicole has a secret. But one that won’t remain hidden for too long.
Rumours that the star is pregnant a second time began to circulate after Nicole, 42, was photographed with Keith at the recent Country Music Awards. Dressed in a tight L’Wren Scott dress, her ample cleavage turned heads – especially since, just days before, she spoke publicly about how much her body changed during her first pregnancy.
“They’re not very big, my boobs, so they just became normal size. I loved it!” Nic told the US magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal.
“I felt very woman. When you’ve had a slightly androgynous body for your whole life, having breasts is a nice feeling.”
The Home Journal pictures, along with the set taken at the American Music Awards, had reporters and gossip sites buzzing, with many believing they were conclusive proof Nicole is once again expecting.
The star has never made any secret of the fact that she enjoys showing a belly bump, believing it to be a normal and appealing part of womanhood. “I have a little bit of a belly,” she says. “It’s the one thing I don’t want to lose. I just like having some softness.”
However, that belly bump, combined with the fact she has cleared her schedule for the coming months, has increased speculation it may be something more.
