Keith Urban was devastated to have been left out in the cold by his daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, who publicly took their mother’s side in his divorce from Nicole Kidman.
Now, with tensions finally beginning to thaw between the pair, Keith is putting his all into trying to get back in his girls’ good books in an apparent bid to win his ex-wife back.
“Keith has big regrets over walking away from his marriage. He still loves Nicole and always will. And he’s starting to fear he should have stayed and worked things out,” a source tells Woman’s Day.
“There’s no doubt he’d go back to her in a flash if she’d have him. He thinks getting on the same page with the kids and making a big effort to nail co-parenting may be the best way back to Nicole’s heart.”
Birthday olive branch
Ahead of Sunday’s milestone 18th birthday on July 7, Nicole, 59, and Keith both shared gushing tributes on Instagram.
“Happy 18th my angel, you couldn’t be more loved,” Nicole captioned two adorable childhood snaps of Sunday.
Keith, meanwhile, posted a recent pic of Sunday from Paris Fashion Week. He wrote, “Happy birthday Munchkin. Love you. Dad xxxx.”
Surprisingly, Nicole also made the unexpected move of extending an olive branch to her ex.
“Things are still a bit sensitive between Nicole and Keith, but she did invite him to Sunday’s birthday party. It was a big step in repairing the situation,” the insider notes.
While grateful, Keith decided to organise his own special birthday lunch for Sunday and her little sister.
“There’s a real sense that things are calming down between them,” the source adds. “After a rough start, Nicole and Keith are showing up as a much stronger co-parenting team.”
Showing him what he’s missing
Indeed, their new-found ability to co-parent cohesively has strengthened the 58-year-old singer’s resolve to work things out with Nicole.
“He misses his beautiful family and he’s eating up every communication he has with Nic,” the source explains. “It’s given him renewed hope that all is not lost.”
Still, with his daughters growing up fast, Keith is focused on mending his relationship with his girls while he still has the chance.
As her modelling career soars – walking the runway at Paris Fashion Week on July 6 for her second consecutive year – Sunday is looking to relocate to New York.
“He knows Sunday’s ready to fly the coop so he’s relieved to get in some bonding time with her before then,” the insider says. “There’s hope that, over time, the girls will come to need and appreciate having their dad be available.
“He’s not letting his kids disappear into the sunset thinking he doesn’t care.”
On the same page
When it comes to Sunday and Faith, 15, there’s plenty Nicole and Keith don’t agree on.
However, they remain in firm agreement that they need their father in their life.
“Nicole was always close to her own father, who guided her through some tough times. As hurt as she is over this divorce, she knows Keith has a good heart and is a rock-solid dad,” says the insider.
“His input is invaluable – and she’s going to need him to play ‘bad cop’ as the girls get older!”
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