Nicole Kidman has set tongues wagging once again – and this time, insiders are wondering if her latest headline-grabbing appearance was anything but accidental.
The Oscar-winning actress was snapped slipping into rumoured beau Michael Reinstein’s sleek Ferrari after touching down in Los Angeles, just weeks after the pair first fuelled romance rumours during a dreamy getaway in Portofino. But while the photos looked effortlessly candid, plenty of Hollywood insiders aren’t buying the coincidence.
“Nicole has been in this business long enough to know exactly when she’s visible and when she’s not,” one insider spilled to Naughty But Nice. “When pictures this polished suddenly appear, people immediately start asking whether someone wanted them out there.”
And according to the rumour mill, the real target may not have been the public at all.
“Keith Urban was always going to see those photos,” another source claims. “Nicole is still carrying scars from everything that happened. She’s moving forward, absolutely, but that doesn’t erase the hurt overnight. If Keith catches a glimpse of her looking radiant, confident, and enjoying life with another man, nobody in her inner circle thinks that’s such a bad thing.”
If that sounds calculated, another source takes things even further.
“She hopes he feels at least a little pang of regret,” the source alleges. “It’s not about winning him back. That ship has sailed. It’s about making sure he realises exactly what he gave up. After everything she believes she endured, she thinks he deserves to feel that sting.”
Whether it was a perfectly timed photo op or simply a case of bad timing for an ex, Nicole’s latest appearance has Hollywood buzzing – and everyone is watching to see what happens next.
Who is Michael Reinstein?
Woman’s Day has taken it upon ourselves to do a little deep dive into the businessman, so you don’t have to!
Michael is the founder and chairman of Regent, a private equity firm founded in 2013 and based in Beverly Hills. Under his stewardship, the firm has built a large portfolio of brands, snapping up fashion labels including Escada, La Senza, Club Monaco and Bally, as well as titles such as Sunset magazine.
“Michael’s been a regular with the Beverly Hills set,” an insider tells Woman’s Day. “He likes to consider himself a kind of corporate ‘saviour’ and his company, Regent, is known for scooping up troubled fashion names like Bally and Club Monaco in the hopes of reviving them.”
The source adds: “Despite his flashy Ferrari, his house in Beverly Hills isn’t some huge mansion, but it’s super private and perfect for private love-ins with an A-list celebrity like Nicole. Expect to see her spend a lot more time in LA than Nashville – Nicole’s introduced this guy to everyone in her family now and having him pick her up at the airport instead of relying on her own security team shows how much she trusts him.”
