Keith Urban didn’t leave his divorce with Nicole Kidman deter her duties surrounding her role in the reality TV series The road.
Competitor Billie Jo Jones explained to The daily mail that Urban, 57, remained very professional and focused on the task at hand while filming the series.
“You wouldn’t even know he was going through something because he definitely put personal things aside and was professional the whole time, which is what a true artist should be and should do,” she told the outlet of the experience in an interview published on Friday, October 24.
Jones said working with Urban was “a dream come true,” gushing that the country singer is “one of those people that really wants the best for you and really pushes you to be the best you.”
The roadexecutive producers Blake Shelton And Taylor Sheridanfollows 12 emerging artists as they compete to be the opening act for Urban. During the premiere episode on Sunday, October 19, Urban reflected on devoting much of his time to his career.
“It’s a calling, and you’re either going to do it or you’re not going to make it. When you wake up on a tour bus at 3:30 in the morning and you’re sick as a dog, you’re in the middle of nowhere and you have to play your fifth show later that night,” he said during the episode.
Urban added: “And you haven’t slept, and you miss your friends, and you miss your family, and you’re completely alone and miserable and sick — and you’re like, ‘Why am I doing this?’ The only answer can be: “Because this is what I was born to do.” »
An insider exclusively told We Earlier this month, Urban’s High and Alive world tour kept him extremely busy during the final months of his relationship with Kidman, 58.
“He’s everywhere, all the time,” the source said. “He’s been on tour since June and in Australia since August.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Francis Specker/CBS via Getty ImagesThe source continued, “They both spent a lot of time apart due to work commitments and lived separate lives. She and Keith weren’t on the same page.”
The road premiered less than a month after Kidman filed for divorce from Urban after nearly 20 years of marriage on September 30. The former couple, who share daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, developed a parenting plan that determined the girls would spend 306 days a year with their mother and 59 days with their father.
Keith Urban is experiencing a year of unforgettable change. Us Weekly confirmed in September 2025 that the “Somebody Like You” singer and Nicole Kidman had separated after 19 years of marriage. Shortly after, the Big Little Lies actress filed for divorce from her husband. “They had been quietly separated for a while now, but they needed […]
Despite their split, Urban still included a family photo with Kidman and the girls in a slideshow during his High and Alive World Tour stop at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 2. The image flashed on the screen as Urban performed “Heart Like a Hometown.” Urban concluded his tour in Nashville on October 17.
As Kidman and Urban’s divorce proceedings continue, a close source said We earlier this week than Big little lies The actress is “focused on creating new traditions with her daughters and keeping their home life as stable and loving as possible.”
“She’s moving forward in the right direction,” the source added. “She’s not necessarily trying to find her new normal through all of this, because they’ve been quietly separated for a while now.”
