Nicole Kidman reunites with mother Janelle, 80, after eight months apart

Nicole Kidman has reunited with her 80-year-old mother Janelle after spending eight months apart due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, the Aussie actress shared two photos of her embracing her mother on social media.

She wrote alongside the sweet images: “Feels so good to be able to hug my mum! It’s been 8 months. I missed her 80th birthday but I’m here now. Love you, Mumma.”

Many fans were quick to comment on the beautiful photos, with one writing: “Love this Nicole.” Another added: “Truly beautiful.” While a third wrote: “Very special.”

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The Moulin Rouge! star had been isolating at her home in Nashville, Tennesse, during the pandemic with her rocker husband Keith Urban and their daughter Sunday, 12, and Faith, nine. Nicole recently returned to Australia to work on her new series Nine Perfect Strangers. The actress and her family self-isolated at their home in Australia’s Southern Highlands.

It comes a few months after Nicole opened up about missing her mother while she was isolating with her family back in the US. Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald back in May, Nicole said: “I would love to be able to have a cup of tea with mum and sit on the balcony and talk about life, and have her tell me what I should be doing”.

The actress said at the time while she’s grateful to have her beloved husband and daughters with her during the pandemic, not being able to hug and kiss, or even see her extended family back in Australia has been a struggle and she, like people right across the globe has been asking the question, “when do I see my family again?”

The 52-year-old said they kept in touch via video chat however, her mum, like many older people, had some trouble getting the hang of the new way of communication. Nicole claimed her mum isn’t a “zoomer” but is slowly getting used to using FaceTime.

“I’ve given her the right angle on the phone now,” she told The Sydney Morning Herald. “She’s like, ‘I don’t like this angle on my phone’, [so] I said, ‘you’ve got to hold it, mama. Hold it up high so you’re looking up’.”