Four children, two former marriages and a family map updated beyond the headlines

Nicole Kidman’s 4 Children: Bella, Connor, Sunday and Faith

The count is straightforward; the current wording is not. Many profiles still call Keith Urban Kidman’s husband even though their divorce became final in January 2026. Others reduce Bella and Connor to speculation about religion or distance from their mother, while treating Sunday’s now-public fashion work as a childhood interest.

This guide separates what is established from what is merely repeated. Adoption and gestational carriage explain how children joined the family; they do not create a hierarchy. Adult public work can be described. Faith remains a minor, and the legal parenting plan does not justify publishing private routine details.

Nicole Kidman’s children at a glance

Bella and Connor are full legal siblings through adoption and share the Kidman–Cruise parent branch. Sunday and Faith share the Kidman–Urban branch. All four are Kidman’s children; “biological”, “adopted” and “born through a gestational carrier” describe reproductive or legal history, not closeness or legitimacy.

The ages are fixed to a review date because Sunday crossed into adulthood in July 2026 while Faith will not turn 16 until December. For another four-child family where legal routes matter, see George Lucas’ children. For a two-branch family with a strict evidence boundary, compare Denise Richards’ daughters.

How Nicole Kidman’s family fits together

Kidman married Tom Cruise in 1990. They adopted Bella after her birth in December 1992 and Connor after his birth in January 1995. The marriage ended in 2001, but divorce did not alter either parent’s legal relationship to the children.

Kidman married Keith Urban in June 2006. She gave birth to Sunday in July 2008. Faith was born in December 2010 through a gestational carrier; the parents’ contemporary statement described their gratitude to the carrier and confirmed the child’s full name.

Kidman filed to end the Urban marriage in September 2025. A Nashville judge finalised the divorce on 6 January 2026. The Associated Press reported that both were legally single and that a parenting plan covered their teenage daughters. “Former husband” is now the accurate label for both Cruise and Urban.

Bella Kidman Cruise: art and a low public profile

Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise, commonly called Bella, was born on 22 December 1992. Kidman and Cruise adopted her during their marriage. She is the eldest of Kidman’s four children.

Bella has lived a quieter public life than either parent. Her official BKC website presents her artwork and is the most direct current evidence for describing her as an artist. Older profiles also discuss training in hair and make-up and a clothing project, but those historical details should not automatically be phrased as a current full-time career.

Coverage of Bella often centres on Scientology and asks whether she is “estranged” from Kidman. Kidman said in a 2018 interview that Bella and Connor were adults capable of making their own choices and that her role was to love them. That supports respect for their agency; it does not reveal the frequency or quality of private contact in 2026.

A responsible guide therefore avoids two extremes. It should not pretend the public record proves constant closeness, and it should not turn absence from a red carpet into proof of permanent estrangement. Bella’s established place in the family and self-published art are sufficient.

Connor Cruise: selected credits and fishing

Connor Cruise was born on 17 January 1995. He was adopted by Kidman and Cruise and is Bella’s younger brother.

Connor had acting roles when younger and later worked as a DJ. Reporting from 2018 documented a shift toward deep-sea fishing, including tournament participation. Those facts describe dated public activity, not necessarily his occupation today.

Fishing photographs and a former booking page are weaker than an active professional biography. This guide therefore says Connor has a documented outdoor interest rather than assigning him the permanent title “professional fisherman”. It also avoids estimates of wealth, private residence and religious rank.

Like Bella, Connor is an adult whose beliefs are his own. Religion may explain why tabloids speculate about family relationships, but a family guide should not diagnose those relationships through church affiliation. The stable facts are his birth, adoption, parent branch and selected public work.

Sunday Rose: modelling and a 2026 adult milestone

Sunday Rose Kidman Urban was born on 7 July 2008. Kidman gave birth to her in Nashville. She is Kidman and Urban’s elder daughter and turned 18 in July 2026.

Sunday’s fashion work is not an inference from attending events. She opened Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2025 runway show in October 2024 and appeared in the brand’s 2025 campaign. ABC News documented both milestones.

In May 2026 she attended her first Met Gala with Kidman. Vogue identified Sunday as Kidman’s daughter and date, and covered her own look. That is meaningful current evidence, while still representing only one part of a young adult’s life.

The age transition matters. Sunday was 17 at the Met Gala and became an adult two months later. Profiles should not keep calling her a 16-year-old model, nor should they treat adulthood as permission to report anonymous claims about family tension following her parents’ divorce.

“Model” is supported by runway and campaign credits. Claims about acting ambitions, exclusive contracts or future education require their own evidence and should stay dated when used.

Faith Margaret: a minor with a clear birth record

Faith Margaret Kidman Urban was born on 28 December 2010. A gestational carrier gave birth to her in Nashville. The parents called her their biological child in their contemporary announcement.

Gestational carrier is more precise than using “surrogate” as though every arrangement is the same. It means another person carried the pregnancy; the statement identified Kidman and Urban as Faith’s parents.

Faith has attended selected public family events, including the 2024 AFI tribute to Kidman. An appearance confirms presence, not a career. She remains 15 on the review date, and no school, schedule, personality or professional path is assigned.

This restraint is especially important after a public divorce. A court schedule may be reported in broad terms by reliable news organisations, but reproducing exact day allocations adds little to a child-focused profile. The useful update is that both parents remain her parents and Kidman was designated the primary residential parent.

Who are the fathers of Nicole Kidman’s children?

Tom Cruise is not Sunday or Faith’s father. Keith Urban is not Bella or Connor’s adoptive father. Kidman is the parent connecting all four children.

Using the children’s surnames as a shortcut can also mislead. Bella’s public brand uses Kidman Cruise. Sunday and Faith’s full names use Kidman Urban. Surnames preserve both parent connections; they do not update automatically when adults divorce.

What changed in January 2026?

The legal status changed: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban became divorced and legally single on 6 January 2026 after 19 years of marriage. AP reported that Kidman filed in September 2025 and that property and parenting issues were settled before the final hearing.

The child count did not change. Sunday and Faith remain the former couple’s daughters. Bella and Connor remain Kidman’s children from her earlier marriage to Cruise.

Profiles that merely change “husband” to “ex” but leave old ages, old modelling status and speculative relationship claims still fail the reader. A genuine update has to follow the consequences across the whole family map.

Adoption, gestational carriage and family language

Search results often divide Kidman’s family into “adopted children” and “biological daughters” as though those labels answer who belongs. They only describe different routes. Bella and Connor became Kidman and Cruise’s children through adoption. Kidman gave birth to Sunday. A gestational carrier carried Faith, whom Kidman and Urban identified as their biological child.

Those details matter when the question is reproductive history or family mapping. They should not be repeated as qualifiers every time a child is named. In ordinary family language, all four are Kidman’s children.

The same care applies to “estranged”. It is a strong relationship claim that cannot be proven by event attendance or the gap between public photographs. Kidman’s stated respect for Bella and Connor’s adult choices is attributable; the present frequency of private contact is not public knowledge.

For Sunday and Faith, their parents’ divorce creates another wording trap. “Primary residential parent” is a legal-plan term reported by AP. It does not mean Urban stopped being a parent, and it does not justify ranking parental love from a day count.

Nicole Kidman family timeline

Browse the KidsCo Celebrity hub for more current profiles. For another family in which a public career belongs to an adult child rather than being assumed from a famous parent, read George Lucas’ children.

Questions people ask about Nicole Kidman’s children

How many children does Nicole Kidman have?

Nicole Kidman has four children: Bella, Connor, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret.

Which of Nicole Kidman’s children are adopted?

Kidman and Tom Cruise adopted Bella and Connor during their marriage.

Who are the fathers of Nicole Kidman’s children?

Tom Cruise is the father of Bella and Connor through adoption. Keith Urban is the father of Sunday and Faith.

Are Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban still married?

No. A Nashville judge finalised their divorce on 6 January 2026, making both legally single.

What does Sunday Rose do?

Sunday has verified modelling credits: she debuted on the Miu Miu runway in 2024, appeared in its 2025 campaign and attended her first Met Gala in 2026.

Was Faith born through a surrogate?

Faith Margaret was born through a gestational carrier on 28 December 2010, according to her parents’ contemporary announcement.

Sources and further reading

1. Associated Press: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s 6 January 2026 divorce.
2. ABC News: contemporary Faith Margaret birth announcement and gestational-carrier statement.
3. ABC Australia: contemporary Sunday Rose birth report.
4. ABC News: Sunday Rose’s October 2024 runway debut.
5. ABC News: Sunday Rose’s 2025 campaign.
6. Vogue: Sunday Rose and Nicole Kidman at the 2026 Met Gala.
7. BKC: Bella Kidman Cruise’s official art website.
8. The Guardian: 2018 Nicole Kidman interview context.

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By Kristine Bowman and KidsCo Editorial Team

KidsCo family profiles use contemporary reporting, first-person interviews and current institutional records. Dates and present-day roles are checked at the stated review date, and children’s private lives are not filled in from fan pages or people-search databases.

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