Nicole Kidman’s pals ‘say Zac Efron is an ideal candidate’ amid Keith Urban split
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Hollywood power couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban shocked the world earlier this year when they announced their split after 20 years together. Nicole, 58, filed for divorce in September, despite sources suggesting that she was ‘fighting to save the marriage.’ (Picture: Getty Images)
However, with a new year on the horizon it seems like both parties are moving on — both personally and professionally. From Nicole flexing her fashion skills and co-chairing the 2026 Met Gala to Keith sparking romance rumours with none other than JLo, the Oscar winner has now been linked with a potential new romance of her own. (Picture: Getty Images)
An insider told Heat World that while she is ‘still grieving’ her life with Keith, and would take him back in a ‘second,’ it’s unlikely that her ex will return to their ‘happy home life.’ Because of this, the source claims that Nicole’s friends are encouraging her to switch gears and embark on a ‘hot fling with a younger guy.’ And, they know the ‘ideal candidate’: Zac Efron. (Picture: Getty Images)
The source revealed that there’s a ‘whole trend going on in her circle right now of powerful women quietly taking younger lovers’, adding: ‘It’s become this huge Hollywood secret that everybody knows about. They keep telling Nicole she deserves that same thrill and excitement!’ Nicole and Zac, 38, have worked together on projects including 2012’s The Paperboy and more recently in the 2024 Netflix film A Family Affair, where they got up close and personal. (Picture: Getty Images)
In the movie, Nicole played Brooke, a widowed best-selling author and mother to Zara (Joey King), an ambitious personal assistant to self-absorbed actor Chris Cole (Efron). When Zara quits her job, following Chris’s failure to promote her to assistant producer, he goes to her house to beg her to come back. However, when Brooke answers the door instead sparks fly between the two and a passionate, unlikely romance develops. (Picture: Getty Images)
While the on-screen relationship was purely fictional, the source claimed that now Nicole is single, she’s ‘looking at everything, and everyone, in a very different light.’ They said: ‘When they worked together, Nicole didn’t see Zac that way; she was madly in love with Keith.’ Adding that Zac is ‘incredibly sweet,’ they revealed that when Nicole was working with Zac she was always suggesting people she could set him up with, adding: ‘But now her friends are saying she should forget matchmaking and test the waters.’ They said: ‘The chemistry between them is clearly there, and right now what Nicole needs is to have a little fun.’ (Picture: Getty Images)
However, the source told Heat that ‘Nicole doesn’t want to jump into a relationship, especially not a public one.’ Rather, they said that it’s ‘time to have fun and get her groove back’ — with or without a partner. Metro has contacted Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron’s reps for comment. (Picture: Getty Images) Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
