Nicole Kidman turned to Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness during ...

'They were some of my best friends through that period': Nicole Kidman turned to Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness for emotional support during divorce from Tom Cruise

By Benge Nsenduluka For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:37 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 02:39 BST, 2 May 2019

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Nicole Kidman, 51, has recalled how Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness helped her overcome her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise.

The Hollywood actress, who had just wrapped filming on The Hours, turned to the couple for support when Tom, 56, filed divorce papers after 10 years of marriage.

'When I got divorced, Hugh and Deb were so much a part of my healing,' she told The Australian Women's Weekly on Thursday.

Support: Nicole Kidman, 51, has recalled how Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness helped her overcome her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise. The trio are pictured with Nicole's husband Keith Urban (2-R) in 2011

Support: Nicole Kidman, 51, has recalled how Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness helped her overcome her 2001 divorce from Tom Cruise. The trio are pictured with Nicole's husband Keith Urban (2-R) in 2011

'They were some of my best friends through that period.'

Like Nicole, Hugh, 50, and Deborra-lee, 63, were among a small group of

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