Nicole Kidman talks about her mother's death: 'I wish my mom was here'

Nicole Kidman talked about missing her late mother Janelle, who died last month at the age of 84.

“It was hard,” Nicole, 57, said The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, October 23rd lioness Season two premieres in Los Angeles. “It's a hard road. I’m holding on.”

The actress admitted that it was bittersweet celebrating her career success without her mother to share it.

“I wish my mom was here,” Nicole told the outlet. “That would be the only thing I would say. Everything is going great at work, but I wish my mom was here.”

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The Big little lies The actress left the Venice International Film Festival early on September 7 to return to Australia after learning of Janelle's death.

Baby girl director Halina Reijn confirmed Janelle's death as she read a statement on Nicole's behalf during a panel discussion at the Venice International Film Festival. Kidman had won the film festival's best actress award for her role in the film.

“Today I arrived in Venice and shortly afterwards found out that my beautiful, courageous mother Janelle Ann Kidman had just passed away,” Reijn, 38, read on behalf of Nicole. “I am in shock and need to get to my family but this award is for them, they shaped me, they guided me and they created me.”

The statement continued: “I am extremely grateful that Halina allows me to share her name with you all. The collision of life and art is heartbreaking and my heart is broken.”

While Janelle is a cause of death, she is survived by daughters Nicole and AntoniaThe 54-year-old actor has not been made public, a representative for the Oscar winner said Us weekly At the time, Nicole was “heartbroken” by the news.

“The family is heartbroken and requests privacy at this time,” Kidman’s rep said Us in a statement.

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The sisters took to Instagram on September 12 to share a joint post thanking friends and fans for their well wishes during this difficult time.

“My sister and I, along with our family, would like to thank you for the love and kindness we have felt this week,” Nicole and Antonia wrote. “Every message we received from those who loved and admired our mother meant more to us than we could ever express. Thank you from our entire family for respecting our privacy and caring for each other ❤️”