Nicole Kidman and Her Father Antony Kidman At The 2005 Palm Springs Film Festival Gala Dinner In Palm Springs, California
Actress Nicole Kidman is escorted by her father, Antony Kidman as she arrives at the 2005 Palm Springs Film Festival Gala dinner in Palm Springs, California January 8, 2005. Reuters/Fred Prouser FP

After her father's death, Nicole Kidman, 47, said her husband, Keith Urban, has been a "pillar of strength" since her father, Dr Anthony Kidman, passed away on Sept. 12. Dr Kidman had visited his youngest daughter, Antonia, during a vacation in Singapore.

Nicole said that she was incredibly fortunate that she had managed to find an extraordinary husband. The man she was married to for eight years had been a "rock" for her and so "divine; so full of love and support," according to Hello Magazine.

As a clinical psychologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and a director of health psychology at the University of Technology Sydney, her father, Dr Kidman, was a well-known and beloved personality. He was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2005 for his sterling services. But his death was sudden and is still mourned by Nicole and her entire family. Keith has always given a lot of support to help comfort her.

Nicole and Keith have had to stand by each other all the time. Looking after their children, Sunny and Faith, has made her feel wonderful, and it has been a long time since she was able to spend time with her children—a six-year-old, a three-year-old and this "really, really, great guy. I'm lucky."

To Daily Mail, she said that just keeping together has been their priority. Keith is thrown into work but has the support of his wife and children. They follow him around all the time, she said. She pointed out that though they are both from the same country, in the same age and also had the same interests, they always repeated that they not only "loved" each other, but also "liked" each other. She felt that it motivated them to keep together a lot.

She has been heartbroken since she lost her father, but she was happy that her daughters would grow up being close to Keith. She feels that Keith is like her father. Seeing the two little girls climbing all over him and watching him take care of them, hold them and be there for them has made him a very important man in their lives.

At the moment, the children are just involved in "toys, fairy dresses, parties, school, reading, and baking" rather than their parents' lives, she feels. Currently, they are not involved in her career at all. Sunny's aspiration is to become a "party planner," while Faith wants to be a vet.

Her family's closeness, though, has kept her going. She said her father always taught her that "you just have to put one foot in front of the other. That's part of it," she said to Daily Mail.