--- title: Nicole Kidman Talks About Alexander Skarsgard Emmys Kiss description: Nicole Kidman revealed what really happened after she was spotted kissing Alexander Skarsgard in front of husband Keith Urban. canonical: https://time.com/4983954/nicole-kidman-reacts-to-alexander-skarsgard-emmys-kiss/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-16T16:28:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:28.110Z og:title: Nicole Kidman Relives That Alexander Skarsgård Emmys Kiss og:description: "I kissed my husband too!" og:url: https://time.com/4983954/nicole-kidman-reacts-to-alexander-skarsgard-emmys-kiss/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt655ebed1567e31ca/6988e220096a94d8fc6a006d/gettyimages-849378478.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2531 og:image:height: 1424 og:image:alt: 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nicole Kidman Relives That Alexander Skarsgård Emmys Kiss twitter:description: "I kissed my husband too!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt655ebed1567e31ca/6988e220096a94d8fc6a006d/gettyimages-849378478.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nicole Kidman Had the Best Reaction to Reliving That Alexander Skarsgård Emmys Kiss > Sponsored content. 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HBO’s new miniseries Big Little Lies is full of intricate relationships, but off-screen there’s a special connection between two of the costars_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 16, 2017 4:28 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Actor Alexander Skarsgard kisses actress Nicole Kidman as he goes to accept Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Serier or Movie for "Big Little Lies" with actor during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Actor Alexander Skarsgard kisses actress Nicole Kidman as he goes to accept Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Serier or Movie for "Big Little Lies" with actor during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Kevin Winter—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 16, 2017 4:28 PM UTC [Nicole Kidman](http://time.com/4721757/nicole-kidman-big-little-lies-finale-celeste/) is setting the record straight about her [much buzzed-about smooch](http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/09/17/nicole-kidman-alexander-skarsgard-emmy-kiss/) with [_Big Little Lies_](http://time.com/4938836/big-little-lies-cast-at-emmys/) co-star and on-screen husband [Alexander Skarsgård](http://time.com/4946124/internet-reacts-to-alexander-skarsgard-at-emmys/) at the [2017 Emmys](http://time.com/4941761/2017-emmy-awards-what-to-know/). Tongues wagged in September 2017 after Kidman gave Skarsgård a friendly kiss on the mouth at the ceremony after he won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in _Big Little Lies_, with many on the Internet pointing out that Kidman did so while husband Keith Urban looked on. During an appearance on _The Graham Norton Show_, Kidman defended her choice to kiss Skarsgård in congratulations after Norton cheekily showed a photo of Kidman kissing her co-star. “I kissed my husband too!” she said. “I did kiss him \[Urban\]. But you’ve got to understand I did everything with Alex \[Skarsgård\]! I’ve got an amazing, supportive, gorgeous husband who I love more than anything in the world and I gave Alex a congratulatory kiss and he’s like a mannequin!” Kidman later took back part of her statement on the funny show, taking it all in stride. “I mean, not a mannequin! I’m done,” she said. Watch the full clip below. ## Transcript In the interview with The Edit, Nicole Kidman revealed that she was once engaged to her Big Little Lies costar Zoe Kravitz father, Lenny Kravitz. Kidman and Kravitz were linked in 2003 after Kidman split with her ex, Tom Cruise. She told The Edit quote, well, I knew Zoe because I was engaged to her father. It's all in the family. I love Lenny, he's a great guy. In 2007, Kidman told Vanity Fair that she was secretly engaged in 2007. But she didn't reveal who she was engaged to. She said at the moment quote, it just wasn't right. I wasn't ready. We weren't ready. Kravitz and Kidman have remained pals, however they hung out with Kidman's husband Keith Urban backstage at the 2016 CMT Music Awards exchanging hugs and posing for a group photo. 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