--- title: Nicole Kidman Reveals She Was Once Engaged to Lenny Kravitz description: In a new interview, the 'Big Little Lies' actress let drop that she and her former boyfriend had actually been engaged at one point. canonical: https://time.com/4673217/nicole-kidman-lenny-kravitz/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-16T16:46:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T11:51:26.000Z og:title: Nicole Kidman Reveals She Was Once Engaged to Lenny Kravitz og:description: "I love Lenny; he's a great guy." og:url: https://time.com/4673217/nicole-kidman-lenny-kravitz/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f8a03ba5dd2e0a6/6988ba9ea988ca07926bb09c/nicole-kidman-lenny-kravitz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Hollywood Film Awards - Green Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nicole Kidman Reveals She Was Once Engaged to Lenny Kravitz twitter:description: "I love Lenny; he's a great guy." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f8a03ba5dd2e0a6/6988ba9ea988ca07926bb09c/nicole-kidman-lenny-kravitz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nicole Kidman Talks About That Time She Was Engaged to Lenny Kravitz > 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 [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:51 AM UTCPublished: Feb 16, 2017 4:46 PM UTC 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 [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:51 AM UTCPublished: Feb 16, 2017 4:46 PM UTC It turns out Nicole Kidman who will soon play up the drama on TV, was engaged to Lenny Kravitz for a bit. Kidman, who’s producing and starring in the [upcoming HBO series _Big Little Lies_](http://time.com/4665002/big-little-lies-santa-clarita-diet-reviews/?iid=sr-link2) about complicated relationships in a group of women, recently discussed relationships of her own. In a new interview for [fashion magazine _THE EDIT_](https://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/389/12), Net-A-Porter’s digital magazine Kidman revealed that her former boyfriend Lenny Kravitz was actually her former fiancée, too. The [notorious rocker](http://time.com/3689856/super-bowl-half-time-show-katy-perry-missy-elliott-lenny-kravitz/?iid=sr-link1) and leather-pants-wearer’s daughter Zoë, also an actor [and musician](http://time.com/4413387/listen-to-miley-cyrus-get-emo-in-new-stripped-down-lolawolf-single-teardrop/?iid=sr-link3), was cast alongside Kidman in the show—making for an easy working relationship between the two, given their shared history. “Well, I knew Zoë because I was engaged to her father. It’s all in the family! I love Lenny; he’s a great guy,” Kidman told _THE EDIT._ She and Kravitz [dated briefly back in 2003](http://people.com/country/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-lenny-kravitz-pose-for-photos-at-cmts/), after Tom Cruise and Kidman’s marriage had ended. Of course, the actor never ended up tying the knot with the rock star. Instead, Kidman found Kiwi country [singer Keith Urban](http://time.com/2882179/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-amazing-grace/?iid=sr-link1). And as for Zoë Kravitz’s opinion of her could-have-been step-mom? “\[Nicole\] can be quiet and shy, which is interesting because the beast of an actress that she is, is so loud and clear,” Kravitz told _THE EDIT._ “She’s so good that sometimes it was distracting. After every take I wanted to just stop and say, ‘Wow.’” Looks like there’s still plenty of love and admiration left amongst this group of celebrity friends. ## Transcript [00:00] In the interview with The Edit, Nicole Kidman revealed that [00:02] she was once engaged to her Big Little Lies costar Zoe [00:06] Kravitz father, Lenny Kravitz. Kidman and Kravitz [00:10] were linked in 2003 after Kidman split with her ex, Tom [00:13] Cruise. She told The Edit quote, well, I knew Zoe because I [00:16] was engaged to her father. It's all in the family. I love [00:19] Lenny, he's a great guy. In 2007, Kidman told Vanity Fair [00:23] that she was secretly engaged in 2007. But she didn't [00:27] reveal who she was engaged to. She said at the moment [00:29] quote, it just wasn't right. I wasn't ready. We weren't ready. [00:33] Kravitz and Kidman have remained pals, however they [00:36] hung out with Kidman's husband Keith Urban backstage at [00:38] the 2016 CMT Music Awards exchanging hugs and posing [00:42] for a group photo. 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