Why Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, Different Stars Are Turning into Dying Doulas

Forget the white mild on the finish of the tunnel — the very last thing you may see earlier than you die is Nicole Kidman’s face.

The 58-year-old Oscar and Emmy winner opened up at an April 18 History semiquincentennial occasion in Philadelphia about her latest coaching to change into a demise doula. “It’s very beautiful,” she advised the intrigued gathering at Marian Anderson Hall (the place, we should always most likely be aware, there have been additionally appearances by all 4 dwelling former presidents, together with two former first women — Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton — in addition to Tina Fey, Tom Brady, Garth Brooks, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon and Jason Kelce). 

“You have to be a certain personality to be able to do it,” Kidman went on about her second profession as an end-of-life information. “But I found out that I’m actually that personality. It’s very important to me.”

The Moulin Rouge! star and relentless AMC Theatres preshow pitchwoman delved even deeper into the choice, describing it, somewhat poignantly, as a response to a demise in her circle of relatives two years in the past. “I’d won best actress at the Venice Film Festival, I was about to go onstage, and I found out my mother had died,” she recalled. “I went right back to the room in Venice, got into bed and was completely devastated.”

The most exceptional factor about Kidman’s sudden profession swerve, although, is that she’s not the primary Hollywood artistic to take up demise doula-ing. Tony-winning actress Celia Keenan-Bolger underwent coaching in 2022, Hamnet director Chloé Zhao spoke publicly about her coaching earlier this yr, and Daisy Jones and The Six actress (and Elvis’ granddaughter) Riley Keough has been doing it since 2020.

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This story appeared within the May 6 challenge of The Hollywood Reporter journal. Click here to subscribe.