SYDNEY, Australia (June 20, 2006) — Nicole Kidman, who is expected to wed Keith Urban this weekend, said she planned a “boring” 39th birthday with family Tuesday.
Kidman emerged from a luxurious harborside mansion to greet about 20 reporters and photographers who had brought flowers and sang “Happy Birthday” to her over the intercom.
“Thank you for the flowers and the singing,” she said, before posing for photographs. “It’s nice to be home.”
Asked how she planned to spend her birthday, Kidman replied: “Not much, dinner at home with mum — boring.”
Kidman said she was embarrassed by all the attention.
In a sweet gesture, Nicole sent bottles of water and a case of beer out to the presswith a note saying: “Enjoy! Nicole and Keith,” Access Hollywood learned.
And on the way to her mother?s, as Keith pulled outof the driveway on the wayto dinner, the couple still had todeal with an onslaught of flashes and bodies surrounding their car, Access found out.
Security has been upped surrounding Nicole?s home but flower bouquets were accepted all day. Birthday flowers or wedding congrats?
Kidman and Urban are reportedly staying in separate residences in the days prior to their wedding, which is expected to be a black-tie event involving a tight circle of friends and family.
Guests have been told to keep their schedules free from Friday to Monday, as they will be given only 24 hours notice as to the time and location, local media said.
It will be Urban’s first marriage, but the second for Kidman, who was divorced from Tom Cruise in 2001 after 10 years of marriage.
Her two children, Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11, are expected to arrive later this week, the Australian Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Kidman won an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in 2002’s “The Hours.” Urban, who is based in Nashville, Tenn., won a Grammy this year for best male country vocal performance for “You’ll Think of Me.”
As for reports of Nicole being pregnant, her reps insist that is not the case.
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