Sandra Bullock’s subtle dig at Keith Urban during interview with co-star Nicole Kidman

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Nicole Kidman burst into laughter after co-star Sandra Bullock's remark. Photo / YouTube
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Actress Sandra Bullock appeared to take a cheeky dig at her co-star Nicole Kidman’s ex-husband while answering a question during a joint interview.

Bullock was sitting next to Kidman when the interviewer asked her to give a piece of advice to someone who wrote in asking what to do when you hate your partner’s music.

“This is a tricky one ... Nicole?”

The actresses and the podcast host immediately burst into laughter.

Kidman and Whangārei-born country music singer Keith Urban, separated in late 2025, after 19 years together.

The cheeky remark happened during an interview the two actresses gave to the Therapuss Podcast, hosted by Jake Shane, while promoting their recent film Practical Magic 2.

Bullock appeared to imply that Kidman would be able to relate to the listener’s conundrum, as the person admitted they had to sit through her partner’s music demos despite not liking his work.

Amid the laughter, Bullock suggested the listener should say: “I feel what you are trying to say with your music is not something that resonates with me but I hope that it resonates with everyone else”.

“You have the right to make any music you want,” Kidman added.

Social media users overwhelmingly agreed that Bullock’s quip was a subtle dig at Kidman’s ex.

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— z 𓃬⎊ (@hwasaflwr) September 13, 2026

“Sandra’s messy as hell and I love her for it,” one person commented.

“This is girlhood,” someone else said.

“Sandra, the comedy queen that you are,” another person commented.

It is not the first time Bullock has shown her support for Kidman after her divorce from Urban, which the couple finalised this year.

In a joint interview with British Vogue, Bullock commented on Kidman’s life after her separation, saying: “It seems both of our mothers raised very independent women”.