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It feels like Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidmanmusthave worked with each other some time in the past, right?
But though their paths didnt cross, their star trajectories followed remarkably similar patterns.
Their romantic relationships (Grant is dating Elizabeth Hurley) establish them as tabloid staples.
Late 90s:Intermission
Professional and personal crises.
Grant is arrested after soliciting a prostitute, and his first forays into Hollywood are discouraging.
Kidman undergoes the gruelingEyes Wide Shutshoot and suffers a miscarriage towards the end of her marriage with Cruise.
They both take breaks between movies.
Kidman throws herself into ambitious auteur projects likeMoulin Rouge!andThe Others.
In 2003, she wins an Oscar forThe Hours.
Early 10s:The Fuck it Years
A period of liberating experimentation.
Kidman gets great reviews for the tinyRabbit Holeand pees on Zac Efron inThe Paperboy.
(He also fathers five children by two different women.)
Grant embraces his transformation into a character actor with turns inThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.andFlorence Foster Jenkins.
He gets his own Emmy nomination forA Very English Scandal.
