Ouch ... Nicole Kidman, plays cabaret singer Satine and Ewan McGregor plays Christian, in Moulin Rouge. Picture: AP Source: News Corp Australia
NICOLE Kidman has revealed she was so obsessed with having an 18-inch waist (45 cms) for the film Moulin Rouge that she broke a rib getting into a corset.
Speaking on the Graham Norton Show to promote her new film, Paddington, Kidman said she has never gone to such lengths to prepare for a role as she did for Moulin Rouge.
Painful part ... Nicole Kidman in 2001 film Moulin Rouge. Picture: Supplied. Source: News Limited
Tint Waist ... Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in a scene from the film Moulin Rouge. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied
“I hurt myself dancing in heels at three in the morning and I fell downstairs” she said. “I then re-broke my rib getting into a corset.”
“I had this thing that I wanted to get my waist down to 18 inches, which Vivien Leigh had on Gone with the Wind and I was just like, “tighter, tighter!”’
Scary role ... Nicole Kidman says she was nervous to sing in Moulin Rouge. Picture: Sue Adler. Source: News Limited
Kidman said preparing to sing on screen was also nerve racking.
“Moulin Rouge was really hard for me because singing is not something that comes naturally to me. It is so frightening to have to sing in front of people. I get terrified,” she said.
