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Nicole Kidman, 57, says she had to pause filming ‘Babygirl’ because she didn’t want to ‘orgasm’ anymore: ‘I hate doing this’

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Nicole Kidman joked she was “so turned on” while filming her new erotic drama “Babygirl” that she had to temporarily hit the brakes on production.

In the kinky movie, Kidman plays a powerful businesswoman who risks her career and family life to have a passionate affair with her much younger intern, played by “Where the Crawdads Sing” actor Harris Dickinson, 28.

Nicole Kidman needed to take breaks during filming “Babygirl” because she was “so turned on.” A24 / YouTube
Nicole Kidman needed to take breaks during filming “Babygirl” because she was “so turned on.” A24 / YouTube
The Oscar winner admitted the intense sex scenes were a challenge. A24 / YouTube
The Oscar winner admitted the intense sex scenes were a challenge. A24 / YouTube

The 57-year-old Oscar winner said faking orgasms in her sexual scenes with Dickinson and Antonio Banderas, who plays her husband in the movie, sometimes became too much to handle.

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“There were times when we were shooting where I was like, ‘I don’t want to orgasm any more,’” Kidman said, per the Sun.

Kidman plays a businesswoman having a steamy affair with an intern portrayed by Harris Dickinson. A24 / YouTube
Kidman plays a businesswoman having a steamy affair with an intern portrayed by Harris Dickinson. A24 / YouTube

The “Big Little Lies” star took on the project to challenge herself, but the process brought moments that she wasn’t always ready for.

In fact, Kidman admitted that she would often say, “Don’t come near me” and “I hate doing this” during filming.

Kidman’s co-star Antonio Banderas plays her husband in the drama. AP
Kidman’s co-star Antonio Banderas plays her husband in the drama. AP

“I don’t care if I am never touched again in my life!” she joked.

Even Dickinson revealed in a press conference that he would tell the cast and crew to “go away for a second” when he needed space on set.

The upcoming film’s steamy trailer is already giving moviegoers a glimpse of what’s to come, with sexual tension spilling over the screen.

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“It was so present all the time for me that it was almost like a burnout,” Kidman said.

Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival for her role in “Babygirl.” A24 / YouTube
Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival for her role in “Babygirl.” A24 / YouTube
“There were times when we were shooting where I was like, ‘I don’t want to orgasm any more,’” Kidman said. A24 / YouTube
“There were times when we were shooting where I was like, ‘I don’t want to orgasm any more,’” Kidman said. A24 / YouTube

This isn’t the first time Kidman has pushed the boundaries with sexual roles.

She appeared in an orgy scene in the 1999 film “Eyes Wide Shut” with her then-husband, Tom Cruise, and played a prostitute who faked an orgasm to Ewan McGregor’s character singing a song in 2001’s “Moulin Rouge.”

“I’ve always been on a quest as an actor, I’m always going, ‘Where have I not been? And what can I explore as a human being?’” she recently told People.

The film hits theaters on Christmas Day. A24 / YouTube
The film hits theaters on Christmas Day. A24 / YouTube
Kidman is married to country superstar Keith Urban. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Kidman is married to country superstar Keith Urban. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Off the big screen, the mom of four is married to country superstar Keith Urban. They wed in 2006 and have two kids named Sunday and Faith.

She was previously married to Cruise from 1990 to 2001, and the pair adopted two kids: daughter Isabella, 30, and son Connor, 28.

“Babygirl” hits theaters on Christmas Day.

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