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Lenny Kravitz opens up about relationship with ex-fiancée Nicole Kidman

<p>Almost a year after Australian sweetheart <a href="/news/news/2017/02/nicole-kidman-secret-engagement/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nicole Kidman revealed she was engaged to Lenny Kravitz</span></strong></a> back in 2003, the rock star has finally broken his silence on what he thinks of his ex.</p> <p>“Nicole is amazing,” the <em>Are You Gonna Go My Way</em> singer told <a href="https://www.mrporter.com/journal/the-look/how-mr-lenny-kravitz-keeps-his-cool/2718" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mr Porter</span></strong></a>. “I have stayed friends with my exes, in most cases.”</p> <p>The 53-year-old added that he was excited when he heard that his daughter, Zoe Kravitz, would be reuniting with Kidman on the set of hit TV series <em>Big Little Lies</em>, which earned the Aussie star an Emmy as well as a Golden Globe nomination.</p> <p>“Zoe and she hadn’t spent time together since she was younger, since Nicole and I were together, so that was great,” Kravitz said.</p> <p>And Zoe was just as excited to reunite with her would-be stepmother, revealing she once lived with her dad and Kidman in Australia. </p> <p>“I hadn’t seen her in a long time before <em>Big Little Lies</em>, but there was a point where we were all kind of living together. I was about 13, and she would take me to see movies; she was so nice to me.”</p> <p>Lenny also remains good friends with ex-wife and Zoe’s mother, Lisa Bonet. </p> <p>“We were mirror images of each other, male and female,” he said. “It was quite extraordinary. I hope to have a great love again. I plan on it.”</p>

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Nicole Kidman was secretly engaged to this rock star

<p>She may be happily married to Aussie country music star Keith Urban these days, but 14 years ago, Nicole Kidman was engaged to another big name in the entertainment world – Lenny Kravitz.</p> <p>Chatting to <a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/389/10" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Edit</span></strong></em></a>, she revealed that was the reason she already knew her <em>Big Little Lies</em> co-star Zoë Kravitz. “It’s all in the family! I love Lenny; he's a great guy.”</p> <p><img width="498" height="245" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/33346/image__498x245.jpg" alt="lenny kravitz" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>After years of alluding to a “secret engagement”, this is the first time she has named her ex-fiancé. So, why didn’t it work out? “It just wasn't right, I wasn't ready – we weren't ready,” she told <em>Vanity Fair</em> in 2007.</p> <p>They met in 2003 after Kidman rented his loft in New York City. They dated for about a year, and it’s rumoured Kravitz’s song Lady was written about the Aussie screen star.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2017/02/devastating-news-for-tom-cruise/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Devastating news for Tom Cruise</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2017/01/nicole-kidman-parenting-challenges/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Nicole Kidman opens up about challenges of parenting</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2017/01/nicole-kidman-on-expanding-her-family/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Nicole Kidman sets the record straight about baby news</strong></em></span></a></p>

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