Nicole Kidman Says That Viral 2001 Meme Has Nothing to Do with Her Divorce from Tom Cruise: ‘That Was from a Film’

Meme Queen Nicole Kidman has set the record straight about an infamous photo.

In a new interview with British GQ, the Babygirl actress, 57, addressed a much-memed picture taken in 2001, around the time she finalized her split from Tom Cruise. The photo shows her walking down a street with her arms raised in an almost triumphant pose.

Asked if there’s any truth to the rumor that the picture was taken after the dissolution of her first marriage, the Australia native — who has been wed to country singer Keith Urban since 2006 —  told the outlet with a laugh, “That’s not true.”

“That was not me; that was from a film, that wasn’t real life. I know that image!” continued Kidman, who did not name the movie.

The Oscar winner also referenced the GIF showing her clapping with just the palms of her hands at the 2017 Academy Awards.

“I’ve also seen the one where I’m clapping like that,” she said, imitating the move. 

“’Cause I had a massive heavy borrowed ring on and it was really painful, and I was scared of wrecking the jewelry. Ha! There’s always something behind the actual images that go out there, right?”

Kidman said doesn’t mind all the memes that came out of her post-pandemic commercials for AMC movie theaters, urging folks to get back to the cinema. 

“Yeah, yeah. ‘Heartbreak feels good in a place like this.’ But I’ll do anything for cinema, so you can meme me as much as you want,” she said.

Kidman is getting awards buzz for her role in Babygirl, a drama about a sexually frustrated corporate exec who begins an affair with a much-younger intern played by Harris Dickinson.

“I felt very exposed as an actor, as a woman, as a human being,” Kidman previously told Vanity Fair of the role. “I had to go in and go out like, I need to put my protection back on. ‘What have I just done? Where did I go? What did I do?’ ”

Babygirl is in theaters Dec. 25.