Keith Urban detailed a dark period in his and Nicole Kidman’s marriage during an emotional speech one year before their bombshell separation .

The country singer told AFI Life Achievement Award Gala attendees in April 2024 about the time he nearly “blew” up their relationship.

The “American Idol” judge, who wed Kidman in June 2006, explained that his substance abuse struggles came to a head “barely four months into” their union.

“My addictions … that I’d done really nothing about, blew our marriage to smithereens,” Urban, 57, recalled. “Four months into a marriage, I’m in rehab for three months.

“I had no idea what was going to happen to us,” he continued at the time. “And if you want to see what love in action really looks like, give that a whirl.”

Urban praised the actress, 58

See Full Page