Ever since Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, the 58-year-old country star can’t stop the rumors about his romantic life.
When the news about their split first broke, there were unconfirmed reports about a fling with his guitarist, Maggie Baugh. Now, there’s buzz about a different rising country singer, who might be entangled with Urban, according to the Daily Mail. The outlet claimed that Karley Scott Collins, who toured with Urban this year, appeared “delighted and giggly in each other’s company” in a July 16 Instagram post.
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The duo posed arm-in-arm, their heads pressed against each other, with big smiles on their faces, backstage before a concert. Collins wore a leopard-print dress, and Urban had on an all-black ensemble with a t-shirt and jeans. A second snapshot showed them engaged in a happy conversation together.
Karley Scott Collins at The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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“Is this the real life…?? 🎶 somebody pinch me cause we’re headed back out with @keithurban this weekend and I feel like I’m dreamin’🖤,” wrote Collins in the social media post.
Like Baugh, though, there has been no confirmation or concrete evidence that an affair has taken place. Baugh’s pal, Alexandra Kay, even went as far as to go on record to defend the musician on the Oct. 22 episode of the Taste of Country Nights podcast.
“Honestly, I was heartbroken for them because the media scrutiny is insane and the things that people say … They’re like, stirring up rumors about Maggie Baugh, and I’m like, ‘She’s a good friend of mine and I know that’s absolutely not true,’” Kay said while reminding fans that Baugh has a boyfriend who she is “very happy” with.
TMZ was the media outlet that stirred up the affair rumors on September 30 when they reported that Kidman’s inner circle believed that Urban was “with another woman” and the news was “all over Nashville.” He didn’t help the situation by changing the lyrics to his song, “The Fighter,” and referencing Baugh. And of course, it just happened to be the single he wrote about out Kidman and the early days of their relationship — it was a messy moment for him.
Even though all of the affair reports are still unconfirmed, the stories have taken their toll on Kidman and Urban’s relationship as they navigate their divorce.
“It’s not icy — it’s frozen,” an insider told Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice Substack. “Nicole isn’t ready for a heart-to-heart, and Keith isn’t pushing it. Right now, silence is the most they can agree on.”
Kidman and Urban married in 2006 and share two daughters: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.
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