Saw Nicole Kidman pretty close to naked in a movie recently (Eyes Wide Shut, 1999). Bikini panties and wee little bra. Very nice. Slender, long-leggedy beastie, but nowhere near a "walking skeleton." Nice abs (among other things). Started out with ambitions of becoming a ballerina, then took up acting.

As far as her acting is concerned, she generally manages to look different in different roles, and she plays the character she's portraying, she doesn't just play Nicole Kidman playing the character she's portraying (if you can follow that). That's something I tend to associate more with British actors (able to play a broad range of characters—see Judi Dench) than with Americans (usually keeping to a narrow range; e.g. John Wayne never played anyone but John Wayne), although within recent years, American actors are getting better at this.

Nicole Kidman is a lovely and talented woman, but I'm already married to a lovely and talented woman, thank you.

Don Firth