Kidman et Urban viennent d'arriver en Australie pour se marier.

L’oscarisée Nicole Kidman et son fiancé vedette de musique country Keith Urban ont déclaré aujourd’hui être rentrés en Australie en vue de se marier.

«Nous sommes heureux d’être de retour en Australie. Nous y sommes pour célébrer nos noces en compagnie de nos familles et amis», a déclaré le couple dans un commuiqué émis par la publiciste de Kidman à Sydney.

La télévision australienne a montré Kidman sortant d’un jet privé hier aux petites heures du matin, mais Urban n’était pas en vue.

La presse locale avait annoncé que Kidman et Urban prévoyaient de convoler cette fin de semaine à une église catholique près de la maison familiale des Kidman, dans la banlieue nord de Sydney.

Les parents de Kidman sont arrivés à la maison de Kidman aujourd’hui, souriants et heureux de voir leur fille, tout en refusant de révéler quelque détail que ce soit sur le mariage.

Un cordon de sécurité a été mis en place autour de la maison de Kidman à Sydney, incluant caméra de surveillance sur la grille avant et gardiens de sécurité dans la rue, histoire d’empêcher les paparazzi de prendre des photos.

Le couple a mis fin en mai à des mois de spéculation en confirmant les fiançailles. Kidman et Urban, âgés de 38 ans, ont tous deux grandi en Australie.

A Sydney, on parie déjà sur l'heureux paparazzo qui réussira à trouver l'endroit exact de leurs noces et à prendre des photographies qui vaudront de l'or... Tous à vos appareils !!!!....

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Nan, nan, la cérémonie est prévue dimanche après midi à la cathédrale St Patrick de Manly...

Nic's secret's out
REBECCA WOOLLEY
22jun06 - Manly Daily

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban will tie the knot this weekend at St Patrick's estate in Manly, the Daily has been told.

A well-placed source, who did not wish to be named, confirmed yesterday that the Hollywood actress and her country music star fiance would be getting hitched at the Gothic-style building on Sunday.

Rumours that Manly would be the location for this year's most talked about wedding emerged over the weekend and have caused a bit of a stir on the northern beaches.

Resident Jacqui Mordaunt, whose apartment overlooks Manly beach and takes in views of St Patrick's estate, came home yesterday to find a huge marquee being erected in front of the historic building.

She whipped out her binoculars and watched work on the marquee from her bedroom window before contacting the Daily with the latest developments.

``I reckon that (the wedding) is what it's for,'' Ms Mordaunt said. ``It's been a hive of activity.

``I have seen them put marquees up there before but never one that big.

``It's so exciting. I might invite some friends over on Sunday and have a party.''

Despite the strengthening rumours a spokeswoman from the International College of Management, which is housed in the grounds of St Pat's, played down the sound of Kidman wedding bells.

``It's not true,'' she said. ``We always have weddings and functions here.''

Manly Mayor Peter Macdonald said if Kidman and Urban did host their wedding at St Pat's it would be like royalty coming to Manly.

``My invitation must be in the mail,'' he said.

``I have not heard anything official but it's not something that the council would necessarily be told about.

``The local priest would have to make the necessary arrangement in terms of crowd control.

``It's exciting for the community, it's almost like having royalty.
``I wish them well.''

General manager Henry Wong said the council wished Kidman and Urban ``all the best'' for their special day.

``Now we'll have to clean up The Corso,'' he joked.

Urban's family and Kidman's two adopted children from her 10-year marriage to Tom Cruise, Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11, are expected to arrive in Sydney in the next few days.

Other wedding guests tipped to attend are actors Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts and Hugh Jackman, director Baz Luhrmann and News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch.

As reported in the Daily yesterday, rumours were circulating that the Sebel Manly Beach had taken a large number of bookings overnight which observers connected to the wedding.

Calls to Kidman's publicist, Wendy Day, were not returned.

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