
Actress Nicole Kidman, 39, and her husband of four months, country singer
Keith Urban, took a stroll outside of the Betty Ford Center in Palm Springs on
November 12.
Urban has been in an in-patient rehabilitation program for
alcohol abuse since checking himself into the center on October 19. Kidman also
dropped by on November 5 for a two hour visit.
The following day Urban
won the best male vocalist trophy at the Country Music Association Awards. When
Urban's name was announced, he received a standing ovation, and pal Ronnie Dunn
(of the band Brooks & Dunn) read a letter from Urban in which he thanked his
friends and family. ¡°I¡¯m pained not being there with y¡¯all tonight,¡± the letter
read. "To my wife, Nicole, I love you."
Urban, 39, is expected to be in
rehab for 35 to 40 days.
This is not Urban's first stint in rehab. In
1998, the singer checked into the Cumberland Heights treatment center in
Nashville, Tennessee, seeking treatment for cocaine and alcohol
addiction.