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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Fly To Australia, Quarantine At Home

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were given special treatment upon their arrival in Australia from the U.S. on Monday morning (7/20). According to the Daily Mail, the couple, who flew…

Keith Urban And Nicole Kidman Fly To Australia, Quarantine At Home
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were given special treatment upon their arrival in Australia from the U.S. on Monday morning (7/20).

According to the Daily Mail, the couple, who flew from Tennessee to Sydney via private jet, were granted permission by the New South Wales Government to self-isolate at home instead of staying at a quarantine hotel for two weeks.

Most travelers must stay in state-approved hotels, but the couple were allowed to head straight to their mansion in the Southern Highlands. Despite being granted this exception, the pair must still spend 14 days at home in accordance with Australia's coronavirus rules.

The Urban's arrival in Australia comes after Nicole was given the green light to film her new TV series, "Nine Perfect Strangers," in Australia which will reportedly inject $100 million into the struggling local film industry by creating hundreds of jobs. Kidman will also star in the show with Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans and Manny Jacinto.

Cast and crew members flying from overseas or interstate will be made to quarantine in a hotel for 14 days upon their arrival in NSW.

Filming will begin on August 10 and will run for 19 weeks.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.