Nicole Kidman is speaking the truth about bad breath! In the latest episode of the "Las Culturistas" podcast, released on Wednesday, March 11th, the 58-year-old actress opened up about how she struggled to kiss her "Big Little Lies" co-star, Alexander Skarsgård, 49, after he ate a falafel sandwich.
"I'm like, 'No, no, no, Alex!'" she quipped. "'I'm meant to be into you and kissing you — put away the falafel now because the bad breath does not turn me on.'"
The "Perfect Couple" star went on to say that the taste and smell of a co-star's mouth were "very important" to her. She continued, "I'm sure [Skarsgård] did not eat a falafel ever again. I said, 'No more falafel. Not before you kiss, not before you make love.'"
Kidman continued on the topic, saying that bad breath was the ultimate dealbreaker for her. "I don’t think so honey, if you have bad breath," she said. "I cannot stand bad breath. This is a deal-breaker for me. You could be the most gorgeous guy in the world, and if you came at me with bad breath, I'm like, 'No.'"
She added, "If I say, 'Breathe on me,' and I have to recoil in disgust, I'm out. You could not offer me enough money."
Kidman also revealed that she was "relieved" when she lost her sense of smell after COVID since it was her most heightened sense. "Finally, I was free," she said.
Elsewhere in the podcast, Kidman discussed the famous person she'd met that smelled "the best ever," disclosing that it was singer Rihanna. The Australian actress called the "Umbrella" singer's scent "Intoxicating." "Like I will follow you around," she added.
Kidman's fun podcast appearance came after she broke her silence about her divorce from husband Keith Urban for the first time. "I am always moving toward what's good," she told Variety in an interview published on March 11th when asked if she was "doing all right" in the months following her separation. "What I'm grateful for is my family and keeping them as is and moving forward. That’s it," she continued. "Everything else I don’t discuss out of respect. I’m staying in a place of, 'We are a family,' and that’s what we’ll continue to be. My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women."
Kidman filed for divorce from Urban in September 2025; the former couple finalized their divorce on Jan. 6th. The "Practical Magic" star and country singer share two daughters: Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15.
