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In the new issue of Marie Claire, Nicole Kidman opens up about her using Botox and the rumors of plastic surgery as well as her relationship with Tom Cruise.

With a Best Actress Oscar nomination for new movie Rabbit Hole under her belt, and the recent announcement that she’s celebrating the birth of her second biological child – via a surrogate – Miss Nicole has a lot of things to be happy about but said that she couldn’t have done this in her 20s…

“I was a gypsy for so long, living out of a suitcase and sort of dragging Bella and Connor around with me,” she said, referring to her two adopted children with Tom Cruise, who are now 18 and 15 respectively.

As far as her relationship with Cruise? “That was a great relationship. It was great,” she said. “I think it ran its course. I was never seeking to be a celebrity. But I was prepared to do that for love. And that is something that is hard to do. It’s hard when you’re young. But I’m ready to give up anything for love, because ultimately, that is what you have.”

The 43-year-old also admitted that she found the high-profile marriage breakdown a struggle.

“I was really damaged and not sure whether that was ever going to happen again to me,” she told the magazine. “I certainly never thought I’d have a baby at 41. But we never know what’s around the corner.”

She said though that she’s so happy in love right now with her husband Keith Urban. And I believe it. More than I believe in Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ marriage. And as for the botox? She said she tried it and didn’t like it but has never had plastic surgery on her face, despite the rumors.