Monday November 12, 2007

ACTRESS Nicole Kidman has revealed she once had a cancer scare – and now “never” goes in the sun.

The fair-skinned Australian star has medical parents – her father is a clinical psychologist and her mother is a nurse educator – and insists spending too much time in the sun damages the skin.

Her latest character, from upcoming film Margot, spends a lot of time outdoors so she made sure to wear large hats during shooting.
“I wore a lot of sunscreen,” Kidman told a US paper. “I never go in the sun.
“I’ve had one skin cancer on my leg, and I rarely get in the sun, so that just shows you. They cut it out.
“Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I’m very medical. I come from a medical family.”

She also said that when she was with Tom Cruise her life was all about work, but she now thinks about new husband Keith Urban before taking on a role.
“Now there’s much more reason to exist in the world without my identity needing to be through work,” she told USA Today.
“I’m just not willing to give up my life with my man anymore… He goes on tour and stuff, but otherwise we’re basically inseparable.”

She also said she is not too worried about making flops such as The Invasion and 2004’s Birth.
“Because time is so precious, you go, ‘I wish I hadn’t spent my time trying that.’ But you never know how something is going to turn out,” she said.
“You always strive to make a good movie. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. You step into something with the best of intentions and you hope.
“I think that kind of approach to a career, and a life, is the healthiest way to be. You just keep moving forward and try to view the world with compassion, yeah.”