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Nicole Kidman flaunts jacked arms on magazine cover

It’s Nicole Kidman as you’ve never seen her … The Oscar-winning Australian actress has shown off her wildly jacked body on the cover of a magazine.

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Nicole Kidman has emerged on the cover of a magazine flaunting incredibly jacked arms.

The 55-year-old Australian actress cut a vastly different figure in a photo shoot for Perfect magazine’s third edition, which hits stands on September 1.

The Being The Ricardos star is seen wearing a tight-fitted halter-neck crop and mini skirt in the spread, with the publication honouring her with its ‘Perfect Icon’ award.

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Nicole Kidman has shown off her ripped figure on the cover of Perfect magazine. Picture: Zhong Lin/Perfect
Nicole Kidman has shown off her ripped figure on the cover of Perfect magazine. Picture: Zhong Lin/Perfect

The Oscar winner and mother-of-four was also flaunting an edgy copper wig as she flashed her biceps in a series of dynamic photos taken by Malaysian-Chinese photographer Zhong Lin.

Kidman is the magazine’s inaugural winner of the Icon award, after the brand was founded by British stylist Katie Grand in 2020.

The content agency turned magazine launched the annual awards this year, comprising of 23 nods, in a bid to recognise people who are “shaping contemporary culture.”

“At a time when the validity of awards ceremonies is in question, and the red-carpet spectacle of presentations is dominated by the awarding bodies and the presenters, we wanted to shift the focus back on those who we think deserve to be rewarded,” Perfect said in a statement.

Kidman has been making a hobby of posing for out-there magazine covers of late, after her photo shoot for the February issue of Vanity Fair made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

The veteran Hollywood actress was seen wearing a tiny Miu Miu mini skirt and crop-top, her impressive abs on full display as she stood between two golden gates, one leg cocked.

Nicole Kidman Vanity Fair cover – 2022 Hollywood Issue. Picture: Vanity Fair
Nicole Kidman Vanity Fair cover – 2022 Hollywood Issue. Picture: Vanity Fair

The cover was met with instant criticism online, with some fans calling out Vanity Fair for what they alleged was an excessive use of Photoshop.

Kidman later addressed the backlash in a conversation with Australian director Baz Luhrmann published by Vogue Australia, confessing she had second thoughts about the outfit after initially “begging” to wear it.

“I did walk away thinking, ‘What was I thinking?! That was ridiculous! What were you doing, Nicole?!’ And then I went, ‘Eh, oh well!’” she said.

“Cause you know that part about me where I’m like, ‘I’m just going to do what I want to do, ultimately!’ And just have some fun. And just commit, like really commit when I show up, do it. But there’s got to be some fun. And sometimes it’s going to work, and sometimes it isn’t. But I love the idea of being bold and not fitting into a box.”

Kidman is as busy as ever. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Kidman is as busy as ever. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Kidman, who has been nominated for 5 Best Actress Oscars in her sprawling career, is keeping as busy as ever in Hollywood, which notoriously favours actresses in their youth.

She’s gearing up to appear on the big screen in the blockbuster Aquaman sequel, which hits cinemas in 2023.

Meanwhile, she’s currently in production on a number of projects including the AppleTV+ animation, Spellbound, Amazon Studios’ new TV series Expats, as well as an untitled Netflix romantic comedy.

Originally published as Nicole Kidman flaunts jacked arms on magazine cover

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