A Dual Hyperbaric Chamber Meetup

The irrepressible, uber-talent Nicole Kidman rolls on with life, inviting writer Danielle Pergament to . . . oh let me quote the interviewer about instructions from NK in her email inbox:

“Danielle should meet NK…for a dual hyperbaric chamber session….” I reread it a few times, hoping it’ll become English. ChatGPT tells me to prepare for an enclosed, sealed chamber that pumps out pure oxygen while increasing barometric pressure until air pressure is increased two to three times. The goals (if you believe in that sort of thing) range from increasing oxygen levels in the body to fighting infections. This is next-level intimidation. Hyperbaric intimidation.

In Nashville . . . and Kidman is not a regular. In fact, NK has never entered a hyperbaric chamber.

“Have you done this before? Do you know anything about it? This is so crazy, isn’t it?” Kidman pondered the road ahead, then stiffened her spine to take the plunge. “Come on, Danielle! We’re doing this!”

There’s a reason why fashion story interviews typically happen separately from the fashion shoot. Can you imagine photographer Dan Beleiu [IG] getting a message that he will be shooting Nicole Kidman [IG] for the May 2025 issue of Allure Magazine’s beauty issue in a hyperbaric chamber in Nashville?

Beleiu is chill, but he also likes self-expression and movement in his images. How large is this hyperbaric chamber? Forget that Kidman is styled by Shiona Turini in 4” heels for her 5’10” frame. Add fashion from Balenciaga, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Schiaparelli and more . . . with jewelry from DeBeers and Tiffany & Co./ Hair by Evanie Frausto; makeup by Yumi Lee; set design by Lizzie Lang

Move Forward. Shut Up. Get On With It.

While Nicole Kidman’s life motto about moving forward may offend some younger women, it’s one Anne relates to.

In NK’s case, her career just does not slow down. Ever since she wore the MiuMiu mini skirt, remaining oblivious to the morality-infused angst of younger women that Kidman should act her age, the red head with bangs staring back at us has been on fire.

Pergament has no recollection of a time when the actor’s career wasn’t in high gear. Except that her latest pace seems to deny the force of gravity.

Nicole Kidman’s Recent Resume

She has finished filming the second season of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’, streaming this month on Hulu, in which she plays a Russian wellness guru who runs an unorthodox wellness retreat.
Kidman has been hosting screenings of her latest movie ‘Holland’.
In 2024, she starred in the Paramount+ series ‘Lioness’, the Netflix series ‘The Perfect Couple’, the movie ‘A Family Affair’, and of course, ‘Babygirl’, in which she played a CEO having an affair with an intern. Adding in the animated musical ‘Spellbound’ and the drama series ‘Expats’, Pergament’s calculator totals four films, four series, two years.
Her roles include being a writer, a teacher, a guru, and a universe-crushing businesswoman with intense sexual proclivities.

Forget Her Career. What’s With Kidman’s Red Hair?

As for what’s next, Kidman will star in and excutive produce a series adaptation of the Eliza Jane Brazier novel "Girls and Their Horses” for Prime Video.

On the Internet, all the talk is Nicole Kidman being almost unrecognizable in a striking shaggy red bob with blunt bangs. Most likely a wig, Kidman’s willingness to morph into new identities keeps the actor on the road of new explorations of her human-side self.

One has to assume that her proclivities for wigs also keeps her marriage to Australian and American singer, songwriter and guitarist Keith Urban at a constant slow burn. I wonder if any interviewer has asked her about her favorite characters in the bedroom. ~ Anne