Quick summary
- Nicole Kidman, 59, told Vogue Australia she is often late replying to texts and emails because she limits her phone use.
- She says she has “pretty stable mental health” as a result and chooses meditation over doomscrolling.
- The interview was reported by The Independent on 27 October 2026 and had friends and colleagues put questions to her.
- Separately, a Yahoo shopping piece drawing on Homes & Gardens praised the beige entryway she showed on Instagram.
Nicole Kidman says the secret to staying level-headed is simple: put the phone down. In an interview with Vogue Australia, reported by The Independent on 27 October, the Oscar winner said she is often slow to answer messages and does not check her email constantly.
“I’m just not that person”
The format was a Q&A in which people close to Kidman sent in questions. Shailene Woodley, her Big Little Lies co-star, opened the topic by teasing that Kidman is “terrible” on her phone and asking what she gets in place of constant scrolling.
Kidman laughed that Woodley is the same, then explained. She can be late with texts and does not watch her inbox all day. According to The Independent, she said that approach lets her stay “emotionally present” and keep “pretty stable mental health”.
She was candid that it takes effort. “I will choose to meditate rather than doomscroll,” she said, adding that she has doomscrolled herself and that it takes discipline to tell yourself not to. When life gets overwhelming, she said, she heads for nature to realign, and the phone is not the answer.
The no-phone bedroom rule
Her firmest rule concerns night time. Kidman said the phone never stays in the room while she sleeps. The trade-off, she acknowledged, is that she is not the first person to reply in every group chat, and friends can be annoyed when she misses a message.
She did share one small habit that helps: after reading a text, she swipes to put the blue “unread” dot back, so she remembers to reply later. It is a modest fix, and a relatable one for anyone whose replies live only in their head.
Rest, film sets and the snooze button
Troye Sivan, the Australian singer and actor, asked how she gets enough rest while working so much. Kidman credited her years on film sets, where long waits of four or five hours taught her to switch off. She described lying on a bed and zoning out with minimal thoughts as a form of rest in itself.
She was frank that sleep is still difficult because she travels a lot. But she said she can sleep until about five minutes before she has to leave, does not need a slow coffee to wake up, and has never pressed a snooze button.
Another Big Little Lies castmate, Alexander Skarsgard, kept things lighter. He asked whether he should buy a combined washer-dryer or two separate machines. Kidman’s answer: it depends on space, and with room to spare, go for separate units.
A beige entryway draws attention
Away from the interview, Kidman’s home has also been in the news. A Yahoo shopping feature published on 26 October looked at an entryway she shared in an Instagram post. It describes a tan Persian rug, a wooden bench, striped beige curtains and a pair of burlwood mirrors either side of a window.
The piece, which says it draws on Homes & Gardens, uses the space as an example of layered neutrals, a look it predicts will be popular in 2027. An interior designer quoted in it, Ellie Brown of Oak&More, advises mixing textures such as velvet and cotton without overloading a room. The article is a shopping feature and includes affiliate links, so treat its trend forecasts as commentary rather than news about Kidman herself.
What happens next
Neither source announces a new project or appearance. The Vogue Australia piece is a personal Q&A, so there is no schedule to follow. Readers who want to see more of Kidman can follow her on Instagram or check her official website. For more profiles and interviews, browse the Celebrities section of Modus Carry.
Frequently asked questions
What did Nicole Kidman say about her phone?
She told Vogue Australia she is often late replying to texts and emails, never has the phone in the room at night, and prefers meditation to doomscrolling. She links this to having “pretty stable mental health”.
Who asked the questions in the Vogue Australia interview?
Friends and colleagues, including Big Little Lies co-stars Shailene Woodley and Alexander Skarsgard, and singer Troye Sivan, according to The Independent.
How does Nicole Kidman handle sleep?
She says sleep is hard because of constant travel, but she can rest by lying down and zoning out, a skill she says comes from long waits on film sets. She has never used a snooze button.
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