Keith Urban hangs up on Aussie radio hosts after an inappropriate question about his wife Nicole Kidman sent him over the edge
The Grammy award winner appeared on Mix 102.3's Hayley & Max on Tuesday to promote his upcoming High and Alive world tour, which kicks off on July 17 in Denver, Colorado.
The rocker was in good spirits as he chatted to the hosts, revealing that it's 'always a good time' performing in Adelaide, where the radio show is based.
However, when Keith agreed to play the show's signature game Wall of Truth, things seemed to take a turn for the worse.
The 57-year-old, who is married to Hollywood heavyweight Nicole Kidman, 58, was asked a question about his wife and her love scenes on the screen, which saw him promptly leave the Zoom call.
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'What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron, having these beautiful love scenes on TV?' Max Burford asked, which was met with complete silence.
The crew soon realised they had offended Keith, who had left the call.
'His team hung up on us as they didn't want us to ask that question,' one person could be heard saying.
'I thought we were vibing with Keith... Do we have beef with Keith Urban now?' Max joked.
Co-host Hayley Pearson felt bad about the interaction, pointing out that the musician probably doesn't like talking about his wife.
'He hates us. I knew that was going to happen,' she added.
Keith and Nicole marked nearly two decades of marriage in June this year.
The Big Little Lies actress posted a heartfelt tribute to the country star on Instagram to commemorate their 19th wedding anniversary.
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Nicole shared a sweet black and white photo of them sharing a moment backstage at one of his shows.
In the image, the Oscar winner can be seen with one arm draped lovingly over her husband's shoulders as he held her hand.
The happy couple, who share daughters Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith Margaret, 14, both closed their eyes as Kidman rested her forehead against Urban's head.
'Happy Anniversary Baby @KeithUrban,' she captioned the post, which received more than 25,023 likes in less than an hour.
Within minutes, the Somebody Like You hitmaker commented a single red heart emoji.
The lovebirds wed back in 2006 during a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in her hometown of Sydney.
Kidman and Urban married five years after her split from actor Tom Cruise, with whom she shares two adopted children, Isabella and Connor.
In 2022, the singer insisted that he and his wife are 'as normal as you get' on an episode of Jessica Rowe's podcast series The Big Talk Show.
He also spoke about the very first time they met at the G'Day LA event in 2005, saying he thought the stunning Hollywood star was 'well out of his league.'
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