‘SO MOTHER’

Nicole Kidman Looks Ripped as Hell on ‘Perfect’ Magazine Cover

The movie star posed in Diesel and Glenn Martens on the cover of “Perfect” magazine, her arms flexed and ripped, revealing bulging biceps in a formidable pose.

For decades, Nicole Kidman has commanded our attention as a mesmerizing, Oscar- and multi-award-winning screen star. But on the latest cover of Perfect magazine, Kidman is photographed as we’ve never seen her before: her arms are flexed and ripped, revealing bulging biceps in a formidable pose.

Clad in a choppy red wig, micro-mini Diesel skirt, and sculptural pieces by the designer Glenn Martens, Kidman provocatively challenges our perception of her: generally, the actress appears on the red carpet looking blonde, elegant, and more or less conventional, but in these photographs, shot by the photographer Zhong Lin, she telegraphs assertive confidence that fits right into more contemporary modeling shoots.

As might be expected, the internet is really into it.

“Nicole Kidman’s Perfect magazine shoot is the death of me,” one tweeter intoned. “NICOLE KIDMAN IS SO MOTHER FOR THIS,” another intoned.

Kidman also recently wore an instantly iconic Miu Miu set on the cover of Vanity Fair, cementing her status as a late-in-the-game risk taker.

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Helen HolmesCulture Reporter

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