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While Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's split stunned fans, those close to the country star say it was a long time coming.

It "really hasn’t been a secret," a source told People , adding that the couple "have been living separately for a while now."

"People close to Keith felt like the split was kind of inevitable," the source claimed.

NICOLE KIDMAN, KEITH URBAN SEPARATE AFTER 19 YEARS OF MARRIAGE: REPORT

Insiders close to the couple said they had already been living separate lives, emotionally and physically, for some time.

"Their lives were moving in different directions, and once he quietly set up his own place, it felt like the writing was on the wall," another source told the outlet.

Neither Kidman, 58, nor Urban

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