Marriage To CRUISE Gave NICOLE The Blues

(From The Hartford Courant -- By Pat Seremet)

NICOLE KIDMAN's marriage to TOM CRUISE wrecked friendships THE AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS had kept for years because her husband was so private, she told GLAMOUR MAGAZINE.
[Well, he sure busted out of that mode.]

Kidman was just 21 when she wed Cruise and struggled to stay in touch with pals back home because she became part of a different world.

She tells style magazine GLAMOUR -- "Part of me shut down, put up barriers and became very insular. It was very hard to keep friendships alive during that period."

Since the couple split in 2001, Kidman has rediscovered her childhood friends, and she's determined not to let them slip away again.

She said, "I've been able to keep my female friendships ongoing, which is so important. Recently, I went on a publicity tour and asked one of my oldest girlfriends to come along. Being together was like going back to when to when we were teenagers."