Washington DC, April 19 -- Actor Nicole Kidman has opened up about the heartbreaking moment she learned of her mother's death just before taking the stage at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, calling it a deeply devastating experience, according to People.

During a conversation with Hoda Kotb at HISTORYTalks in Philadelphia, Kidman recalled that she was on an "enormous high" after winning the Best Actress award for her role in 'Babygirl' when she received the news of her mother Janelle Ann Kidman's passing in September 2024.

"I was about to go onstage and I found out my mother had died... I went right back to the room in Venice, got into bed and was completely devastated and thought, 'I do not know how I'm gonna move forward or function no...