Nicole Kidman checked in with Naomi Watts before accepting her latest role as Le of shriber onscreen wife while promoting the Netflix limited series the perfect couple Kidman 57 and shird 56 told Entertainment Tonight about their reactions to being cast together as Mr and Mrs windbury Kidman joked that she had to beg shriber to marry her the rayon ofan actor meanwhile said I heard a story that you asked Naomi first if it was okay Kidman confirmed that she did to which shriber replied isn't that amazing that's how close they are Watts 55 meanwhile confirmed that the big little Li star did get in touch with her about the perfect couple rooll we always check in we're besties Watts told Entertainment Weekly during the Toronto International Film Festival while promoting the friend that was very kind of her to do that watts and shriber were together from 2005 until 2016 they have maintained an amicable relationship since reuniting many times for their two kids Sasha and Kai Kidman and Watts friendship goes back more than 30 years when presenting Kidman with the AFI life Achievement Award in April watt shared that the pair met in the 1980s at an audition for a swimsuit commercial while waiting to find out who got the role they talked we covered everything what movies we loved what friends we had in common our parents schools part parties boyfriends teenage stuff what's called when they were told they were free to go after not getting the roll Kidman offered to cover a taxi ride home for Watts who had missed the bus she called Kidman the most generous person she's opened up her homes to me she's made me feel like part of her family she was like the sister I'd never had Watts added the friends appeared together in the movie flirting in 1991 and have remained close since Watts wished Queen Kidman a happy birthday on June 20th meanwhile Kidman attended Watts fun beautiful and deeply memorable wedding to Billy kurup in June the official synopses for the perfect couple reads Amelia sax is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Manet her disapproving future mother-in-law famous novelist Greer Garrison winbury Kidman has spared no expense in planning what promises to be the premier wedding of the Season until a body turns up on the beach all six episodes of the perfect couple are available to stream on Netflix