Nicole Kidman checked with Naomi whats before doing the perfect couple with her ex LEF shriber that's how close they are Kidman and whats have been friends for more than 30 years Nicole Kidman checked in with Naomi whats before accepting her latest role as LEF shriber on screen wife while promoting the Netflix limited series the perfect couple Kidman 57 and shriber 56 told Entertainment Tonight about their reactions to being cast together as Mr and Mrs windberry Kidman joked that she had to beg shriber to marry her the Ray Donovan actor meanwhile said I heard a story that you asked Naomi first if it was okay kinman confirmed that she did to which shriber replied isn't that amazing that's how close they are whats 55 meanwhile confirmed that the big little Li star did get in touch with her about the perfect coule roll we always check in we're besties Watts told Entertainment Weekly during the tto International Film Festival while promoting the friend that was very kind of her to do that wats 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 what's friendship goes back more than 30 years when presenting Kidman with the AFI life Achievement Award in April what's 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 parties boyfriends teenage stuff what's recalled when they were told they were free to go after not getting the roll Kidman offered to cover a taxi ride home for wats 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 what's 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 whats fun beautiful and deeply memorable wedding to Billy crudup in June the official synopsis for the perfect couple reads Amelia sax is about to marry into one the wealthiest families on net her disapproving future mother-in-law famous novelist Greer Garrison winberry 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 as Secrets come to light the stage is set for a real life investigation that feels plucked from the pages of one of Greer's novels the synopsis continues suddenly everyone is a suspect