Nicole Kidman seeks to comfort the dying

Actress Nicole Kidman is training to become a death doula, a non-medical professional who provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals and their families before, during, and after dying.

The 58-year-old noted the idea "may sound a little weird" but she was inspired to help support people and their loved ones during their final days because of her and her sister Antonia's experiences before their mom, Janelle Ann Kidman, passed away in September 2024 at the age of 84.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Nicole said during a Silk Speaker Series talk at the University of San Francisco's War Memorial Gym on Saturday: "As my mother was passing, she was lonely, and there was only so much the family could provide.

"Between my sister and I, we have so many children and our careers and our work, and wanting to take care of her because my father wasn't in the world anymore, and that's when I went, 'I wish there was these people in the world that were there to sit impartially and just provide solace and care.'

"So that's part of my expansion and one of the things I will be learning."

The Babygirl actress isn't the only famous face to reveal plans to be a death doula.