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The ‘Rabbit Hole’ actress and her husband Keith Urban recently announced the birth of their second child Faith Margaret, who was born on December 28 last year through a gestational carrier, and though the couple are much busier looking after two kids, they are delighted at how their elder girl has bonded with the baby.

Nicole said: “She’s so into Faith and she’s crazy about her. We really wanted Sunday to have a sibling, you know, so, so now we’ve got Sunday and Faith Margaret we’ve got our hands full! We’re really happy.”

Nicole and Keith, 43, surprised the world when they revealed the birth of Faith Margaret on January 17 and the 43-year-old actress – who also has adopted kids Isabella, 18, and 15-year-old Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise – revealed they kept the news secret to “protect” the newborn.

She explained to ‘Access Hollywood’: “We just decided this was our thing together. It kind of just perpetuated itself. And it protects her and it protects everyone in the situation.”

The couple also revealed the inspiration behind the baby’s name, admitting they needed a lot of “faith” that everything would go well in the pregnancy.

Keith said: “Just the way she came into our world – we needed to have every bit of faith we could muster.

“It was completely out of our control. We just kept saying, ‘We gotta have faith, we gotta have faith. She’s going to be fine.’

“And we just thought, ‘What a perfect name for her.’”

Nicole added: “Margaret is the name of my dad’s mother, my grandmother. She had her last baby when she was 49, so, she’s my inspiration.”

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban leave each other love notes.

The Oscar-winning actress and the country singer – who have a 20-month-old daughter, Sunday Rose, together – are keen to keep the romance in their marriage alive so write heartfelt messages and leave them in secret places for the other to find.

A source said: “Keith has left notes for Nicole under the pillow and in the shower but the most unique time was when he wrote, ‘I Love You’, on a skin of orange in the fridge.

“She’s not as creative and usually hides them in Keith’s pockets, music equipment and even his underwear.”

Keith has previously shown his romantic side by writing a song for Nicole.

The 42-year-old musician and his writing partner Rick Nowels penned the heartfelt track ‘Thank You’ – which includes the lyrics ‘I thank God for grace and mercy, and that you became my wife’ – and revealed Nicole was thrilled when she first heard it.

Keith said: “Rick’s music pulled this story out of me, which became quite a confessional – much more intimate than I might have written had I intended to write about her. It was very instinctual and very much from the heart. We did a quick recording of it, and I took it home and played it for her that night. I think she was very touched.”

The actress will visit Kenyatta Hospital and a school tomorrow and launch an initiative by UNIFEM — the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

Kidman is making the trip because a large percentage of Kenyan women have been physically abused. Kidman recently said Hollywood had probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects. She said: “I can’t be responsible for all of Hollywood, but I can certainly be responsible for my own career.”

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Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex objects.

The Oscar-winning actress said she is not interested in those kinds of demeaning roles, adding that the movie industry also has made an effort to contribute to solutions for ending the violence.

Kidman testified before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that is considering legislation to address violence against women overseas through humanitarian relief efforts and grants to local organizations working on the problem.

Asked by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., if the movie industry has “played a bad role,” Kidman said “probably,” but quickly added that she herself doesn’t.

“I can’t be responsible for all of Hollywood but I can certainly be responsible for my own career,” she said.

Kidman appeared before the committee in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Fund for Women, known as UNIFEM, to promote the International Violence Against Women Act.

“In the real world, the laws go unenforced and impunity is the norm,” she said.

The legislation has stalled in the past, but a sponsor, Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., said he and others plan to reintroduce it soon.

The Australian star told Congress that the U.N. women’s fund needs more resources. “We need the money,” she said.

Before the hearing began, a crowd of people lined the hall and around the corner to hear her speak.