Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman stuns in a skintight dress, smoking and dancing alongside Troye Sivan in his new music video for ‘She’s the Best.’
Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman has sent social media into a frenzy following her surprise starring role in Australian pop star Troye Sivan’s latest music video, “She’s the Best.”
The cinematic, raunchy visual features the 59-year-old Big Little Lies star embracing a gritty, high-fashion nightlife persona as she dances alongside Sivan, downs shots, and smokes on screen.
In the music video, released on Thursday, Kidman struts down a city street clad in a skintight black dress paired with an oversized glamorous black coat, leather gloves, and dark sunglasses while puffing on a cigarette.
Her destination is a dimly lit, high-energy nightclub where the 31-year-old Sivan is performing alongside a troupe of high-profile drag queens, including RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 winner Sasha Colby.
As Kidman makes her dramatic entrance, Sivan delivers lines describing the bold nightlife character she embodies: “She’s walking down the street with her little thin cigarette / Great smile, and a c-m stain on her dress / DJs from Wednesday to Monday / Don’t ask, she’s not taking any f–king requests.”
The track continues with Sivan singing about the chaotic charm of the nocturnal lifestyle: “Quick drag, a rouge cheek, a blush lip / Eyeliner in her waterline and some contour on her t-ts / Night owl and somehow an early bird / She kind of just stays perpetually tired.”
As the pulsating chorus takes over, Sivan repeatedly chants “that girl” before declaring, “Wow, that girl / She’s the best.”
Inside the venue, Kidman takes a front-row seat to watch Sivan’s performance while sipping on cocktails.
The dynamic quickly escalates into a flirtatious sequence as the Moulin Rouge! star motions Sivan toward her.
The two Australian stars proceed to hold each other close, dancing with their faces inches apart as Sivan sways behind the Hollywood legend, creating a visual that fans have dubbed an instant pop-culture moment.
Fan Reaction and the Celebration of the “Divine Feminine”
The unexpected collaboration immediately generated massive traction online, with fans and music critics rushing to celebrate Kidman’s bold appearance in the video.
Commentators across social platforms quickly crowned the track as a new anthem for pop culture enthusiasts.
Under the official video release, one top-voted comment read: “Nicole Kidman in a Troye Sivan video was not on my bingo card but I really love it.”
Another viewer praised the artistic union, writing: “And when the world needed him more than ever, he grabbed Nicole Kidman and said, ‘let’s show em.’”
Other fans applauded the visual representation of drag artists and Hollywood royalty sharing the screen, with one commenter labeling the release “an ode to women” and another calling the production a “diva worship national anthem.”
A separate viewer praised Sivan’s artistic vision, noting that the singer “managed to capture femininity in such an intimate, beautiful, and genuine light in so many different ways.”
From “Boy Erased” to a Voicemail That Changed Everything
The creative partnership between Kidman and Sivan traces back to 2018, when both starred in the critically acclaimed biographical drama Boy Erased, based on Gerrard Conley’s 2016 memoir.
In the film, Kidman portrayed the mother of a closeted teenager, played by Lucas Hedges, while Sivan played a fellow youth whom Hedges’ character met at a conversion therapy facility.
Reflecting on their connection in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Sivan spoke fondly of Kidman’s lasting impression on him, stating, “She’s always just been such a picture of the divine feminine to me.”
Sivan revealed that when he finished recording “She’s the Best,” he sent the track directly to Kidman along with mood boards and visual references for the music video.
The pivotal moment occurred shortly after, while Sivan was in the middle of a professional Zoom meeting.
An unknown phone number called his phone, which Sivan initially allowed to go to voicemail. “I let it go to voicemail, and then I see the transcription starts coming, it’s like, ‘Hi darling Troye, it’s Nic,’” Sivan recalled. “I slammed my laptop shut and just ended the meeting.”
That initial message paved the way for the duo’s high-concept collaboration. Sivan’s highly anticipated new studio album, also titled She’s the Best, is scheduled for a global release on October 9.