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Nicole Kidman had stuttering in childhood: when does the difficulty speaking require attention?

oglobo10 September 2026 at 13:35

Nicole Kidman publicly shared her experience with stuttering during childhood. At 59 years old, the actress revealed that the episodes were more evident between the ages of 4 and 6. According to her, she knew exactly what she wanted to express and was excited to speak, but faced difficulty putting her ideas into words, which took time to come out.

The experience with stuttering is still part of the actress's life. Nicole states that she occasionally still has brief moments of stuttering, but has learned to deal with them by taking pauses before resuming her thinking.

The actress's account draws attention to a frequent issue among parents and caregivers: how to differentiate the disfluencies expected during language development from signs that really need to be investigated and treated.

Stuttering is described in the article as an involuntary alteration of fluency that can appear at different stages of life, and Nicole Kidman's case illustrates how this condition can persist from childhood into adult life, even when one has learned to manage it.

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