Good genetics undeniable play a major part in Nicole Kidman's enviable physique. But nobody looks movie star perfect without a serious amount of hard work. The 43-year-old actress put herself through her paces yesterday as she pounded the pavement around San Francisco Bay. Dressed in an all black work out ensemble the star huffed and puffed throughout the run as she listened to songs on an iPod.
The black leggings and tight black zip-up athletic jacket highlighted the Moulin Rouge star's slender and toned physique. She kept her face covered with over-sized black sunglasses and a black cap. Nicole has been staying in San Francisco while filming her next project Hemingway And Gellhorn, and HBO film about the famous writer alongside Clive Owen.
The drama is centered around the love affair between Ernest Hemingway and WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn, the second of his four wives, played by Kidman. Their tumultuous relationship and five-year marriage began when they met at a local Key West bar in 1936. They married in 1940 after romancing in Europe while Hemingway wrote his famous novel For Whom The Bell Tolls for which she was the inspiration.
Due to their busy careers - Martha was a World War II correspondent - the couple spent extended periods of time apart and they ended up getting divorced in 1945. Years later, both tragically ended their own lives - Hemingway in 1961, after struggling with psychological issues and Gellhorn years later in 1998 after a cancer battle and losing her sight. The all star cast also includes David Strathairn, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Molly Parker, Santiago Cabrera, Peter Coyote, Saverio Guerra, Diane Baker, Tony Shalhoub and Lars Ulrich.