Nicole Kidman.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Penske Media
Gilbert Flores/Penske Media
Nicole Kidmanis helping give back in a big way.
On Friday, the actress visited the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas auto show, where she helped raise $700,000 for the Florida-basedKristi Houseorganization.
During the show, Kidman, 56, assisted in auctioning off a rare 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, according to theLas Vegas Review-Journal.
The actress appeared onstage alongside Amanda Altman (the CEO of Kristi House, which “is dedicated to eradicating child abuse and child sex trafficking — working nationally on solutions, and locally to heal child-victims,“per their website) and Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson.
“I was here with my husband yesterday, and I heard about the car from this good man,” Kidman said from the stage, according to the outlet. “And I said, ‘Can I please come back and try to get extra money — extra money! — for Kristi House, because they do extraordinary work.' "
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Nicole Kidman raises money for charity at car show.Instagram/nicolekidman
Instagram/nicolekidman
The automobile first sold for $400,000 — but the buyer put it back up for bid after pledging the amount to charity, when it went for $300,000, for a total for $700,000.
The winning bid also came with four meet-and-greet tickets to one ofKeith Urban’s residency shows in Vegas, which Kidman reportedly offered up impromptu.
“He doesn’t know I’m doing this, I just threw it in,” thePractical Magicactress joked of her husband, according to theReview-Journal. “He’ll find out later.”
Kidman sharedfootage from the auctionto her Instagram Story on Monday, showing the moment the first buyer decided to donate the car back for a second bid.
“So much love for the people that donated $700K!” theOscarwinner wrote.
Nicole Kidman sees Adele (L) and husband Keith Urban perform in Las Vegas.Instagram/nicolekidman
Kidman alsoshared videosfromher time seeingboth Urban, 55, andAdelein concert in the Nevada city during her trip.
“Magical weekend in#Vegas! 🎉,” she captioneda celebratory imageof herself in the audience atAdele’s show, with confetti raining down around her.
Her Vegas trip seemed to cap off quite a month for Kidman, whocelebrated her birthdaylast week and, on Sunday, her17th wedding anniversary with Urban.
“Happy Anniversary my Love,” the actress captioned a steamyblack-and-white snapshotof the pair to mark the latter occasion.
source: people.com
