Nicole Kidman looks ripped as hell on the cover of ‘Perfect’ magazine

Nicole Kidman looks ripped as hell on the cover of ‘Perfect’ magazine

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo by Perfect Magazine

For decades, Nicole Kidman captured our attention as a compelling, Oscar-winning, multi-time movie star. But on the last cover of Perfect magazineKidman is pictured like never before: her arms are flexed and ripped, showing off bulging biceps in a fearsome pose.

Dressed in a choppy red wig, Diesel micro-mini skirt and designer sculptural pieces Glenn MartensKidman provocative challenges our perception of her: generally, the actress appears on the red carpet blonde, elegant and more or less conventional, but in these photographs, taken by the photographer Zhong Linshe telegraphs an assertive confidence that fits right into more contemporary modeling shoots.

As you might expect, the Internet is really in it.

“Nicole Kidman’s Perfect shooting a magazine is my death”, a tweeter intoned. “NICOLE KIDMAN IS SUCH A MOTHER FOR THIS,” another intoned.

Kidman also recently wore an instantly iconic Miu Miu ensemble on the cover of vanity loungecementing his status as late in the game risk taker.

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Amanda P. Whitten