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Nicole Kidman has opened up about her battle with a childhood stutter. The Oscar winner revealed that when she was younger, she would "try to speak and it wouldn't come out”. During an interview for Attitude with her Practical Magic 2 co-star Sandra Bullock, the Australian actress said, "I used to stutter when I was little. Sandra had no idea, exclaiming, "I never knew you had a stutter? How old were you?”. ”Um four, five, six. Through those ages," Nicole replied, explaining, "I would know exactly what I wanted to say and I'd be almost excited to say, but it wouldn't, it would just take time to come out.” The Moulin Rouge! star revealed that she still experiences a stutter now but has learnt how to manage it by stopping and pausing before speaking. ”Sometimes I'll have like a second or two of it, but I've learned a technique, and I've learned how to manage it," Nicole shared. ”Everyone would always say, 'Stop, pause, think about what you want to say and then say it.’" The 59-year-old admitted that her shyness may have been a contributing factor, revealing that even now she doesn't like "walking into a crowded restaurant" or "going to a party" by herself. ”I am very shy - really shy - I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness," she confessed. Practical Magic 2 will be released in cinemas later this week.
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