Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a> about Expats, the new Amazon Prime Video drama that she executive produces and stars in.<\/p>\nVery few actors have reached such dizzy heights of fame, and yet Kidman was warned she might never make it as an actor because of her height. \u201cI was told, \u2018You won\u2019t have a career. You\u2019re too tall,’\u201d recalls Kidman, who at the age of 13 was already 5ft 9in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember auditioning for Annie. It was a big call-out with hundreds of people. I didn\u2019t have an agent, I just turned up. My mum was like: \u2018Oh, please, do we have to? How long is this going to take?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to talk my way in to the audition because they were measuring you. I was over the mark! You had to be under 5ft 2in and I was 5ft 4in! I was like, \u2018Please?\u2019 And they let me in. But I didn\u2019t get the part. I didn\u2019t even get a call back \u2013 but at least I got to sing four lines of a chorus.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as being tall for her age, Kidman also had fair skin and red hair, so despite growing up in Melbourne and Sydney she didn\u2019t spend her days lounging on the beach but found solace in the theatre instead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI say I\u2019m 5ft 10 1\/2in but I\u2019m really 5ft 11in. I was teased and called Stalky. People would say, \u2018How\u2019s the air up there?\u2019 Now, I get, \u2018You\u2019re so much taller than I thought,\u2019 or men grappling with how high my heels should be.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I go on the red carpet, I get sent shoes that are always so high. I\u2019m like, \u2018Do they have a kitten heel? I\u2019m going to be the tallest person \u2013 a giraffe!’\u201d<\/p>\n