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    Nicole Kidman speaks out about surrogacy secret at SAG Awards

    The actress opened up on her brand new baby daughter for the first time, revealing she was desperate to share her happy news

    By Eleanor Young
    Published 31 January 2011 In News

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    The actress opened up on her brand new baby daughter for the first time, revealing she was desperate to share her happy news

    Proud new mum Nicole Kidman opened up about her newest addition to the family on the red carpet at the glittering Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, revealing she was ‘so excited,’ she struggled to keep baby Faith Margaret a secret.

    SEE ALL THE PICTURES FROM LAST NIGHT'S GLITTERING SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS!

    The A-lister and musician hubby Keith Urban welcomed the bouncing baby girl via surrogate in December, but kept everyone in the dark about their happy news until the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month.

    Now Nicole has revealed she was 'so excited' she wanted desperately to share her baby joy, but decided to keep little Faith under wraps until she was fully settled in at home.

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    'I wanted to be able to tell everybody because I was so excited about her,’ Nicole told E! presenter Giuliana Rancic.

    '[But] we just decided this was our thing together. It kind of just perpetuated itself.

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    '[And] it protects her and it protects everyone in the situation.'

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    Nicole also revealed all on how she and hubby Keith chose baby Faith’s name – in memory of her grandmother.

    ‘It's that southern double name,' she said, adding that Margaret was the name of her grandmother, who had her last child at the age of 49.

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