Actress Nicole Kidman calls violence against women a 'shadow pandemic'


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Nicole Kidman says playing a domestic abuse survivor on 'Big Little Lies' had affected her personally. Photo: AFP

Actress Nicole Kidman said on Dec 22 that everyone had a role to play in ending violence against women and girls that has surged in lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Oscar-winning actress, who is a United Nations (UN) Women's Goodwill Ambassador, said her role in television series Big Little Lies (2017 to 2019) had strengthened her stance on violence against women, calling lockdown spikes in abuse a "shadow pandemic".

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