NICOLE Kidman and Rebecca Gibney have topped a list of the 10 most influential celebrity mothers in Australia in a survey of more than 2000 people.

The study was carried out by brand, media and communications researchers Millward Brown, who measure how well celebrities are liked and how much they are talked about online and offline.

An overall “Cebra” score is produced, indicating to the celebrity’s attractiveness to marketers.

“This is a list of mothers who could most influence buyer-behaviour,” company account director Hannah McHard, said.

“Nicole Kidman tops the list because she is seen as clever and sensible; she has been through a lot and her strength of character is something that many mothers would identify with.”

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It’s Nicole’s 44th birthday in just over a month, and this year we want to say a really big Happy Birthday to her! Her hugely successful past 12 months, coupled with the fact that she now has an official site and Facebook page, makes this the ideal year to do another Birthday Project here at Nicole’s Magic. So I decided to put something together here, with the help of my friend Celyn who made us a super-pretty layout, and it is now up. Click the graphic below, or on the permanent link on the sidebar, to view, find out more about, and take part in our Birthday Project!

The plan is for you, the fans, to submit your birthday messages and graphics to Nicole, and we will then post the link to the project on her site and Facebook page, in the hope that she will see it, or someone will see it and pass it on to her. Seeing as how her fanmail address doesn’t appear to work anymore, it seemed doing this all online and posting it to her official pages would be the best bet in getting her to see it.

So, let’s not disappoint her – it would be fantastic to have a lot of entries, so get your thinking caps on and submit your message, and spread the word about our project so we can get as many Nicole fans involved as possible!

We will wait and see if this actually does start filming this spring! If it does, I guess Nicole will be going into it almost straight after Hemingway finishes filming this week…

Stoker (Thriller) While mourning the death of her father, a young girl meets a man who claims to be her uncle. When people start disappearing in her town, she suspects he might be responsible. Starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, and Mia Wasikowska. Casting: Brehan Fitzgerald, Twentieth Century Fox Feature Casting, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bldg. 12, Rm. 201, L.A., CA 90035. Shoots in the spring.

- backstage.com

The ‘Moulin Rouge’ At 10: A Spectacular Spectacular MTV News Event is now happening, and you can watch it by clicking the link below!! Baz Luhrmann and John Leguizamo are currently being interviewed, and we await Nic’s arrival…

EDIT: Very sadly, Nicole was not able to take part in this event today. The host said at the start of the stream (which I previously missed), that she was unable to attend due to being busy on Hemingway & Gelhorn. Such a shame!! Still, Baz Luhrmann talks in depth and with typical passion about the film, and is joined by the delightful Catherine Martin and John Leguizamo, with Ewan McGregor and the music producer joining them via video links.