Following months of ugly divorce headlines and claims of family estrangement, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have reportedly “laid down the hatchet and have been talking regularly”, a source spills to Woman’s Day after their gushing Instagram posts to each other spurred rumours the former couple could be getting back together!

Last week, Keith, 58, stunned fans when he posted, “Happy birthday, Nicole Mary!!!!!” on social media to mark his ex-wife’s 59th.

It’s the country music superstar’s first outreach and what many perceive as an olive branch to Nicole since their bitter divorce was finalised in January this year. And sources say that the Babygirl actress was so “touched” by the gesture that she took to the platform just a day later to post her own heartfelt message back.

A step towards healing

“Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers,” Nicole wrote alongside a sweet black and white image of her late dad Antony, plus a shot of Keith piggybacking their daughters Sunday and Faith when they were young.

While the back-to-back posts could certainly be viewed as a very public first step towards a reconciliation, an insider explains that the formerly estranged pair has slowly started talking.

“They’ve tentatively agreed to meet in private and to get back to the job of parenting the girls together,” says our source.

Doing it for the girls

“The whole situation was starting to affect the girls and if there’s one thing they can agree on, it’s their wellbeing. “But his gesture has seemed to bring everything back to normal and now she’s agreed to a quiet dinner so they can get back on the same page.”

And those close to the couple suggest they may have already met up, with Keith – who’s currently on a break from touring – perhaps sneakily slipping into Paris while Nicole was celebrating her birthday.

We’re told the City of Love was the perfect place for them to get away from the prying eyes in Los Angeles and Nashville, and to sit down and hash things out over an intimate meal.

A reconnection

Our insider notes that while “it’s unlikely they’ll ever go back” to being romantically involved, it’s obvious that Nicole and Keith are finally “connecting again” after months of next to no contact.

“They’re finding it so much easier to build up a supportive friendship between them,” we’re told.

“This is a couple who saved each other multiple times throughout their relationship – him from drugs and alcohol, and her from the loss of her parents and the hole left in her heart from her failed marriage to Tom Cruise. “And while Nicole knows she only has to say the word and Keith would come crawling, she won’t be rushing back any time soon. She’s enjoying herself for the first time in years.”