Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have been given the celebrity treatment after returning to Australia from the US on Monday morning.
The couple, who flew to in Sydney from their home in Tennessee via private jet, have been given special permission by the NSW Government to avoid staying at a quarantine hotel for two weeks, Sunrise reports.
Unlike the vast majority of travellers, Nicole, 53, and Keith, 52, have reportedly been allowed to self-isolate inside their $6.5M Southern Highlands mansion for 14 days instead.
Getting the celebrity treatment: Nicole Kidman, 53, and Keith Urban, 52, (pictured) have ‘avoided staying at a quarantine hotel’ after touch down in Sydney via private jet – after the NSW Government granted ‘special permission for them to isolate inside their mansion instead’
The couple were reportedly joined on the jet by their two daughters, Sunday Rose, 12, and Faith Margaret, 9.
According to the NSW Government website, people returning from overseas may be only exempt from staying at a quarantine hotel where there are ‘strong medical, health or compassionate grounds’.
Set on a sprawling 45-hectares, Nicole and Keith’s Southern Highlands estate boasts a traditional wide sandstone verandas, pressed metal ceilings, a grand carved cedar staircase and 10 original marble fireplaces.
Isolating in luxury: Nicole and Keith’s Southern Highlands estate (pictured) boasts a traditional wide sandstone verandas, pressed metal ceilings, a grand carved cedar staircase and 10 original marble fireplaces
Home at last! Nicole and Keith were spotted wearing face masks as thy climbed out of their private jet in Sydney at the crack of dawn on Monday
Since buying the property, Keith and Nicole installed an 18m swimming pool, new gym, full-sized tennis court and 250m grass mounds around the perimeter to block out prying eyes.
The couple’s arrival comes after Nicole was given the green light to film her new series Nine Perfect Strangers in Australia.
The production, based on the 2018 novel by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty, will reportedly inject $100M into the beleaguered local film industry by creating hundreds of jobs.
Low-key: The high-profile pair chose to charter their own private jet from their home in Tennessee, Nashville rather than fly with the general public
VIP arrival: A mask-wearing air steward was seen helping the celebrity couple down the air carrier staircase
According to The Daily Telegraph, strict COVID-19 restrictions will be placed upon the production, which is set to take place at an ‘isolated production hub’ at Nicole and Keith Urban’s Southern Highlands home.
Cast and crew members flying from overseas or interstate will be made to quarantine in a hotel for 14-days upon arrival into NSW.
Nicole and her fellow producers will also be responsible for paying all medical and security costs, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Off they go! After touching down, Nicole and her family where whisked away in two vans for a health check before being brought back to the jet hanger, where they changed vehicles to waiting limousines
Officials on standby: After touching down, Nicole and Keith were met at the airport by immigration and health officials along with her security team from Unity Executive Services
Thumbs up! The A-list family greeted photographers through the darkened glass of their getaway vans
Strict exemptions: According to the NSW Government website , people returning from overseas may be only exempt from staying at a quarantine hotel where there are ‘strong medical, health or compassionate grounds’
The limited series is being produced by Nicole’s production company Blossom Films, alongside Big Little Lies collaborators Bruna Papandrea (Big Little Lies, Gone Girl) and David E. Kelley.
Nicole will also star in the series alongside an A-list Hollywood cast including Melissa McCarthy, Luke Evans and Manny Jacinto.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on Sunday, Nicole said she’s ‘thrilled’ to be able to inject new life into the local industry.
Bringing the big bucks Down Under: It comes after Nicole was given the green light to film her new series Nine Perfect Strangers in Australia – a project which will reportedly inject $100M into the beleaguered local film industry. Pictured: Nicole and Keith’s private jet
‘It is a great opportunity for me to give back to the community that nurtured me through so much of my career,’ she said.
The series will tell the story of nine stressed-out urbanites who escape to a wellness retreat run by Nicole’s character.
And as with Moriarty’s other novel adapted for the screen, what appears one way on the surface at the retreat is altogether different deep down.
Filming will begin on August 10 and will run for 19 weeks.
Generous: Nicole and her fellow producers will also be responsible for paying all medical and security costs, The Daily Telegraph reports