Nicole Kidman Powers Through Flu to Complete Guest Role on “Margo’s Got Money Troubles”

Nicole Kidman arrived on set pale, shaking and suffering flu, yet she completed every required shot, including a demanding wrestling sequence. The production relied on a shoot of a wrestling convention set employing hundreds of extras; losing that day would have jeopardized the set piece.

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“Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” adapted from Rufi Thorpe’s 2024 novel, streams on Apple TV+. The series stars Nick Offerman as Jinx and features Kidman as Lace, a lawyer-wrestler. Showrunner David E. Kelley said Kidman “embraced” the hybrid role and delivered a performance believable in both the ring and the courtroom. The narrative follows Margo, a high-powered attorney navigating money troubles, and the guest storyline pits her against Kidman's lawyer-wrestler character in a courtroom-meets-ring showdown.

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At 8:00 a.m. the crew learned Kidman had contracted the flu and might miss the shoot. By 11:00 a.m. she arrived, allowing filming to proceed. After wrapping her scenes, Kidman was taken to a hospital for an IV treatment.

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Nick Offerman described the morning’s urgency, praised Kidman’s “generous” and “astonishing” dedication, and said her presence prevented the show from losing “a minute of its value.” David E. Kelley noted that Kidman’s willingness to “embrace” the lawyer-wrestler role produced a performance “believable in the ring” and “believable as a lawyer.” Both Offerman and Kelley agreed that her willingness to perform despite illness elevated the episode’s authenticity and helped keep the schedule.

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• “We’re there in the morning, we’re getting warmed up — some of us are going to be performing some actual wrestling, and so we have our doubles, we have people we’re working with,” he explained to People. “And the word comes in that Nicole has the flu, and we might not get Nicole today. And we’re like, ‘Oh no, that’s such a bummer, because we only have the one day that we’ve built this whole circus for.'” — Nick Offerman

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• “It’s about 8:00 in the morning that we get this news. Come to be about 11:00 a.m., the word comes in: Nicole’s coming.” — Nick Offerman

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• “was literally taken to the hospital for an IV.” — Nick Offerman

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New episodes of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” premiere each Wednesday on Apple TV+.

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