The best of neighbours

After four years apart, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise are becoming a little closer.

The actress has bought a house just around the corner from her ex-husband in Beverly Hills.

She has moved in with their two adopted children, Isabella, 12, and Connor, ten.

As the couple share custody of the children, being neighbours will make day-to-day life much easier.

'It may have been a bitter divorce but Tom and Nicole know their children have to come first,' said a source close to the pair.

'They put aside all their differences so that the children can be near to both parents.'

Cruise, 42, who has announced his engagement to 26-year-old TV actress Katie Holmes, has lived in his mansion for three years.

'When Nicole recently saw that a house was on the market nearby she jumped at the chance,' the source said. 'She was devastated after the break-up but she still has a very big bond with Tom and they know that living near to each other is the best possible thing they can do for Connor and Bella.'

Not that Miss Kidman, 38, will be home much at the moment. She is filming Fur, the story of photographer Diane Arbus, in New York.