Hefner picks Kidman for Playboy

Nicole Kidman

She may be nearly 40, but Nicole Kidman would be Hugh Hefner's top pick of Australians to feature in Playboy.

"She's bewitching, and the vision of her with a cigarette in one hand and her knickers in the other as a delicious French au pair will haunt my fantasies for months," said Hefner, who saw Kidman perform on stage in The Blue Room.