Together again! Moulin Rouge! co-stars Nicole Kidman, 49, and Ewan McGregor, 46, reunite 16 years later for Actors On Actors

Published: 20:25 BST, 1 April 2017 | Updated: 21:47 BST, 1 April 2017

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Moulin Rouge! stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor have reunited.

This time, though, they'll be appearing as themselves and interviewing one another for season six of Variety Studio: Actors on Actors presented by Shutterstock.

On Saturday she was seen draping her arms affectionately about his shoulders for a photo-shoot promoting their episode.

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Together again: Over a decade and a half after starring together in Moulin Rouge!, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor are reuniting onscreen. Pictured Saturday

Hot c-stars: Their hit musical came out 16 years ago; it made them both superstars

Nicole's wavy blonde hair tumbling over her shoulders, she'd slid into a burgundy turtlenecked dress that went slightly sheer over her pencil thin legs.

Meanwhile, sitting on a stool beside her, Ewan had popped on a charcoal suit over a fossil grey sweater, setting his burgundy-booted feet on a wooden box.

They also got in a bit of posing on a grey carpet in front of a Variety and Shutterstock backdrop, as well as taping their episode in the selfsame outfits.

Chatting each other up: This time, though, they'll be appearing as themselves and interviewing one another for the upcoming sixth season of Actors On Actors

Enduring chemistry: She's draped her arms affectionately about his shoulders for a photo-shoot promoting their episode, the pair of them offering their best smoldering stares

For the actual filming, they sat opposite each other on plush grey armchairs, separated by a fashionably tiny round coffee table.

In Baz Lurhmann's frenetic 2001 jukebox musical, Ewan's penniless English poet falls for Nicole's cabaret singer, who performs at the titular Paris nightclub.

There'd been rumors the two leads had carried on an affair during filming, and the year the film was released, Nicole, now 49, split from her then-husband Tom Cruise.

The look: Nicole's wavy blonde hair tumbling over her shoulders, she'd slid into a burgundy turtlenecked dress and glinting drop earrings

Well, she is the taller one: Meanwhile, sitting on a stool beside her, Ewan had popped on a charcoal suit over a fossil grey sweater, setting his burgundy-booted feet on a wooden box

Yet Ewan, married since 1995, denied the affair took place, insisting to Details magazine at the time that Nicole's divorce 'wasn't anything to do with me though.'

Nicole had nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Actress by way of her performance in this film, though the trophy that year went to Halle Berry for Monster's Ball.

That'd been Nicole's first Oscar nod, and she did manage to win the next year by playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours, earning two more nominations since.

The way they were: In Baz Lurhmann's frenetic 2001 musical, Ewan's penniless English poet falls for Nicole's cabaret singer, who performs at the titular Paris nightclub

On set: For the actual filming, they sat opposite each other on plush grey armchairs, separated by a fashionably tiny round coffee table

Fine company: The new season of Actors On Actors will include such pairings as Oprah Winfrey with Thandie Newton, according to Variety , which rolled out the lineup on Thursday

She's also a Companion Of The Order Of Australia, while Ewan - with no Oscar nods to his name - is an Officer Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire.

The new season of Actors On Actors will include such pairings as Oprah Winfrey with Thandie Newton, according to Variety, which rolled out the lineup on Thursday.

Minnie Driver will sit opposite Christine Baranski, Riz Ahmed will chat with Elisabeth Moss, and Anthony Anderson will talk shop with Kaley Cuoco, among other duos.

After a June 13 premiere on PBS SoCal, season six of the Variety program will filter outward to various PBS stations around the country over the course of June.

In the offing: After a June 13 premiere on PBS SoCal, season six of the Variety program will filter outward to various PBS stations around the country over the course of June