Unlucky in Love? Tom Cruise’s Dating and Marriage History, From Nicole Kidman to Katie Holmes

Rebecca DeMornay

Tom and Rebecca hooked up while filming the 1983 hit film Risky Business. “[They had an] intense affair,” their costar Curtis Armstrong later revealed.

Cher

The legendary singer named Tom as one of her “top five lovers” following their brief mid-’80s fling and said they would have had “a great big romance” if not for their busy schedules.

Mimi Rogers

He and Mimi were married from 1987 until 1990. She once confessed it was difficult living in the megastar’s shadow. “No matter what… it’s, ‘Tom Cruise’s wife.’”

Nicole Kidman

Nicole (who shares Isabella, 31, and Connor, 29, with Tom) says she felt silenced during their 11-year marriage. “It was my job to put on a beautiful dress and be seen and not heard,” she’s revealed.

Penélope Cruz

Tom and Penélope dated for three years after starring in 2001’s Vanilla Sky together. They reportedly split because Penélope felt Scientology had become a third wheel in their relationship.

Sofea Vergara

According to Andrew Morton’s unauthorized biography of Tom, Sofía was on a list of potential wives the actor submitted to Scientology leaders. “She was being auditioned for [the role of] Mrs. Tom Cruise.”

Katie Holmes

Katie blindsided Tom with divorce papers after six years of marriage in 2012. She’d covertly planned to leave him for months, renting a secret apartment and using a burner phone to plan her escape.

Hayley Atwell

Tom and his MI:7 costar reportedly dated for a year before splitting in September 2021. An insider told In Touch the on-set romance took a backseat to his work commitments and fizzled out.

Shakira

The actor and the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer were linked after meeting at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami in May 2023. Sources said Tom was the perfect post-divorce rebound for Shakira, but it didn’t last.

Elsina Khayrova

Tom and the Russian socialite were first linked in December 2023 after they were spotted getting cozy during a party in London’s Grosvenor Square. However, the romance reportedly quickly fizzled out less than three months later due to lack of “romantic compatibility.”

“They weren’t gelling,” an insider told Us Weekly in an interview published on March 27, 2024. While there was no “bad blood” between the former flames, the source added, “They just had different ideas of what their relationship was going to be.”