Nicole Kidman Shamed Tom Cruise For His Short Height After Actor Cheated With Penelope Cruz: “Well, I can wear heels now”
A true power couple from the 1990s. The relationship between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman hadn’t lasted, but it had captivated viewers all over the world.
Kidman and Cruise had first met while working together on the set of Days of Thunder in 1989. Prior to their 2001 divorce, The Mummy star and Bombshell actress were the ‘it’ couple in Hollywood. At the time of their separation, the two actors were the talk of the media, and numerous headlines speculated as to what might have happened.
Back in 2001, during her appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, Kidman had made a subtly ironic comment about Tom Cruise, whom she had divorced. After nearly 11 years of marriage, from 1990 to 2001, Kidman and Cruise divorced on the grounds of “irreconcilable differences”.
Following their split, the Jerry Maguire actor moved on with Penélope Cruz before getting married to Katie Holmes in 2006.
Nicole Kidman Mocked Tom Cruise’s Height Following Divorce
It can be difficult to be a celebrity. This holds true for any celebrity who has gone through a public divorce, as evidenced by the current media attention given to the ex-couple, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. 90’s former couple, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman had also contributed to the list.
They were an established power couple in Hollywood prior to their split in 2001. Cruise and Kidman were widely covered by the tabloids at the time of their separation. Numerous headlines speculated as to what might have happened between the two actors.
At that point, The Interpreter actress made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, where she made fun of Cruise in a genuine moment of shade. And now, an old clip from Kidman’s late-night talk show from 2001 is going viral online. She had poked fun at Cruise when the topic of her divorce from him came up, saying with a smile:
“Well, I can wear heels now.”
For the unversed, when it was being taped, the audience reacted strongly to this, and it was undoubtedly discussed at the time in gossip magazines.
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Countless Jokes Were Made About Tom Cruise’s Height
Even though the ex-couple hadn’t engaged in a contentious legal battle during their separation, Nicole Kidman probably had ill feelings toward her ex-husband. And some of them were revealed when she made a joke about Tom Cruise’s height to David Letterman.
Even though Tom Cruise has been in the public eye, numerous jokes have been made about the Top Gun: Maverick actor’s height, occasionally in reference to his previous relationship with the Batman Forever actress.
And it appeared that soon after their infamous divorce in the early 2000s, even his ex-wife joined in the fun.
Still, Tom Cruise has been on a roll lately, despite any criticisms of his height. Fans are excited to see him in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One because he celebrated a huge success in his last release, Top Gun: Maverick.
Moreover, the actor has undoubtedly cemented his reputation as a badass by pulling off absolutely insane stunts throughout his recent movies.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is expected to arrive in theaters on January 14, 2023.
Source- Cinema Blend
