“You can’t plan those things”: Tom Cruise Cheated On Nicole Kidman With Spanish Beauty Who Left Him For Oscar-Winning Actor
The 90s power couple, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s relationship has not only been subjected to fascination, but also heavily scrutinized after their divorce in 2001. Meeting in 1990, within less than a year of his divorce from Mimi Rogers, Cruise was smitten with Kidman. Married at a young age, the couple weathered several ups and downs in their relationship.
However, nothing shocks the world more than the fact that Tom Cruise cheated on Nicole Kidman with the Spanish beauty, Penelope Cruz. Married to Kidman while engaging in a romantic affair with Cruz, after meeting on the set of Vanilla Sky, the actor had little to no regret over his decision. Call it karma, but Cruise was later dumped by Cruz for an Oscar-winning actor.
Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman’s Relationship
Meeting in 1990, during the casting of Days of Thunder, Tom Cruise was completely bewitched by Nicole Kidman‘s aura. Thus, soon after divorcing his ex-wife Mimi Rogers, the Top Gun actor didn’t miss an opportunity to propose to Kidman. Married on Christmas Eve in 1990, Kidman and Cruise soon became the power couple of Hollywood.
Detailing her initial year of relationship with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman shared with Vanity Fair,
“He basically swept me off my feet”. Further adding, “I fell madly, passionately in love. And as happens when you fall in love… I was desperate to have a baby with him. I didn’t care if we were married.”
Thus, taking the decision of adopting two children, Isabella and Connor, the actors went back to their careers.
After shooting the period epic Far and Away and the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut, together, the couple decided to focus on different projects. Soon enough, their relationship started turning sour, and Kidman recalled, “All I can say is that I hope we are together when we are 80.” However, failing to keep up with their relationship, the pair concluded in an amicable separation, as their reps announced their split in 2001.
Tom Cruise’s Secret Affair With Penelope Cruz
Despite having a great relationship, and immense respect for each other, the world believed Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman lost each other due to the actor’s involvement with Scientology. However, the lesser-known fact is Cruise’s romantic affair with the Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz. After diverging his career from working together with Kidman, to working with other actresses, Cruise found the opportunity to meet Cruz.
Stating, “Things happen in life, and you do everything you can…just sometimes have to face the brutal reality,” Cruise avoided mentioning infidelity on his end which ruined their relationship. However, it was later known, the Mission Impossible actor had an affair with Penelope Cruz in 2001, prior to his divorce. Falling head over heels for his co-star, the actor insisted on having a secret affair, while Cruz wished to go public after his divorce.
Cruz mentioned, “I’ve never fallen in love with someone I’m working with…but you can never know. It’s always a mystery. You can’t plan those things”. Later expressing his happiness over his three-year relationship with Cruz, Tom Cruise stated, “I’m very, very happy with my relationship,” to the People outlet. However, despite having a great relationship, the couple separated ways in 2004.
Penelope Cruz dumped the Collateral actor to date the Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey in 2005. Later on, the actress married another Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem in 2010.
Source: ENews
