Tom Cruise is no stranger being in high-profile relationships since rising to fame in the mid-1980s.
The “Top Gun” actor was previously married to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990, Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001 and Katie Holmes from 2006 to 2012.
Cruise has also made headlines for relationships with other celebrities –– including Ana de Armas, Cher and Penélope Cruz, among others.
Keep scrolling to read about all of Cruise’s famous exes and past flings.
Melissa Gilbert
Cruise and Melissa Gilbert had a brief fling in the early 1980s when she was a teenager and starring in “Little House on the Prairie.”
Gilbert confirmed that they dated “when he first moved to Los Angeles” during a 2014 episode of “Watch What Happens Live.”
“I did not have sex with him,” she clarified at the time. “We made out, but honestly, there was no sex. He was a good kisser, but you know, he was like a struggling, starving actor and I was working. I actually bought him his first set of dishes.”
Heather Locklear
The “Risky Business” actor and the “Melrose Place” actress initially hit it off when they met at a movie audition in the 1980s.
Cruise and Locklear went on a dancing date at a club, but Locklear later admitted that he “didn’t quite cut it” during a panel at 90s Con in September 2024.
Locklear clarified that he was “really cute” and “very nice” to her, but she wasn’t thrilled when he did his famous splits move from “Risky Business.”
“You just kind of stand there and don’t know what to do. Do you dance around him? So, I was like, ‘I’ll just sit down and you can,’” she said during a 2013 episode of “Chelsea Lately.”
Rebecca De Mornay
While Cruise’s dance moves didn’t work on Locklear, they did work on his “Risky Business” on-screen and off-screen love interest, Rebecca De Mornay, whom he dated from 1982 until 1985.
“I thought he was very annoying when we first started,” she told Celebrity Page in 2018. “He was extremely annoying, but he came to grow on me, because we wound up together for two-and-a-half years after that film.”
De Mornay later reflected on the relationship in a 2024 interview with the Independent where she recalled being “so in love” with Cruise when the film premiered in 1983.
Patti Scialfa
Before Patti Scialfa wed Bruce Springsteen in 1991, she had a brief romance with Tom Cruise in 1985.
The two were photographed linking arms while leaving the former hotspot Canastel’s Restaurant in New York City in October 1985.
“Patti was hardly a nun before she met Bruce,” one of her friends told People in 1988. “She doesn’t go out with accountants.”
Cher
Cruise had another famous fling with Cher in 1985. The “Believe” singer and the “Mission: Impossible” actor met at Madonna and Sean Penn’s star-studded wedding in August 1985, but they didn’t embrace their connection until an event at the White House two months later.
“He was so wonderful, and I was so crazy about him, and he was so different. He was a shy boy,” she told Oprah Winfrey in 2008.
Cher later confessed during a 2013 episode of “Watch What Happens Live” that he was one of her “top five” lovers of all time.
Mimi Rogers
Cruise married Mimi Rogers in 1987 after meeting a year prior at a party.
Rogers, who grew up in the Church of Scientology, played a role in Cruise’s decision to join the organization.
“I’d never been in love before,” he told Rolling Stone just a month before their split in January 1990. “Since I’ve been with her, it’s opened me up a lot. I think it’s helped me be a better actor. We live a lot of life together. We share everything … She’s my best friend.”
However, Cruise ultimately filed for divorce in February 1990. It’s unclear exactly what went wrong in their relationship, but the “Rapture” actress insinuated that his rising fame played a role in the split.
“You cease to be an individual,” she told People in 1995. “No matter what the article is, it’s ‘Tom Cruise’s wife.’”
Nicole Kidman
It didn’t take long for the “Jerry Maguire” actor to move on, striking up a romance with Kidman on the set of their 1990 film, “Days of Thunder.”
The “Eyes Wide Shut” co-stars married on Dec. 24, 1990 and later adopted two children: daughter Isabella (born 1992) and son Connor (born 1995).
“My first reaction to meeting Nic was pure lust,” Cruise told Playboy in 1992, per Newsweek. “It was totally physical.”
Meanwhile, Kidman admitted to Rolling Stone in 1999 that she “didn’t” know him well when they tied the knot, but they “worked” at their relationship.
Cruise and Kidman announced their separation in 2001 and cited “difficulties inherent in divergent careers” in a joint statement.
Penélope Cruz
Cruise and Penélope Cruz began dating in 2001 when they met on the set of their film, “Vanilla Sky,” and made their red carpet debut at the premiere of “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” in August of that year.
The two dated for three years before breaking up in January 2004.
“The relationship just ran its course and they decided not to be girlfriend and boyfriend anymore,” a source told People in March 2004. “Through most of the relationship they were both shooting movies in separate parts of the world.”
Nazanin Boniadi
Cruise briefly dated Nazanin Boniadi, who was also previously a Scientologist, from November 2004 to January 2005.
After the “A Few Good Men” actor and the “General Hospital” actress parted ways, a Vanity Fair article claimed that the Church of Scientology selected Boniadi to date Cruise.
Both the organization and Cruise’s attorneys denied the church played a role in the relationship.
Sofía Vergara
The “Rain Man” actor and Sofía Vergara were first seen spending time together in February 2005.
Author Andrew Morton, who wrote a 2008 biography about Cruise, claimed that Cruise pursued the “Modern Family” actress after the Church of Scientology requested a list of women he was pursuing.
Morton claimed that their fling ended when she learned that he’d want her to become a Scientologist.
“It soon became clear that she was being auditioned for the biggest role of her life — Mrs. Tom Cruise,” he wrote in “Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography.” “It was made clear that if she took the part, she would have to renounce her Catholic faith and convert to Scientology.”
Katie Holmes
The rise and fall of TomKat.
Cruise got married for a third time to Katie Holmes in 2006. The “Firm” actor and the “Dawson’s Creek” actress’ whirlwind romance began in April 2005,
They announced Holmes’ pregnancy by October of that year.
Cruise famously made headlines when he excitedly jumped up and down on a couch while professing his love for Holmes during an appearance on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” in May 2005.
The two welcomed daughter Suri Cruise on April 18, 2006, and they tied the knot in Italy in November 2006.
Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise in 2012 and subsequently got full custody of Suri.
It’s unclear exactly what led to their split, but Cruise later claimed that Holmes ended the marriage in part to “protect Suri from Scientology.”
Tom and Suri became estranged after his divorce from Holmes, and Page Six previously reported that they have not repaired their relationship.
Laura Prepon
Page Six previously reported that Cruise was secretly dating then-Scientologist Laura Prepon after they were seen looking cozy at a dinner in 2014.
However, she later denied the romance in an interview with She Knows in April 2014, telling the outlet, “It’s just so funny that, when people don’t know, they just make stuff up, [like], apparently I’m dating Tom Cruise right now. And apparently he doesn’t want me doing the show because I portray a lesbian and I’m a Scientologist. This is false; where are they even getting this stuff? It’s unbelievable to me.”
Shakira
Cruise sparked romance rumors with Shakira after they were photographed together at the Formula 1 Grand Prix Miami race in May 2023.
A source later told Page Six that he was “extremely interested in pursuing her.”
“There is chemistry,” the insider told us at the time, while adding that the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer needed a “soft pillow to fall on” after her messy split from longtime boyfriend Gerard Piqué.
By June 2024, Shakira stated that she’s “not thinking about” relationships and is focusing on her kids.
Elsina Khayrova
Cruise was first linked to Russian socialite and millionaire Elsina Khayrova when they were seen canoodling at a party in London in December 2023.
However, by February 2024, Page Six reported that Cruise “cooled things down” between them after he met her kids and became his official girlfriend.
“Tom felt things were moving too fast, especially in the media,” a source told us at the time. “He wasn’t there yet, so he’s cooled things down, but they are still in touch.”
The insider added, “Tom wants to go slow with whoever he sees, as he feels he’s been burned by several of his exes.”
Victoria Canal
Cruise appeared to move on and sparked romance rumors with Spanish singer Victoria Canal after they met at the Glastonbury festival in England in the summer of 2024.
Canal, whose mentor is Chris Martin, was later seen watching her perform at a concert from a VIP area and walking around Glastonbury together.
Canal later addressed the rumors and called the situation “bonkers.”
“Let’s just stop this in its tracks – i’m sorry to bum u out but i am not dating the man, albeit a lovely person & artist,” she wrote in August 2024. “lol never thought I would have to clarify that out loud in my life.”
Ana de Armas
The “Last Samurai” actor fueled romance rumors with Ana de Armas when they were photographed grabbing dinner in London around Valentine’s Day 2025.
Cruise and the “Knives Out” actress were later seen flying in a helicopter and touching down at the London Heliport on March 14, 2025.
Neither Cruise nor de Armas have addressed the speculation.
