Summary
- Tom Cruise's rarely seen adult children, Connor and Isabella Cruise, appeared in a recent photo at a hockey game.
- The photo, posted by retired player Derrick Brooks, showed Cruise and his kids surrounded by admirers, offering a thumbs-up.
- Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise's ex-wife, has a strained relationship with their oldest kids, opting to keep details private.
Tom Cruise may be one of the most recognizable actors in the world, with his personal life continuing to be a source of speculation. But his two oldest children, Connor and Isabella Cruise, have managed to maintain relatively private lives, despite how famous their parents are, which is what makes Tom’s recent photo featuring his kids so noteworthy.
The New Photo Shows Tom Hangs Out With His Adult Kids
An image featuring the Mission: Impossible star recently resurfaced that featured his two adult children in the background. The shot, taken in December 2023 at a hockey game, was posted by retired NFL player Derrick Brooks.
“Good Evening, Wow, look who stopped by my office before our [Tampa Bay Lightning] game tonight! @tomcruise,” Brooks wrote in the caption. “I was a little star struck but played it cool and He said he was too.”
Cruise and his kids offer a thumbs up in the photos as they’re surrounded by Brooks as well as several other attendees.
Tom shares Isabella and Connor with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman. The pair adopted their children after being faced with fertility problems. Nicole and Tom were married for over a decade before their highly publicized divorce in 2001. But it’s been reported that Kidman’s relationships with their children was very strained afterwards, with the actress even admitting that Connor and Bella opted to live with their famous father.
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While the kids are clearly close to Tom, as evidenced by the new photo making the rounds on socials, fans remain curious about the dynamic between Nicole and her oldest kids. The Big Little Lies star is selective about what she chooses to share, choosing to seldom reference them publicly. This even got her backlash a few years ago, when she mentioned the younger daughters she shares with Keith Urban in an acceptance speech but failed to mention her older children.
Nicole Seemed To Reference Her Marriage To Tom Recently
However, the actress appeared to give some rare insight into her past relationship with Cruise in a recent interview in which she explained how her past experiences in love have affected her current marriage.
“I was young. I think I offered it up? Maybe I've gotten a bit more trepidatious, but I'm always trying to be as open as possible. I just prefer to live in the world that way," she told Harper’s Bazaar.
“I'm wary at times, and I've been hurt, but at the same time I much prefer a warm approach rather than a prickly shutdown approach,” she continued. “My husband, Keith, says that when he met me, he said, 'How's your heart?' And I apparently responded, 'Open.’”
Tom and Nicole were married from 1990 to 2001. After their divorce, she found love with country singer Keith Urban, whom she wed in 2006. Kidman gave birth to their first daughter several years later, despite fertility issues, and they used a surrogate to welcome a second daughter shortly after that. Tom, on the other hand, went on to marry Katie Holmes in November 2006 and the two divorced in August 2012.
Tom Is Seemingly Closer To His Older Kids Than He Is With Now 18-Year-Old Suri Cruise
Suri Cruise, who Tom shares with ex-wife Katie Holmes, recently turned 18-years-old in April 2024. While we know that Tom and his daughter have not shared a relationship in a very long time, being estranged since 2013, it seems like the distance between them was more apparent than ever as Suri spent her birthday with only her mom. What makes the whole situation even more troubling is the fact that Tom Cruise spent the week of Suri Cruise's 18th birthday actually celebrating a famous friend's birthday. Victoria Beckham and David Beckham threw a party to celebrate Posh Spice's 50th birthday, and the guest list was filled with a-listers, including none other than Cruise.
Fans wonder if Tom Cruise will ever develop a relationship with his youngest daughter in the future, and spend time with her like he does with his older kids.
