Tom Cruise is once again rumored to be romantically involved with someone he met on the set of the Mission: Impossible franchise.
This time, the actor is said to be dating his costar in the film’s seventh iteration, Hayley Atwell. In photos published by The Sun, the pair were spotted holding hands at a recent London screening, as well as in between shooting scenes, kicking off speculation they’re officially an item. According to a source who spoke to The Sun, “Lockdown, and all the difficulties that came with it, brought them even closer and they’ve become fairly inseparable.” They added, “They’ve been meeting up after hours, and she’s been to his London pad. They get on brilliantly, and both seem very happy.”
While Cruise and Atwell could very well have a burgeoning new romance, this is hardly the first time the action star has been linked to someone he was starring opposite. In fact, this isn’t even the first time he’s been linked to a woman on this particular Mission: Impossible set. It was previously reported that Cruise and his other costar Vanessa Kirby had off-the-charts chemistry during both this most recent shoot and during 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout, in which she plays his love interest. Kirby firmly denied the rumors during a 2018 interview with The View.
There were also stories about Cruise “falling for” his skydiving instructor Sian Stokes during filming. And then there are the recent rumors about Cruise’s off-screen love life, tying him to Elizabeth Moss and Michelle Dockery. So basically, if you’re a woman anywhere within Cruise’s vicinity, chances of dating rumors are extremely high.
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