Tom Cruise is renowned as one of Hollywood's greatest actors - but while he's been successful in his career, the same can't be said for his wild love life.
Since kickstarting his acting career in the 1980's, the Top Gun actor has consistently been linked to some of the most glamorous actresses, singers, and models in the showbiz industry.
The Hollywood star, who is set to celebrate his 60th birthday next month, has enjoyed marriages with the likes of Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes - as well as a rendezvous with music icon, Cher.
Here, we take a look at Tom's dating history and the women who managed to capture his heart for a certain period of time.
Melissa Gilbert
When Tom was only 19, he was up and coming in the acting scene with his role in Endless Love.
After moving his life to LA to pursue acting full-time, Tom started dating actress Melissa Gilbert in 1982.
However, the pair only dated for a short period of time with Melissa calling the young Tom a 'good kisser'.
"Actually, when I dated him he was Tom Mapother still. It was when he first moved to Los Angeles and I think I was 16, maybe, or 17?,” Melissa said on an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2017.
“I did not have sex with him,” Laura added. “We made out, but, honestly, there was no sex. He was a good kisser.
"But, you know, he was, like, a struggling, starving actor. I actually bought him his first set of dishes."
Rebecca de Mornay
The rising star then dated Rebecca De Mornay who was his then co-star on the film, Risky Business.
The pair are said to have had an 'intense' affair in 1993, but their relationship was cut short and was rumoured to only have lasted two years.
Although Rebecca joked that Tom was 'extremely annoying' at first, she admitted, “He came to grow on me because we wound up together for two and a half years after that film” in a 2018 interview with Celebrity Page.
Cher
Following his split from Rebecca, Tom then crossed paths with icon, Cher, in 1985.
Both of the stars busy lifestyles caused them to split but Cher still insists that Tom was in the 'top five lovers in her life'.
“I had just the greatest lovers ever. Not a long list. It’s just a good list,” the singer had said in a 2013 interview.
The Do You Believe In Life After Love hit-maker also detailed how she and Tom first connected over being dyslexic.
“A bunch of people who were dyslexic were invited to the White House, and Tom and I are both dyslexic. We didn’t go out till way later, but there definitely was a connection there,” Cher said in 2018.
Mimi Rogers
After his brief romance with Cher, Tom embarked on his first marriage to Affairs Of State's Mimi Rogers.
The pair met in 1986 and they tied the knot just one year later.
However, their marriage was short-lived and after just three years, the pair called it quits on their love story.
It was during Tom's relationship with Mimi that he joined the Church of Scientology - which he is still a prominent figure in to this day.
When he met actress Mimi, now 64, she was recovering from her divorce from ex-husband and Scientologist Jim Rogers.
“I met her at a dinner party about a year ago, when I was developing Top Gun. She was dating a friend, and, uh, I thought she was extremely bright,” Tom recalled in a 1986 interview with Rolling Stone.
The pair released a joint statement when announcing their divorce, which stated: "While there have been positive aspects to our marriage, there were some issues which could not be resolved even after working on them for a period of time."
Their divorce was finalised in 1990.
Nicole Kidman
The same year that his divorce was finalised, Tom met Nicole Kidman on the set of Days of Thunder.
Proving that the Australian actress had stolen his heart, Tom tied the knot with flame-haired Nicole the very same year.
The couple were married for 11 years and during their marriage, they adopted two children - Isabella and Connor.
During the marriage, Tom and Nicole also filmed another movie together, Eyes Wide Shut, in 1999.
Before the demise of their love story, Nicola looked back at their time filming the flick together together in a rare interview about her marriage with Tom to the New York Times in 2020.
“We were happily married through that. We would go go-kart racing after those scenes. We’d rent out a place and go racing at three in the morning. I don’t know what else to say. Maybe I don’t have the ability to look back and dissect it. Or I’m not willing to," she told.
While Tom’s fascination with the Church of Scientology increased throughout his marriage with Nicole, the actress refused to join.
After the pair drifted apart in their marriage, Tom and Nicole’s announced their split in February 2001, and just two days later, the Top Gun actor filed for divorce.
At the time, Tom told Vanity Fair: "Things happen in life, and you do everything you can, and in every possible way, and there’s a point at which you just sometimes have to face the brutal reality.”
A reason suspected for the split was Tom's involvement and interest in scientology, however it has never been confirmed.
Penélope Cruz
Following his split from Nicole Kidman, Tom enjoyed a three-year romance with actress Penélope Cruz.
Tom first met the brunette bombshell on the set of the movie Vanilla Sky in 2000.
And the Pirates of the Caribbean star made their relationship official after they appeared together on the red carpet at the Captain Corelli's Mandolin in 2001.
But three years later, the former couple’s reps confirmed they had ended their romance in 2004.
“They remain good friends and still talk often. There is no other person involved," they told PEOPLE at the time.
Katie Holmes
Tom's most recent marriage was to Dawson's Creek actress Katie Holmes.
Katie and Tom’s first public appearance as lovers took place in April of 2005 as the pair were pictured together Rome - where Tom was visiting to collect his David di Donatello Award for lifetime achievement.
The month after, Tom was jumping on Oprah‘s couch and proclaiming that he’s 'in love' with the stunning actress.
The pair, who were fondly known as 'TomKat', had a stunning wedding in Italy full of A-listers in 2006.
The wedding ceremony reportedly even involved some traditional Scientology wedding pledges such as the 'double ring' ceremony - after Katie converted to Tom's religion.
A few short months later, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together, and in April of 2006 they welcomed a daughter named Suri.
After six years of marriage, Katie filed for divorce in 2012.
Hayley Attwell
It's believed that Tom started a romance with Mission Impossible co-star Hayley Atwell in 2020 - although it has never been confirmed.
The pair had been filming Mission 7: Impossible together amid the pandemic.
“Tom and Hayley hit it off from day one,” a source told The Sun last year.
"Lockdown, and all the difficulties that came with it, brought them even closer and they’ve become fairly inseparable," they added.
Tom hasn’t confirmed any romances since his marriage to Katie.
