Holmes Sweet Holmes
Tonya Parker Morrison
June 19, 2005
Cruise, Holmes: “No date yet”
It’s official: Actress Katie Holmes (26) has said yes – she has the rock to prove it - to Hollywood hotshot Tom Cruise (42), who may just outdo his now legendary lively frenetic performance on Oprah with his rampant giddiness.
Today is a magnificent day for me, I’m engaged to a magnificent woman” the twice divorced actor gushed in a news conference after the Eiffel Tower proposal.
In a scene that has become de rigueur for the pair, the couple hugged and smooched for cameras as journalists cheered at the announcement. Astoundingly, Cruise and the future Mrs. Cruise apparently have no intention of turning off the paparazzi faucet that has become their coupling. They’ve only been dating a couple of months, after Cruise saw an article in which Holmes declared “I thought I would grow up to marry Tom Cruise,” but they have never hidden it from the press. Unlike most of Hollywood’s A-list actors, who leave us all scratching our collective heads over whether they are or aren’t an item (think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), these two have no qualms about declaring their love for each other dozens of times a day.
Could it be that the source of all that love in the air is actually the steam from a publicity-heavy summer film season, in which Holmes (whom Cruise calls ‘Kate’) is promoting “Batman Begins” and Cruise is touting “War of the Worlds?” Friends of the couple poo-poo the notion, saying that there is no way that a star of Cruise’s status would go “that far for a publicity stunt.”
Holmes apparently isn’t even put off by the mysterious celeb heavy Church of Scientology, to which Cruise has devoted himself for years. In fact, Holmes has told people that she is converting to have a same faith household.
All the hubbub even has usually skeptical media types believing. Not that they don’t have better things to do than speculate on the twosome’s romantic antics.
Also on the menu for the pair? Kids. Cruise adopted two children, one boy and one girl, with his ex - Oscar winning Nicole Kidman - and continues to stay involved in their lives, but with Holmes, he will likely start a new brood.
So, what does this mean for the “SAVE KATIE” and "FREE KATIE" buttons, shirts and bumper stickers that seem to be cropping up everywhere? Well, since the two said they have yet to cement a date (which I’m sure we’ll know before the wedding planner has a chance to order the ice sculpture), there is still time for those peeved off Holmes fans to turn a buck.
I don’t believe for one single freakin’ minute that this will outlast the year,” Danielle Moody, who sells Holmes merchandise on Ebay, said sternly.
She noted that she still thinks of Holmes, as many of her fans do, as the doe-eyed teen on “Dawson’s Creek,” though the actress has had several feature films since leaving the show.
It won’t take long for Katie to realize that he is already treating her like a puppet on strings, having her dance for the media when she’s usually reserved, taking up Scientology and probably even putting her career on hold to pop out some kids for him. I hope she wakes up.”
Moody may be in the minority, but her Cruise-bashing brethren are very vocal, insisting that Holmes has fallen victim to some sort of Cruise love spell, instead of believing the hype that the couple is deeply in love or that it’s all some big publicity stunt on its last leg.
So snag your Katie button while supplies last, read up on scientology a bit so you can discuss the basics at the water cooler and keep your eyes tuned to the photogenic couple. At least they’re a colorful duo. Let’s face it – in the glare of flashbulbs and news ink, there just isn’t that much juicy lovey stuff going on right now. We’ll take what we can get.
It’s official: Actress Katie Holmes (26) has said yes – she has the rock to prove it - to Hollywood hotshot Tom Cruise (42), who may just outdo his now legendary lively frenetic performance on Oprah with his rampant giddiness.
Today is a magnificent day for me, I’m engaged to a magnificent woman” the twice divorced actor gushed in a news conference after the Eiffel Tower proposal.
In a scene that has become de rigueur for the pair, the couple hugged and smooched for cameras as journalists cheered at the announcement. Astoundingly, Cruise and the future Mrs. Cruise apparently have no intention of turning off the paparazzi faucet that has become their coupling. They’ve only been dating a couple of months, after Cruise saw an article in which Holmes declared “I thought I would grow up to marry Tom Cruise,” but they have never hidden it from the press. Unlike most of Hollywood’s A-list actors, who leave us all scratching our collective heads over whether they are or aren’t an item (think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), these two have no qualms about declaring their love for each other dozens of times a day.
Could it be that the source of all that love in the air is actually the steam from a publicity-heavy summer film season, in which Holmes (whom Cruise calls ‘Kate’) is promoting “Batman Begins” and Cruise is touting “War of the Worlds?” Friends of the couple poo-poo the notion, saying that there is no way that a star of Cruise’s status would go “that far for a publicity stunt.”
Holmes apparently isn’t even put off by the mysterious celeb heavy Church of Scientology, to which Cruise has devoted himself for years. In fact, Holmes has told people that she is converting to have a same faith household.
All the hubbub even has usually skeptical media types believing. Not that they don’t have better things to do than speculate on the twosome’s romantic antics.
Also on the menu for the pair? Kids. Cruise adopted two children, one boy and one girl, with his ex - Oscar winning Nicole Kidman - and continues to stay involved in their lives, but with Holmes, he will likely start a new brood.
So, what does this mean for the “SAVE KATIE” and "FREE KATIE" buttons, shirts and bumper stickers that seem to be cropping up everywhere? Well, since the two said they have yet to cement a date (which I’m sure we’ll know before the wedding planner has a chance to order the ice sculpture), there is still time for those peeved off Holmes fans to turn a buck.
I don’t believe for one single freakin’ minute that this will outlast the year,” Danielle Moody, who sells Holmes merchandise on Ebay, said sternly.
She noted that she still thinks of Holmes, as many of her fans do, as the doe-eyed teen on “Dawson’s Creek,” though the actress has had several feature films since leaving the show.
It won’t take long for Katie to realize that he is already treating her like a puppet on strings, having her dance for the media when she’s usually reserved, taking up Scientology and probably even putting her career on hold to pop out some kids for him. I hope she wakes up.”
Moody may be in the minority, but her Cruise-bashing brethren are very vocal, insisting that Holmes has fallen victim to some sort of Cruise love spell, instead of believing the hype that the couple is deeply in love or that it’s all some big publicity stunt on its last leg.
So snag your Katie button while supplies last, read up on scientology a bit so you can discuss the basics at the water cooler and keep your eyes tuned to the photogenic couple. At least they’re a colorful duo. Let’s face it – in the glare of flashbulbs and news ink, there just isn’t that much juicy lovey stuff going on right now. We’ll take what we can get.
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