"He is sympathetic; he is charming; he is charismatic; “He knows how to make people feel good about themselves,” the actress said in a recent interview.
Since 2020, Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell have been involved in dating rumors. This after both starred in the seventh installment of Mission Impossible. Later, the alleged couple was seen going to several events together holding hands, which caused various tabloids to claim that their romance was a fact.
Neither party ever confirmed or denied these rumors, but the media saw them so involved that there was even speculation that they ended up twice due to media pressure, something similar to what Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez experienced at the time.
Finally, in an interview for The Independent, the actress who rose to fame thanks to her role as Agent Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, assured that there was never a romantic relationship with Tom Cruise, describing these rumors as “dirty” and “dirty”. Atwell assured that she sees both Tom and the director of the film, Chris McQuarrie (with whom she also became involved), as “a couple of guys” who helped her deal with all these rumors in the most mature way possible. .
“Who doesn't like asking their uncle for advice about the world thinking you're courting? I'd say, 'Ooh, there are some weird rumors, and it feels a little dirty, it feels grimy, it's not who I am. Why are things assumed or projected onto me about my relationship with my coworker and my boss? ”.
It was Tom Cruise himself who made Atwell take the rumors of her relationship more calmly, in addition to giving her advice that could help her in any situation in her life.
“When I talked to him about this, she told me: 'You know exactly who you are.' You know what you're about. And that is the only thing that matters. It doesn't matter what people think about you, if you are honest with yourself, if you know what your value system is.'”
Although Atwell has cleared up rumors of a love relationship with Cruise, this does not mean that she does not have great admiration for the actor thanks to his charisma, his friendliness and his commitment to cinema and the people who work in it.
"He is sympathetic; he is charming; he is charismatic; he knows how to make people feel good about themselves. So it's just a total manipulation tactic, because he's probably just egocentric or whatever stupid thing people want to make up about people. But, over time, you realize that he works hard, he really cares, he is interested in people and wants to engage with them, and he believes in the power of cinema as much as he did when he was five years old.
Atwell got engaged in April to fellow actor Ned Wolfgang Kelly, so as much as fans have fantasized about a relationship between Hayley and Tom thanks to their on-screen chemistry, the doors are completely closed. In any case, Cruise would have his eyes on someone else: Shakira. Parallel to the rumors of his relationship with Hayley, others also broke out shortly after the Colombian moved to Miami and began to frequent Formula 1. The actor saw it as an excellent opportunity to start courting her, even sending flowers to her home.
However, everything seems to indicate that Shakira was not interested in having more than a friendship with the 61-year-old actor, which, according to close sources, would have been a very strong blow to Cruise's ego. Added to this are more rumors of a possible relationship between Shakira and Lewis Hamilton, a low blow for Cruise given that for a long time he boasted of having a very close friendship with the Mercedez Benz driver.
