What happened to Tom Cruise on Graham Norton

[Lemons1571]

The episode has disappeared! It was taken off from last Friday evening due to all the Philip TV coverage, and rescheduled for tonight. Now it’s completely disappeared!
I’ve been so looking forward to it both times. Anyone hazard a guess where it’s gone? I’ve checked schedules for this coming Friday and it’s series finished, compilation episodes from now on.

[CharityDingle]

@SallySycamore

He comes across as even more earnest and even duller than Jason Donovan. His stories should be good, but just aren't somehow. I liked the planes though.

I remember Felicity Jones from The Worst Witch.

Same here. I started watching but abandoned it because I found Tom Cruise so unbelievably dull to listen to.

[KillingMeDeftly]

As for Cruise, I agree he's forever playing a role. Beyond strange.

I think he's been in the public eye for so long that he kind of has to. He turned into Tom Cruise Inc. a long time ago.

[Livpool]

I can't watch anything with Tom Cruise in. He makes me cringe

[The90swereadecadeago]

He always strikes me as intelligent, eloquent and logical when he is speaking, but then I remember he’s a Scientologist and so must be batshit/brainwashed to believe that made up, money grabbing cult 😐

[UsedToBeSeventeen]

Oh definitely!

[Roussette]

I wouldn't flame you @UsedToBeSeventeen!

Yes, two guys were stood looking at a computer screen and not 6ft apart so TC was not wrong. However, he just went ballistic with lots of swearing at them. I would've thought he could have made a point in a better way, that's all ! It was a complete ranty meltdown!

[grapewine]

[quote everythingbackbutyou]@mermaidsariel, I'm betting NK is a very smart lady acting in the best interests of self preservation, knowing that the most damaging thing you can do is to show up an abuser. Maybe biding her time until she is done with acting and can't be sabotaged by the tiny Napoleon Complex-affected ex.[/quote]
This. And she seems happy now. Good for her.

As for Cruise, I agree he's forever playing a role. Beyond strange.

[UsedToBeSeventeen]

Wasn’t he ranting about two crew members being sat too close together? I can’t believe I’m defending TC but they were breaking the Covid rules on set weren’t they? In a way he was doing the right thing even if he overreacted. I know I’m going to get flamed!

[PrincessScarlett]

@reprehensibleme I thought exactly the same re Hayley Attwell! 🤣

[Roussette]

I agree, I wouldn't want to cross him either.

Just hearing him ranting when someone on set got too close showed him up as being a controlling and unpleasant prick.

Yes, I enjoy his films, but not the man.
He comes across as Tom Cruise playing a character called Tom Cruise.

[Furries]

@KillingMeDeftly - ah, I didn’t know that.

[KillingMeDeftly]

Weren't there rumours about Vanessa Kirby being approached and asked to be his girlfriend?

I can remember when he was with Penelope Cruz and it was a bit odd. He was so gushing over her and it wasn't long after he and Nicole split. But then maybe that's just what he's like - see the jumping onto Oprah's couch!

[PatsyStone39]

He's a brainwashed fanny. Maybe Xenu has taken him up in his spaceship and left a clone behind.

[reprehensibleme]

I always had Hayley Atwell down as an intelligent woman

[HagenDaz]

I read that he was seeing Hayley Atwell who is co-starring with him. If anyone is in Pickering - did you see him earlier this week?

[mermaidsariel]

@Furries

I wonder how Mimi feels about him all these years later? Probably watched his last 2 marriages and thought “thank fuck!”

All 3 of his wives have been very quiet about married life. I’d like to think it’s because they’ve taken the MN high road or, actually, just the decent human road of focussing one your own life and not the twat that’s left behind. They’ve all, in their own way, found happiness while TC is still spouting on about how great he is at doing his own stunts 🤣

Yes. Nicole very happy with two much loved children in a marriage which has lasted longer than the one to Tom. KH with a very close relationship to Suri and a new boyfriend. Penelope Cruz married with a child. (Although they never married). He’s single by all accounts, Vain, self important and estranged from his only natural child.

[KillingMeDeftly]

I think it was Mimi who introduced him to Scientology?

[Furries]

I wonder how Mimi feels about him all these years later? Probably watched his last 2 marriages and thought “thank fuck!”

All 3 of his wives have been very quiet about married life. I’d like to think it’s because they’ve taken the MN high road or, actually, just the decent human road of focussing one your own life and not the twat that’s left behind. They’ve all, in their own way, found happiness while TC is still spouting on about how great he is at doing his own stunts 🤣

[Maria53]

Brad Pitt didn't get along with him in Interview with a Vampire. He was very polite about it, making out it was a chalk and cheese thing - but it was pretty clear he wasnt much of a fan.

I personally avoid any movies that have TC in them. It's a personal rule!

[mermaidsariel]

All very sinister.

[SpanishFly]

Well, I just watched it purely as a result of seeing this thread in the Telly Addicts list.

I am astounded at how attractive TC is, he is ageing beautifully. I think he's had "something" done, but I'm not sure what, maybe a face-lift or something. He doesn't seem to have fillers, but something was just a bit different. Good work, whatever it is.
Also, if you watched his mouth when he was talking, it was very Gary Barlow-esque. Same mouth shapes/movements when talking seriously.

As others have said, he takes himself so incredibly seriously. He also clearly adores being the centre of all the attention. He's textbook narcissist - the name dropping; the way he holds court when telling a story, making eye contact with each of them in turn; the way he asks questions of all of them, to make them feel privileged that they're worthy of his time; the way he said congratulations in a patronising way to each of them regarding roles they had won. Graham asked Jennifer and Miles a few questions, but every one referred to what it was like working with Tom. On a normal show, Jennifer would be asked about what it's like being married to Vision himself etc, but they had clearly been booked to discuss Top Gun only, and not to deviate from it.
None of it was done in a lighthearted, off the cuff way, it is exactly as others have said - TC has become a real-life character and probably doesn't even know how to be a person any more.
And when he was joking with Miles, it was very "HAHAHAHA" through slightly gritted teeth, then he actually said "HAHHA I'll crush you, haha" to put him firmly back in his place.
I would not want to cross him.

[Roussette]

Back to the PP who asked why he sits like that...he always does. If he sat upright then we would all see how tall he isn’t

Haha, that was me! And it makes sense, yes!

[SelkieIntegrated]

Yes, either they both know that the full force of scientologies top players would demonise them, or, they confessed mundane pecadillos in "auditing".

[cateycloggs]

@SuziQuatrosFatNan

The premise of Scientology is obviously bonkers but I think it's developed a self perpetuating power outside of that. There are lots of rich and powerful people involved who hold access to certainly Hollywood (ie a multi billion dollar industry) and doubtless other power mechanisms too. There was an investigation into the schools they ran here in the UK and there was definitely abuse and brainwashing going on but the former head is now head of a totally separate academy chain.

I think they are often involved with drug addiction recovery and rehabilitation which is worrying as so many people are desperate for help and then may be under a sense of obligation. That would also apply to local social and national health services that don't have the necessary resources or are obliged to privately outsource treatments. Who is offering services and what is their agenda needs to becarefully looked at.

[PrincessScarlett]

@Orgasmagorical I can see Tom running for president too! I think it could be part of a big plan for the scientologists.

I used to love Tom. But there is something very odd about him now. I do find it interesting that both NK and KH have stayed very silent on Tom particularly given NK lost her kids and Suri hasn't seen her dad in so long. Connor and Isobel were still quite young when Tom and Nicole split so it must have been devastating for Nicole.