Katie Holmes Asked Nicole Kidman for Advice on How to Divorce Tom Cruise

Since Tom Cruise has been a movie star for over 40 years, his high-profile relationships have naturally captured the public's attention. The Top Gun: Maverick star has been married three times to actresses Mimi Rogers (1987-1990), Nicole Kidman (1990-2001) and Katie Holmes (2006-2012).

Given that the latter two have remained in Hollywood's spotlight after their divorces, longtime fans have been wondering if Kidman and Holmes ever struck up a friendship.

The answer? It may genuinely surprise you.

As it turns out, the women definitely had a rapport while Holmes was married to Cruise in the late aughts. This would make sense, as the Dawson's Creek actress not only shared daughter Suri with the Mission: Impossible actor, but she was also stepmom to Kidman and Cruise's kids, Isabella and Connor.

But no one would've known that Kidman and Holmes even had some sort of friendship behind the scenes, because neither one discussed the other in interviews. In fact, Kidman often refrains from talking about anything involving Cruise, telling The Cut in October 2018:

While it may have looked like Kidman and Holmes didn't have much in common past their shared ex, the two bonded over one major storyline in both of their lives: figuring out a way to get out of their respective marriages to the star.

In fact, when Holmes filed for divorce in June 2012, she sought out advice from Kidman for the best way to do so, both personally and legally.

"They’ve spoken over the last few weeks," a source told Us Weekly at the time of Katie and Tom's divorce. "Nicole has been supportive, saying she’s been through it too and to hang in there."

Almost a decade later, another source told OK! Magazine the same thing, saying that the two related to each other on the subject of being married to one of biggest actors in Hollywood. "They shared a very unique experience,” a source said to the outlet in August 2021. “Nicole knew firsthand how difficult it was to walk away from Tom and the stress that comes with being married to such a huge star.”

Fans may think that Holmes divorcing Cruise would've been the end to hers and Kidman's relationship... and it kind of was. The two have since moved on from their respective marriages, but it doesn't mean they don't have each other's backs. The same source continued to tell OK!, "[Katie] has a lot of respect for Nicole as one of the best actresses of her generation and also as a compassionate and impressive human being."

So, there you have it. Two drastically different women, both tied to the same man forever. And who knows? Maybe they're still giving each other advice on how to handle being in Cruise's shadow, even years after their divorces.

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