Last Saturday, Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise had been on one thing of a mission not possible.
The two had been attempting to covertly transfer by way of London after attending David Beckham’s 50th birthday on the Michelin-starred restaurant Core in tony Notting Hill. It wasn’t precisely a profitable endeavor.
Hollywood’s greatest motion film star, 62, and the Cuban actress, 37, had been snapped by paparazzi within the backseat of a black SUV leaving the celebration.
In one {photograph}, Cruise seems on the digital camera and nonchalantly flashes his well-known pearly whites, whereas de Armas geese down in order that her face can’t be seen.
The image is the newest incident involving the celebs to set tongues wagging and generate hypothesis a few potential romance.
They “had a blast” on the occasion, “they came together and had a great night and clearly enjoy hanging out,” a fellow partygoer on the Beckham birthday bash informed Page Six. “But I couldn’t say any more than that … I’ve no proof it’s romantic.”
The supply added that Cruise was “so cool, so nice to everyone” on the high-wattage soiree, which was additionally attended by Guy Ritchie, Eva Longoria and Gordon Ramsay. “He’s a proper movie star,” they added.
Whatever they’re or aren’t, it’s certain to be an action-packed summer time for them each.
Cruise stars in “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”— the franchise’s eighth installment, out May 23. De Armas can be on the multiplex quickly after, starring as a ballerina murderer in “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” — the fifth “John Wick” film, out June 6.
A supply who labored with De Armas on “Ballerina” informed Page Six their public sightings could also be extra skilled than private.
“I’m sure if they’re friends he’s mentored her. I’m sure she’s called him for advice,” the supply informed Page Six. “I’m sure they conversed on [things like] ‘this is how the stunt guys do it.’ I’m sure he gives her a lot of tips — he’s a legend in the stunt world.”
She’s beforehand hinted at her admiration for Cruise’s stunt abilities.
“[I’m] not at a Tom Cruise level yet,” De Armas mentioned of performing her personal stunts, in a USA Today story in 2023. “But I can appreciate what he does 100% now, and I totally get why he does it. He’s so mind blowing.”
De Armas’s huge breakout function was taking part in a kindhearted caretaker within the 2019 whodunit “Knives Out,” however, more and more, she’s making a reputation for herself as a horny motion star.
For the 2021 James Bond movie, “No Time to Die,” she teamed again up with her “Knives Out” co-star Daniel Craig to play a crafty CIA agent named Paloma.
The supply who labored with de Armas on “Ballerina” informed Page Six that the star is pragmatic on set and really targeted on mastering choreography for intense combat scenes.
“She’s awesome. She works hard. She’s very well thought out. She’ll call you on your BS. She always double checks. Why are we doing this? How does it really work in real life? She’s very inquisitive about everything we’re doing,” they mentioned. “She’s really fun. She wants to do a good job. She does a lot of her own fights.”
De Armas and Cruise first fueled relationship rumors in February after they had been seen out to dinner in London round Valentine’s Day.
A source told People on the time they had been connecting about “potential collaborations down the line.”
Then, in late April, the pair had a “Top Gun” second, after they went on a helicopter ride piloted by Cruise.
A day later, on de Armas’ thirty seventh birthday, they had been noticed strolling through a London park, trying cheerful as they casually chatted.
Reps for De Armas and Cruise didn’t reply to Page Six requests for remark.
A Hollywood insider informed Page Six that their relationship may make sense.
“It’s very hard to be in Tom Cruise’s world – it’s interesting that typically the actress is just on the rise or has some sort of notoriety,” they mentioned.
He has “no friends of his own” and is “rather low key,” a trend trade insider informed The Post.
De Armas grew up in Santa Cruz del Norte, a small city in Cuba, and later attended theater faculty in Havana. In 2006, at age 16, she landed her first movie function within the Cuban drama “Una rosa de Francia.”
De Armas left Cuba for Spain at age 18, transferring to Madrid the place she acted in Spanish-language TV sequence and movies.
“My grandparents were Spanish, so I had a dual passport — it was the only way I had to get out,” she informed Vanity Fair in 2016.
In 2011, she married Spanish actor Marc Clotet in Costa Brava. They divorced two years later, and de Armas moved to Los Angeles.
Her final excessive profile Hollywood relationship was with her “Deep Water” co-star Ben Affleck in 2021. The pair met on the set of the psychological thriller in 2019, began relationship in March 2020 and cut up early the subsequent yr.
“He would not commit to having more kids. She is in her 30s. It was a deal-breaker,” a supply informed Page Six on the time.
Following the breakup, de Armas left LA and the “horrible” media consideration — her phrases in an interview with Elle — for New York. Soon after, she started relationship Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis, however issues ultimately fizzled out.
In 2023, she bought a $7 million house in rural Woodstock, Vermont, the place she now spends a few of her time. According to a supply who works at a luxurious lodge within the space, “she keeps a very low profile.”
Golden boy Cruise has, in fact, had quite a few starry relationships. He has three youngsters and has been married thrice — to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes, respectively
The Syracuse-born motion hero additionally dated his “Vanilla Sky” co-star Penelope Cruz for 3 years, from 2001 to 2004, within the wake of his divorce from Kidman. He went on take up with Sofia Vergara earlier than marrying Holmes in 2006.
In the previous few years, he’s been rumored to be concerned with everybody from Shakira to Vergara, as soon as once more.
Most lately, “The Mummy” star dated Russian socialite Elsina Khayrova, 37, in December 2023, after assembly by way of mutual pals in England, according to the Daily Mail.
The pair cut up in February 2024, Page Six reported, with a supply telling the outlet: “There are no hard feelings between them and, for Tom, their relationship simply ran its course.”
When it involves Cruise and de Armas, the Hollywood insider is uncertain that the 2 are romantically concerned.
“It doesn’t feel like they’re dating,” they mentioned.
But, they admitted, with Cruise you by no means know.
“He’s very protective. He’s very private,” the Hollywood insider mentioned. “You never hear a word about anything from anyone.”
