Tom Cruise was "inspiring" to work with on set for 'Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol'. The 49-year-old actor - who plays American agent Ethan Hunt in the popular sequel - left co-star Paula Patton "paralysed" when she first met him. Paula - who plays Jane Carter - said: "When you first meet him, if you think about meeting him then you'll just get paralysed. So I didn't think about him, and we had this really good connection. ...

Tom Cruise reached a speed of 181 miles per hour when he tested a Red Bull race car. The motoring fanatic – who starred in 1990 stock car racing film 'Days of Thunder' – impressed former Formula 1 (F1) driver David Coulthard with his skills behind the wheel when took control of the 850-horsepower vehicle on a 2.5km race track in Rosamond, southern California. Tom completed 24 laps during the seven-hour high octane session – his first in an F1 car - and his top speed was just four miles per hour short of David's best on the same day. ...

Nicole Kidman’s split from Tom Cruise left her “really damaged”. The 'Rabbit Hole' star separated from the Hollywood star – with whom she has two adopted children Isabella, 18, and Connor, 15 - in 2001 after 10 years of marriage and although Nicole struggled to cope after their marriage broke down, she has tried to see the positives in their relationship. She said: “We were very, very tight and that’s why we lasted 10 years which is a good amount of time, particularly when you get married at 23. That was a great relationship. I think it ran its course.” ...

Tom Cruise’s daughter hates travelling. The actor and wife Katie Holmes always take four-year-old Suri with them when working and after travelling to countries including Japan , Brazil, Australia and England, the youngster has developed a fear of planes after constant moving between time zones severely disrupted her routine. ...

Tom Cruise is giving Zac Efron career advice. The two actors – who recently became friends after realising they are both motorcycle enthusiasts – speak regularly, with Hollywood legend Tom becoming the younger star's "professional and personal guru". A source said: "Tom and Zac clicked the minute they met. ...

Katie Holmes thinks her marriage to Tom Cruise is “weird”. The ‘Batman Begins’ star – who has four-year-old daughter Suri with the actor – admitted having so many people speculating on the couple’s relationship can be strange, but she just tries to focus on their day to day lives. ...