Taylor Lautner would “kill” to have a career like Tom Cruise

The 19-year-old hunk studied the ‘Mission Impossible’ actor and other action stars to prepare for his role in ‘Abduction’ and admits he would love to emulate their success.

He said: “The most important thing I did was sit down beforehand and watch a lot of movie and study actors that I look up to. “We studied Tom Cruise in ‘Minority Report’, Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Denzel Washington …

“I would love [to follow in their footsteps]. That would be an honour, to be compared to people like that. I look up to Tom Cruise and Matt
Damon. I would kill to have the careers they’ve had.” Taylor – who is best known for playing werewolf Jacob Black in the ‘Twilight Saga’ movie series – is delighted that a number of high-profile directors want to work with him as he thinks they will help him have a lasting career.

He told Total Film magazine: “It’s every actor’s dream to make movies they are passionate about for the rest of their life. Working with amazing directors can definitely help with that.”

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Katie Holmes has a “great” marriage

The actress and husband Tom Cruise – with whom she has five-year-old daughter, Suri – will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary later
this year and the brunette beauty is “proud” to be part of such a high-profile union.

She said: “It will be five years in November and our relationship is great. “My husband has made incredible movies that have impacted the world and therefore I’m a part of that now. I’m proud of it and it’s OK.”

Despite their worldwide fame, Katie insists she and Tom prefer low-key activities out of the spotlight. She said: “We like to play a version of Scrabble called Take Two, where you don’t use the board, just the pieces.” Katie admitted the attention she receives in public can sometimes be problematic, but she has learned ways of coping.

She explained to Britain’s Hello! magazine: “Some days you can go straight to Starbucks without being bothered and some days you have to switch cars and it’s something that becomes a part of your day. “You kind of figure out how to go with it or fight it. I am still a kid from Ohio, but this is a part of my life now.”

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Nicole Kidman hopes her adopted children will live with her again

The Australian actress – who has daughter Isabella, 18, and son Connor, 16, with ex-husband Tom Cruise – admits she would love it if the teenagers asked to move to the home she shares with husband Keith Urban and their daughters Sunday Rose, two, and Faith Margaret, two months.

Nicole said: “It’s so different because they don’t live with us, but I would love them to come and live with us at some stage.

“They’re teenagers, they’re in a whole different place.”

Though Nicole and Keith, both 43, are happy with their family, the ‘Rabbit Hole’ star admits she would still like to have more kids, but she accepts that may not happen.

She added in an interview on Australian TV show ’60 Minutes’: “I never say never. If you ask Keith, he’d be like ‘No,’ but my sister’s got five kids. Keith’s like, ‘You’re not going to be like your sister, are you?’ I’m at an age now where it’s very hard to have a child when you’re 43. We love what we have.”

Nicole has previously admitted she is saddened by her elder children’s decision to live with their father, his wife Katie Holmes and their four-year-old daughter Suri, but wouldn’t fight their choice.

She said: “They live with Tom, which was their choice. I’d love them to live with us, but what can you do?”

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Amy Winehouse has been named the least desirable celebrity wife

The ‘Rehab’ singer – famed for her troubled marriage to drug addict Blake Fielder-Civil, tattoo-covered body and eccentric behaviour – topped a poll by My OK! Wedding magazine, in which readers were asked who would be a terrible spouse.

Joining Amy on the list of bad wives were Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lady Gaga, while Charlie Sheen – who entered rehab last week for drink and drug problems – was named least desirable celebrity husband., closely followed by Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise.

While Amy and Charlie weren’t popular marriage material with readers, Natalie Portman – who is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Millepied – was given the title of most desirable celebrity wife, with Britain’s Prince Harry being named as the ultimate husband.

Megan Fox, Katy Perry and Kate Moss all made the top ten for the perfect wife, while Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson, David Beckham and Harry’s brother Prince William were in the running for ideal husband.

Paul Stacey, a spokesman for My OK! Wedding said: “We were stunned by the results. The least attractive celeb brides and grooms were the party monsters. And I was shocked that Madonna, Lady Gaga and Gwyneth Paltrow were in the least desirable top ten.

“And amazingly, now that Harry has cleaned up his act and proven himself to the world with his work in Afghanistan, he has topped the poll beating all the expected candidates like Robert Pattinson and even his brother William.”

My OK! Wedding Poll Results:

Least Desirable Celebrity Husband:

1: Charlie Sheen

2: Mel Gibson

3: Tom Cruise

4: Mickey Rourke

5: Pete Doherty

6: Marilyn Manson

7: David Hasselhoff

8: Ricky Gervais

9: Chris Moyles

10: Wayne Rooney

Least Desirable Celebrity Wife:

1: Amy Winehouse

2: Lindsay Lohan

3: Britney Spears

4: Heather Mills

5: Gwyneth Paltrow

6: Katie Holmes

7: Lady Gaga

8: Madonna

9: Nicole Kidman

10: Sarah Jessica Parker

Most Desirable Celebrity Wife:

1: Natalie Portman

2: Megan Fox

3: Katy Perry

4: Kate Moss

5: Gisele Bundchen

6: Cheryl Cole

7: Christina Hendricks

8: Rihanna

9: Kim Kardashian

10: Kate Middleton

Most Desirable Celebrity Husband:

1: Prince Harry

2: Justin Bieber

3: Robert Pattinson

4: David Beckham

5: Russell Brand

6: Colin Firth

7: Prince William

8: George Clooney

9: Piers Morgan

10: Brad Pitt

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are “on cloud nine” with their new baby

The couple – who already have two-year-old Sunday Rose together – admit they had an anxious wait for the arrival of their second daughter Faith Margaret, who was born on December 28 last year through a gestational carrier.

Nicole said through her spokesperson: “We spent Christmas on tenterhooks and after Faith Margaret was born on Dec. 28, a healthy 8 lbs 9 oz, we spent New Year’s on cloud nine.”

Since bringing the new baby home, Nicole and Keith, both 43, have enjoyed having time to bond with their two daughters at their homes in Nashville and Los Angeles.

She added: “We have been having a wonderful bonding experience with Faith Margaret and feel truly blessed.”

Friends close to Nicole – who also has adopted kids Isabella, 18, and 15-year-old Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise – say she and Keith never gave up hope of having another child.

One pal said: “They never gave up faith they’d have another child together. They feel blessed. They’re just thrilled.”

Announcing Faith’s birth on January 17, the couple released a statement saying: “Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret.

“No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier.”

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Gwyneth Paltrow got drunk “all the time” when filming ‘Country Strong’

The 38-year-old actress – who used to adhere to a strict macrobiotic diet – claims it was “awesome” getting into character to portray an alcoholic singer in the movie, though she admits her approach wasn’t very professional.

She quipped: “You just get really drunk all the time. Which is awesome! At least I did anyway, it’s not very professional. There’s a Bloody Mary at 10 am and keep it going all day!

“It was actually very liberating and amazing to play somebody who just didn’t think about consequences because I’m so responsible with my life, and too worried about everybody and my kids and where’s everybody going.”

Gwyneth – who has two children, Apple, six, and four-year-old Moses, with her 33-year-old husband Chris Martin – has starred opposite a string of hunky actors in her movies, including Jude Law and former fiance Brad Pitt, but says Tom Cruise was her favourite co-star.

She told TV talk show host Rachael Ray in an episode due to air tomorrow (07.01.11): “I did a little cameo at the beginning of ‘Austin Powers 3’, I think it was, and I got to make out with Tom Cruise. He was an amazing kisser!”

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Nicole Kidman wishes her adopted children lived with her

The Australian actress raised 18-year-old Isabella and Connor, 15, with ex-husband Tom Cruise and is saddened by their decision to live with their father, his wife Katie Holmes and their four-year-old daughter Suri, but wouldn’t fight their choice.

She said: “They live with Tom, which was their choice. I’d love them to live with us, but what can you do?”

Though she is upset about her elder children not living with her, she is delighted to have become a parent again later in life, having had daughter Sunday Rose with husband Keith Urban in July 2008.

She admitted: “It’s a beautiful thing at 43 to have a two and half year old!”

Explaining the youngster’s unusual name, Nicole revealed she was named after the day of week that her and Keith most enjoy together.

She told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “When we were both alone, before we met each other, Sunday was the day we dreaded most, because when you don’t have someone in your life Sundays can be really lonely.

“Then when we met, we went from dreading Sunday to really loving it. It was the day when nobody was going to bother you, you could stay in bed, you could do what you wanted to do. We just thought, What a great name for our baby!’ “

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Jake Gyllenhaal is still amazed by his stature in Hollywood

The ‘Prince Of Persia: The Sands of Time’ actor admits he is still left surprised that he is regarded as a star as big as older actors such as Tom Cruise or Nicholas Cage as he doesn’t view himself as a leading man.

He said: “I don’t see myself like a leading man at all. That’s very result-oriented. I’ve been like that at different times in my career, but at this point I’m not. I think people look at me like that bit, but I don’t.

“I’ve been the lead in lots of different movies but it’s never been about that.

“It’s funny, I as at some event for ‘Prince Of Persia’ and Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage were there. And there I was standing with them thinking ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ ”

Jake also admitted he likes to tackle a wide variety of characters in his movies because of advice he was given by his father many years ago.

He told Total Film magazine: “My dad always says to me that the job of any artist is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.”

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are planning to appear in a reality TV show to prove to the world their family is “normal”.

The Hollywood star has reportedly been filming his wife and their four-year-old daughter Suri and intends to use the footage to show the world what life is really like in the Cruise household in a series inspired by ‘The Osbournes’.

Tom is particular keen to show that his family’s lifestyle is not weird just because they follow controversial sci-fi faith Scientology.

A source close to the couple told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “They want to portray themselves as a normal family who do normal things. They are aware that Katie is being perceived as ‘brainwashed’ and they want to change that.”

The 48-year-old actor got the idea to start filming Katie, 31, and Suri after making several online clips with Cameron Diaz to promote their new film ‘Knight and Day’.

Tom initially wanted to release his footage as mini-clips on the internet for his loyal fans but he has now received multiple offers to turn the videos into a full series.

A source said: “His interest began when he made spoof films with Cameron to promote ‘Knight and Day’. He’s been filming Kate and other aspects of their life for the past month. The original impetus was that he would select a few personal clips to show fans, but word has got out through his agents (CAA) and he is currently fielding offers from entertainment companies. Tom is now deliberating what to do with his footage. No deal has been struck yet.”

However, Tom – who married Katie in November 2006 – is insisting on having complete control of the footage and the final say on what is aired.

A source said: “Tom places a premium on control, so he’s reluctant to commit to doing a reality TV show unless he’s 100 per cent it will reflect him and Katie in the best possible light.”

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David Beckham and Snoop Dogg were serenaded by a waitress.

The soccer star is close friends with the rapper and admits he experienced one of his most bizarre encounters ever when they went out for dinner in Los Angeles together.

He explained: “One time we went out for dinner in LA with another friend to a steak restaurant.

“The place had cleared and this waitress came over and said, ‘I can sing’ so I was like, ‘Oh my god’. Snoop sat back and said, ‘Go on then, sing for me’. She stood there and sang this whole song for Snoop, it really made me laugh and I was a bit embarrassed. She was… alright.”

The 35-year-old star is often called upon by his pal to give his opinion on his new music – but admits he struggles to give an honest answer.

He explained: “With his last album he called me about 10 days before it came out and he said, ‘I’ve got finished it this minute, come in and listen to it’ so I drove down and listened to each track and he asked my opinion. I was like, ‘I love every one of them’. But I wouldn’t have said otherwise – he’s got these two bodyguards who are huge!”

David – who has three sons with wife Victoria Beckham – is also close friends with actor Tom Cruise but insists his pal has never encouraged him to pursue an acting career, despite having several movie offers.

He added: “I’ve had a few offers but I turned them all down. I’m a terrible actor. I did a bit in ‘Goal’ that time – I was playing myself and I looked a bit awkward.

“Tom hasn’t offered acting lessons yet, or any parts either.”

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Lee Ryan’s Confessions to the Lie Detector – Lee Ryan wears the glove of truth and reveals he fancies Margaret Thatcher and the alien from Avatar, formed a cult with Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer, tweeted Tom Cruise about Ritalin, would like to have a chat with the Pope and doesn’t like talking about a hung Parliament.

The couple – who raise six children together – fought back against rumours they are on the verge of splitting and couldn’t keep their hands off each other at the annual American football championship game at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

A source told X17 Online: “Brad and Angelina looked perfectly happy together – so much so that it seems impossible that there were all of those recent reports suggesting they were separating.”

The pair and their eight-year-old son Maddox watched the game in their VIP skybox as they saw the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts.

The couple have been plagued by rumours of a split over the past few weeks, and last month it was claimed they had visited lawyers to finalise custody arrangements and split their finances in the event of a separation.

Brad and Angelina weren’t the only famous faces at the game.

Tom Cruise also attended with his three-year-old daughter Suri – his child with wife Katie Holmes – and son Connor, who he adopted with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Kutcher were also watching from the crowd, as well as John Travolta, Gloria Estefan, and LL Cool J.

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The ‘Dark Knight’ star and husband Peter Sarsgaard are usually able to walk around New York unnoticed so were amazed when “tons” of paparazzi came into a cafe where they were enjoying coffee, only to then be ignored.

She told website E! Online: “There were a ton of paparazzi in the cafe with their huge cameras and laptops. I was like, ‘Peter, oh my God, they are so into us. They’re swarming us. We are so important.’

“It turns out Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were living on that street. It was the winter, so the photographers would go into the cafe to download their pictures.”

Maggie is currently promoting ‘Crazy Heart’, the first movie she worked on after giving birth to daughter Ramona three years ago, and admits she finds it difficult to balance parenthood with her career.

She said: “Every night you can’t put your kid to sleep, that’s pretty intense. In my family, that’s a big kind of get-together time – dinner, bath and stories and then bed.”

However, the actress insists it is very important for her to work and be a mother.

She explained: “When my daughter was about 15 months, I started to feel like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve just been completely focused on being a mother for a long time. I just got overwhelmed, this feeling of, ‘I’m an actress, too.’

“You can’t be an empty shell and be a good mother, too.”

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The couple – who celebrated their third anniversary last month – are said to have agreed the time is right to add to their family and give three-year-old daughter Suri a sibling.

A friend of the couple told America’s OK! magazine: “She no longer feels like she’s just Mrs. Cruise. She’s her own person again. She and Tom have their disagreements, but deep down they love each other very much. That’s what is important.”

Tom, 47, and 30-year-old Katie – who met in April 2005 – have been contemplating having another baby for some time.

It had been reported Katie – who recently finished shooting ‘The Extra Man Mary’ and ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ – wanted to star in another box office hit before she expanded her family.

A source said: “Katie had to put movies on hold after Suri.”

Katie’s last film ‘Mad Money’ failed to impress at the box office when it was released in 2008. The crime comedy, also starring Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton, only managed to match its estimated $22 million budget when its cinema run ended.

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The ‘Mad Money’ actress insists the footwear she bought for Suri – her child with husband Tom Cruise – are actually supporting her feet and she is happy to let her child mimic her fashion choices.

She said: “She, like every little girl, she loves my high heels.

“They are actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids. I found them for her and she loves them.”

Tom has previously spoken out about Suri’s choice of footwear, insisting she is very “strong willed” about her appearance.

He said: “The other day, Kate showed her some gold-coloured sneakers thinking she might like to wear them, and she looked at them and said, ‘Oh mommy, these are lovely, but they’re boy shoes.’

“She’s sweet, but she’s very strong-willed – just like her mother.”

It was recently claimed Katie spends over $25,000 a month on Suri’s wardrobe as she is determined to have the “best dressed kid in Hollywood”.

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Seven animals ran through the streets of Cadiz, Southern Spain, where the Hollywood actor’s latest project ‘Knight and Day’ – which also stars Cameron Diaz – was being shot on Sunday (22.11.09).

Two women were injured during the incident, which ended when the bulls were captured on a beach, and all work on the movie has been suspended by the major’s office.

A spokesperson for the major’s office said: “Nothing will be filmed in Cadiz until we have a new plan that guarantees the safety of local residents.”

Rehearsals for scenes which re-enact the famous running of the bulls, which takes place annually in Pamplona, Northern Spain, had been taking place last week.

Neither Tom or Cameron were present on Sunday but both are scheduled to fly into the country this weekend.

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The ‘Elf’ actor and comedian topped the annual list by Forbes magazine, which calculated how much moviemakers earn per dollar paid to their lead actor.

After the last couple of funnyman Will’s films – ‘Semi-Pro’ and ‘Land of the Lost’ – bombed at the box office, his rate of return has dropped to $3.29 for every dollar of Will’s fee.

This contrasts greatly with the other end of the scale, which saw Shia LaBeouf named as the Best Actor for the Buck in August, earning studios an average of $160 for every dollar he was paid.

Behind Will on the Most Overpaid list was British actor Ewan McGregor, while Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson all made the top ten.

However, Will could turn his box office figures around as he recently revealed he wants to make a sequel to ‘Anchorman’, one of his most successful films to date, about a 1970s newsreader.

The 42-year-old star said: “Yeah we’re trying to figure out when and how we should do that. We’re going to meet with all the guys and see if we can actually pull this off.

“With Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, they’re in different places with their careers it’s a lot harder to get us all together.”

Although he did add: “And believe me, I’m not taking a pay cut, no way, absolutely not!”

Forbes magazine’s top ten Most Overpaid Stars:

1. Will Ferrell

2. Ewan McGregor

3. Billy Bob Thornton

4. Eddie Murphy

5. Ice Cube

6. Tom Cruise

7. Drew Barrymore

8. Leonardo DiCaprio

9. Samuel L. Jackson

10. Jim Carrey

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The actress – who gave birth to Sunday Rose, her first child with husband Keith Urban on 7 July 2008 – was amazed at the bust-boosting effect her baby had on her body.

The 42-year-old star said: “They’re not very big, my boobs, so they just became normal size. I loved it! I felt very, ‘Woman’.

“When you’ve had a slightly androgynous body your whole life, having breasts is a nice feeling.”

Nicole also revealed she is more in love than ever with her husband of three years Keith.

She said: “I love being in love. I believe in the power of love, the way it can heal. The more you keep choosing it – because there are times when you can choose to be angry at the person or to love him – the more it nourishes a family.”

Nicole – who was previously married to Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise – used to enjoy the fictional lives of her film characters more than her own life, but says that has changed now.

Nicole – who made 20 films between 2001 and 2008 – told Ladies’ Home Journal magazine: “My imaginary life was better than my flesh-and-blood life. That’s a sad thing to say, but it was. Now I love my real life so much it requires an enormous belief in a film to want to take it on.”

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The 46-year-old star – who plays the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie franchise – is returning for the fourth installment and is set to become Hollywood’s highest-paid actor, topping the likes of Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks, with the huge pay day.

The ‘Sleepy Hollow’ actor is guaranteed the £21 million as a minimum for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, due for release in the 2011, and could receive even more should it be a huge box-office hit.

Disney bosses are paying Depp such a high fee because his co-stars from the previous three movies, Keira Knightley, 24, and 32-year-old Orlando Bloom, have dropped out.

Geoffrey Rush will once again play Captain Barbossa, while Penelope Cruz is rumoured to be in line to take the female lead.

Depp recently vowed to save Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage from financial ruin after because of a massive unpaid tax bill.

The star pledged to support the ‘Con Air’ actor through his plight because of the assistance he gave him when he was first trying to make it in Hollywood.

A source said: “Johnny feels he owes his career to Nicolas and now wants to repay him – if Nicolas agrees.”

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The actor – who stars as spy Ethan Hunt in the action franchise – is desperate to work with his wife and believes an evil part for her in the fourth film would be perfect because he doesn’t want them to play a couple on screen.

A source said: “Tom is very excited about taking ‘Mission: Impossible’ in a new direction and he sees Katie as a big part of that.

“They have wanted to work together for a while now but the idea of being a couple on screen in a romantic comedy is a bit dull. This might give them a chance to have some fun both as a couple and as hero and villainess.”

Katie – who has a three-year-old daughter, Suri, with Tom – recently admitted she loves bringing her home life into her acting roles.

She said: “In my own life, my whole world really revolves around my family. I do what I need to do, but it’s like, ‘How is everybody else doing?’ And it’s wonderful for me as an actress to put some of that into a character.”

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The ‘Christmas Carol’ star appeared on US chat show ‘Chelsea Lately’ stating he wanted to cut some celebrities down to size, branding them “spoiled brats”.

When host Chelsea Handler suggested he start with Tom Cruise, Jim replied: “Oh, set before me a meal – oh my God! A Christmas feast!”

He sarcastically added: “Tom Cruise – let me see – one of the hardest working people I’ve ever seen and, like, a total gentleman and *******. What a jerk!”

He was much keener on Chelsea’s next suggestion, Brad Pitt, however.

Jim, 47, jokingly said: “Well you really can’t say anything about Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie? Oh yeah, so she’s the problem for sure, we’re ok with him, seriously, because he can do no wrong.”

Jim also said that despite appearing in ‘A Christmas Carol’ as central character Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas past , present and future, he doesn’t have any paranormal connections himself.

Referring to his partner, model Jenny McCarthy, he added: “I don’t really have that connection. Jenny is very much more connected to the ghostly realm. She sees things every once in a while, she’ll yell, ‘There’s a naked wrinkled man in the bedroom, I think he might be dead and looking for the other side’.”

‘A Christmas Carol’ is in cinemas now.

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The ‘Nine’ actress – who divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 following a 10-year union and is now married to country singer Keith Urban – says she has enjoyed exploring with the different aspects of love, sex and relationships over the years.

She explained: “My life has been about exploring types of love. I’ve explored obsession, I’ve explored strange sexual fetish stuff, I’ve explored the mundane aspect of marriage and monogamy. But I’m still on that journey.”

Despite the fascination people have with her love life, the 42-year-old beauty has vowed to take the details of her past relationship with Tom to her grave.

She told Britain’s GQ magazine: “I have never discussed the intricacies of it and I never will.

“I burned most of my journals after I remarried. You’re only going to find out bad things. You can’t read somebody’s diary. You shouldn’t read it.

“I know I live inside some rose-coloured cloud but I’ll never waver on it. I am not writing a book. I will go to the grave with all my secrets, all my stories.”

While together, Tom and Nicole adopted children Isabella, now 17, and Connor, now 14. Nicole also has 15-month-old daughter Sunday Rose with Keith and Tom is father to Suri, three, his daughter with wife Katie Holmes.

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