Isabella and Connor Cruise, Tom Cruise's children with Nicole Kidman,
have led a relatively quiet life ever since Tom's daughter with Katie Holmes,
Suri Cruise, came along. Adopted by Cruise and Kidman respectively in 1992 and 1995, Isabella
and Connor were frequently seen by the erstwhile couple's side during their 11-year marriage.
Ever since June 2006, when Kidman married country crooner Keith Urban,
the star has not been photographed with either of her eldest two children.
That may have something to do with Connor and Isabella staying with their father Tom
after their parents' divorce in 2001. As Kidman later clarified to the Australian media,
the kids remaining with Tom was entirely their choice. She added:
"I'd love them to live with us, but what can you do?"
Nonetheless, Kidman seems up to date on Isabella's current affairs,
while her daughter resides in England with her husband Max Parker. In 2019, Kidman gave
Vanity Fair some insight into how "Bella" was navigating married life across the pond. She said:
"Bella lives just outside London. You know, she really feels more English."
Kidman added that her daughter's first exposure to England came as a child when the family filmed
such classics as Stanley Kubrick's 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut and the first movie
in the Mission Impossible franchise. But here's the question: With Bella enjoying
wedded bliss far removed from Hollywood, what is her younger brother Connor up to these days?
Well, it appears that Connor has been residing in Clearwater, Florida, and has developed something
of a passion for deep-sea fishing and deejaying gigs. This location is opportune for Connor,
as it not only boasts the perfect fisherman's waters, but also the
headquarters for the Church of Scientology — of which Connor is reportedly a member.
A quick scan of Connor's Instagram page shows the 26-year-old frequently flaunting his epic
catches of the sea, quipping in a mid-August birthday Instagram Story to a close friend:
"Happy birthday @hookedforlife! Cheers to another year slaying monsters around the globe."
As for Connor's DJ endeavors, they seemed to have at least temporarily been put on the
backburner. With his Instagram suggesting his last spinster gig was in August 2016,
a People magazine source revealed that, while Connor still deejays,
he's gotten more into his fishing lately — and appears to be content living a quiet life.
Part of that quiet also appears to include running "Connor's Meatshack," an Instagram
account curated to showcase Connor's love of meats and grilling. Having also acted in
high-profile flicks such as Will Smith's 2008 Seven Pounds and the 2012 reboot of Red Dawn,
Connor truly appears to be a jack of all trades.
And despite rumors to the contrary, both Nicole Kidman and Connor Cruise seem to be on stable
ground these days. While Connor and sister Isabella Cruise are Scientologists like their
father Tom Cruise, Kidman was reportedly deemed a "SP," or "Suppressive Person," by the Church.
Many wondered if this had caused a wedge between Kidman and her oldest kids.
Ex-Scientologist Leah Remini alleged in her 2015 memoir Troublemaker:
Surviving Hollywood and Scientology that Isabella had told her in 2006
she wasn't in touch with Kidman. As Connor stared out the window, Isabella had allegedly snarked:
"Not if I can help it, she's a f--king SP."
Meanwhile, Tom has denied that Kidman was blocked from seeing Connor and Isabella,
telling Oprah Winfrey in 2008 that they share
custody whenever they can. Kidman affirmed this in 2018 to Who, sharing:
"They have made choices to be Scientologists [...] It's our
job as a parent to always offer unconditional love."
“Everybody has their own path, and when they find their path, it's such a relief as a parent."
Then, in September 2019, the actor confessed to the British media that her relationship with
Connor and Isabella entailed, quote, "peaks and valleys," asserting that:
"Motherhood is about the journey [...] whether you are an adopting mother or a birth mother."
For his part, Connor revealed in a 2014 interview
that he and Kidman were on much better terms than anybody might think. He said:
"I love my mum. I don't care what people say, I know that me and Mum are solid."
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