The life of Hollywood superstars is a phenomenon that needs no elaboration as many follow the same meteoric rise and fall in their lifetime. But among them, there are many positive exceptions that people love to hear about. One of the most famous is the career of Tom Cruise, one of the most successful stars in the film business.
And the journey from rags to riches is something that Cruise has experienced with great clarity ever since his struggling days as an artist in the industry. But despite the struggles he went through for not being financially stable, the star had support from his then-girlfriend Melissa Gilbert, who was present with him through those tough times.
Melissa Gilbert Dated Tom Cruise Before He Was A Hollywood Megastar
While he may have amassed a gargantuan net worth of more than $600 Million at present, life wasn’t always smooth sailing for Tom Cruise, especially when he had no connection to the film industry while growing up. In stark contrast, he was raised in a stern and orthodox household in borderline poverty. Thus, you may have guessed just how many hardships he had to overcome in order to reach where he is today.
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But even through these tough times, the Mission: Impossible star was supported by his girlfriend at the time, the Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert. In a past interview, the actress opened up about their relationship that started in the early 1980s when Cruise was just starting his career. She also recalled the state that the star was living in, and he had no dishes at this home. She said:
“Actually, when I dated him he was Tom Mapother still.It was when he first moved to Los Angeles and I think I was 16, maybe, or 17? I did not have sex with him, we made out, but, honestly, there was no sex. He was a good kisser. But, you know, he was, like, a struggling, starving actor. I actually bought him his first set of dishes.”
Thus the saying goes, behind every successful man is a good woman.
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Who Is Tom Cruise Dating Now?
Despite their extremely wholesome relationship, Gilbert and Cruise split in the mid-1980s, and since then, the Top Gun star has been in many relationships with female stars from the industry. In the past, Cruise has been in an intense relationship with Katie Holmes and Penèlope Cruz, while also being married to Nicole Kidman in the 1990s. At present, the star was reported to be in a relationship with MCU star Hayley Atwell, before their split in 2022.
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Source: Hollywood Life
