Tom Cruise poses with two of his children as he shares first public photo together in 15 years

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By James Kay

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Tom Cruise has shared a rare photo of himself with two of his kids that he shares with Nicole Kidman.

Former NFL player Derrick Brooks, who snapped the shot, recently resurfaced the image from December 2023.

"Good Evening, Wow, look who stopped by my office before our [Tampa Bay Lightning] game tonight! @tomcruise," the retired athlete wrote in his Instagram post.

"I was a little star struck but played it cool and He said he was too!"


In the photo shared on social media, Cruise stood proudly with his arm around Brooks, while his 29-year-old son, Connor, flashed a thumbs up from Brooks' other side.

Also featured in the picture was Cruise and Kidman's daughter, Bella, peeking out alongside a dozen other individuals.

The former couple adopted Bella, now 31, in 1992 amid fertility struggles, and welcomed Connor into the family three years later. Kidman, 56, and Cruise, 61, were married from 1990 to 2001.

Following their divorce, Cruise went on to marry Katie Holmes, with whom he shares a daughter, Suri. However, he is now estranged from the 18-year-old.

GettyImages-51084164.jpgCruise shares Bella and Connor with Nicole Kidman. Credit: Patrick Riviere/Getty

Kidman, on the other hand, welcomed daughters Sunday, 15, and Faith, 13, with husband Keith Urban.

While Kidman has issued rare statements about Isabella and Connor over the years, acknowledging their involvement in Scientology, she has emphasized her unconditional love for them.

In 2018, she told Who magazine: "I am an example of that tolerance and that’s what I believe – that no matter what your child does, the child has love and the child has to know there is available love and I’m open here."

After their marriage ended in divorce after 11 years, joint custody was agreed upon, but reports suggest that the children, loyal to their father, opted to live primarily with Cruise, being raised within the Church of Scientology, per the Daily Mail.

GettyImages-76359648.jpgCruise and Kidman were married between 1990 and 2001. Credit: Terry McGinnis/Getty

Since 2007, Kidman has not been publicly pictured with her eldest children. Reports claim she was deeply affected by their absence at her father’s funeral in 2014, and their non-attendance at her recent lifetime achievement award ceremony further emphasized the distance in their relationship.

Despite being mostly out of the public eye, Bella, who married husband Max Parker in 2015, occasionally shares glimpses of her life through art and selfies on social media. Meanwhile, Connor enjoys fishing and runs a barbecue business, Connor's Meatshack.

Featured image credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty