TOM CRUISE SURPRISING NEW LOVE

After years as a single dad, the actor may have finally found The One

The Top Gun star is taking a more subtle approach to his dating techniques

Tom Cruise couldn’t stop smiling. Attending the British Fashion Awards in London on December 2, the A-list actor spent much of the evening chatting with stunning Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery. Seated side by side, the pair – Tom dressed in a sleek Giorgio Armani tux and bow tie, Michelle wearing a slinky Armani Privé sequin number – talked and giggled over dinner at the Royal Albert Hall.

‘Whenever Michelle made a joke, Tom would be in stitches,’ says an insider. A source exclusively reveals to OK! the single Mission: Impossible hunk has had his eye on Michelle, 38, for a few months now. After jetting in for the fête, he even used his industry influence to score a seat next to her at the Fashion Awards so he could work his famous Cruise charm. ‘He pulled some strings to sit next to her,’ says the insider.