Gossip about their affair has been rife since April. The relationship started when both left their previous partners: Cruise left beautiful actress Penelope Cruz (the reason for his divorce with Nicole Kidman 4 years ago) and Katie Holmes broke up with actor Chris Clein. The press wasn't well-disposed to their relationship. There were rumours that it was nothing more than a publicity stunt, used many times before by Hollywood.

Katie Holmes (26), the star of television's ‘Dawson's Creek' received a massive diamond ring from her fiancé. She confessed that she grew up with a poster of Cruise on her bedroom wall, wanting to marry him. During the Paris news conference Tom Cruise said to the public:' Today is a magnificent day. I'm engaged to a magnificent woman.'
Asked when they would get married, the actor said: ‘the date of wedding is still not set. We haven't discussed that - one step at a time. Let's see. We're not sure.'