Brooke Shieldsis hoping to get back onTom Cruise’snice list for the next holiday season.
During herPEOPLE cover story interview, the actress revealed that she was at one time a recipient of Cruise’s coveted coconut Christmas cake.
“It was from them and Suri, so it was the three of them, and then soon it was noSuriand no Katie and just Tom,” Shields recalls. “Then it went from just Tom for a while, but not every holiday. And then the cake stopped.”
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“They invited us to their wedding,” she says of Cruise and Holmes’s 2006 Italian ceremony. “And I was like ‘Hell, yes, I’m going.’ It was extraordinary.” And they even hosted their kids' first birthday party together. (Shields' second daughter Grier, now 16, and Suri were born in the same hospital on the same day.)
Still, she’s not exactly sure “what happened” in recent years that got her off the cake list.
“I want to get back on that cake list. It’s the best cake,” Shields says with a laugh. “Tom, I need to be back on the cake list.”
Tom Cruise at the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon on February 13, 2023.Monica Schipper/WireImage
Shields is one of many celebrities to speak highly of Cruise’s famous Christmas confection.
Top Gun: MaverickstarJay Ellis shared that he is a lucky recipient of the cakeon an episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show.
“It’s literally like getting a trophy,” said Ellis. “We get the cake every year. It’s always a surprise when you get it because you’re so excited to get it — and you wanna make sure you’re still on the gift list.”
He continued to tell Hudson about how his family froze the cake to take on a Christmas vacation in Mexico.
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Another Hollywood Tom — Tom Hanks — also shared his love for the cake during an episode of the YouTube channel Mythical Kitchen’sLast Meals.Hankssaid that the bundt is “so great you can really only have it once a year.”
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Hanks joked that the cake is the talk of the town at his production company’s office. “They start eyeing what mail has come in? Is the big box coming in? Are we getting, what has essentially been called, theTom Cruisecake?” Hanks said.
“Everybody starts slicing thinner and thinner slices,” he added. “It’s a mathematical proof that if you just keep cutting everything in half, you will never run out ofTom Cruisecake.”
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During the 2022 holiday season,Rosie O’Donnellshared a picture of the white chocolate cake that’s covered in shredded coconut flakes. It showed the note that comes with the dessert box.
“Warmest wishes to you this holiday season.Tom Cruise,” it reads.
“My Tommy sent me a coconut cake!!“O’Donnellwrote on Instagram. “I love that guy.”
source: people.com
