Rebecca De Mornay makes shocking confession about ex Tom Cruise

Rebecca De Mornay, who is known for her breakthrough performance in 1983’s film the Risky Business candidly revealed rare insights about her former beau Tom Cruise.

During the promotion of her freshly released horror and mystery-themed movie, Saint Clare, the 65-year-old American actress recounted her debut film in which she shared the screen with the Mission Impossible actor.

In an interview with Page Six published on Saturday, July 19, the I Am Wrath star stated, "I'm really proud of him."

“He’s like, ‘I am Top Gun,’ and that’s what America really wanted—and he’s fulfilled it. He is a brilliant, brilliant interpreter of what the zeitgeist is,” she gushed.

Furthermore, the iconic star mentioned that she’s really proud of knowing him from when they were in the suburbs of Chicago, and knowing what he wanted and where he reached in his career now.

For the unversed, the talented actress dated the 63-year-old actor for more than two and a half years.

Notable, the actress is proud mother of daughters Sophia De Mornay-O'Neal, 27, and Veronica De Mornay-O'Neal, 24, whom she shares with her ex-husband Patrick O'Neal.

How old was Rebecca De Mornay during filming of movie Risky Business?

Reportedly, during the shoot of her debut film, Risky Business, Rebecca De Mornay was just twenty-four years old.

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