Remember a couple of weeks ago when we feared that Tom Cruise sacking his publicist would result in the end of his barmy announcements? Turns out we were wrong.
Tom Cruise has only gone and bought a sonogram machine so he can personally keep a close eye on the little Tom Cruise foetus that’s lodged right up Katie Holmes‘s uterus.
Even though we were worried that Tom Cruise dismissing his publicist
sister would put an end to these zany Cruise hi-jinx, it’s starting to look like
it was all just a fuss over nothing. We may never again see anything
quite as bewildering as Tom Cruise shouting at TV presenters about
Ritalin, but we’re going to take what we can get.
Speaking to Barbara Walters in an interview to air on November 29th,
Tom Cruise (DVDs) revealed that he has bought a machine that enables him to
constantly eyeball the progress of the baby he is having with Katie
Holmes. Here’s the televised exchange according to E! Online:
"I bought a sonogram machine," Cruise told Walters. "I am going to donate it to a hospital when we are done."
Somewhat startled, Walters replied, "Wait, you are going to do your own sonogram?"
"Yes," Cruise replied, chuckling.
Depending on the model of sonogram machine, Cruise will have paid
anywhere between $15,000 and $200,000 for the privilege of smearing
lube all over the belly of Katie Holmes and then getting her to hold
her breath while he rubs a transducer around her gut looking at the
foetus on a screen.
We’ll give Tom this; he sure is an old romantic.
Tom Cruise was being interviewed as part of a series called Barbara
Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People Of 2005 – a show that
could just have easily been called Barbara Walters Presents: The 10
Most Spectacular Batshit Meltdowns Of 2005. During the interview, Tom
also claims that he is unaware of the baby’s gender:
"Barbara, I would tell you. I would say ‘I know if it’s a boy or a girl and I’m not telling you.’"
A
statement which was obviously followed-up by an enquiry as to what
exactly he sees on the sonogram if he doesn’t know the sex of the thing, to which he answered:
"A little baby."
And
while he was chatting about Katie Holmes’s insides to the world, he
also took the time to dismiss claims that Katie must stick to
Scientology rules and be absolutely silent throughout the delivery:
"Like
anything, you want to be as quiet as possible. There have been
misinterpretations that the woman can’t make any noise, and that’s just
not true. It’s nutty. No, but just calm and quiet. I want Katie to be
as comfortable as possible. And whatever she’s gonna go through, she’s
gonna go through. And I’m gonna be there."
He’s gonna be right there, lube and transducer in hand. Katie’s a lucky girl.
Read more:
Cruise Keeps Eye On Foetus – E! Online
[story by Stuart Heritage]