Actress Michelle Monaghan is well-known for her work as Julia Meade in the action spy film series Mission: Impossible alongside Tom Cruise, making appearances in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). The actress’s commitment to the franchise once even stopped her from going on her honeymoon.
Michelle Monaghan and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
The actress recalled the time she married graphic artist Peter White but had to skip her honeymoon to film an intimate scene with Tom Cruise in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III. Filming the scene made Monaghan quite nervous, but her husband was unbothered. In fact, he was supportive about it.
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Michelle Monaghan made out with Tom Cruise on her honeymoon
Michelle Monaghan and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III
In a recent interview with Collider, actress Michelle Monaghan recalled the time she had to skip her honeymoon after getting married to graphic artist Peter White because of her commitment to Mission: Impossible III (2006). The actress revealed that her husband was unbothered by the fact that she filmed an intimate scene with actor Tom Cruise on their honeymoon,
“[He] was like, ‘Don’t worry, you’re gonna follow his lead. You’re gonna have a great time. It’s going to be wonderful – I was like, ‘Oh my God, it was amazing. He was so nice. It was great’ and [my husband] goes, ‘How cool is it that you were making out with Tom Cruise on our honeymoon?’ Because we’re just such fans.”
Monaghan was joined by her The Family Plan (2023) co-star Mark Wahlberg, who asked if her husband was jealous, she simply replied that her husband was proud of it and was totally supportive.
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Working with Tom Cruise was a big opportunity for Michelle Monaghan
Michelle Monaghan and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Further in the interview, Monaghan explained that working in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III was a huge opportunity for her. It indeed was the turning point in her career as it created bigger opportunities for her in the industry. The actress said,
“I worked hard to get that role, and it was just one of those things. We just got married and really discovered our careers in New York together, and so that was really special.”
