One of Tom Cruise’s Former Scientology Pals Claims Why His Romance With Ana de Armas Is ‘Doomed'
Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise are on Cloud 9, but one former colleague says this A-list romance isn’t going to last.
Karen de la Carriere, who was one of the highest-ranking Scientologists and a former colleague, told DailyMail she believes his new romance is doomed.
“Tom Cruise’s love affairs are doomed. There is a honeymoon period with a lot of generosity and dazzling moments, and then reality sets in,” she said. “Scientology is very bait and switch. It starts off OK, especially when you’re the girlfriend of a superstar like Tom Cruise. But then you get to the higher, confidential levels and you find out things like you have 400,000 spirits attached to you and you have to spend the next 30 to 40 years peeling them off.”
Cruise’s exes Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes have reportedly spoken about their disdain for the Church of Scientology, and Kidman and Holmes left the Church after their divorces.
Plus, Armas has allegedly grown up in a devout Catholic family, so insiders are worried about if this will make or break their romance. In fact, earlier this year, insiders told the Daily Mail, there’s one thing they can’t quite outmaneuver: religion. “Ana was raised Catholic and her family are religious,” a source said. “She knows that her family would not accept Tom because of his beliefs. Ana and Tom have discussed this. His Scientologist beliefs are not a deal breaker for Ana. She is her own woman. And honestly, no one would be surprised if she took up Scientology”
For those who don’t know, Cruise was first spotted with de Armas on Valentine’s Day 2025 by Daily Mail. Given the timing, fans were quick to assume that they had a romantic connection. By May, sources confirmed their relationship. “It’s low-key, still new and in the early stages,” a source told Us Weekly. “Their romance is definitely on the down low.”
As of July 29, they made their debut by holding hands on a date day out, per TMZ.