Tom: ‘I Can’t Wait to Get Married’
Father’s Day came early to the Late Show with David Letterman, where on Tuesday night new dad Tom Cruise gushed about his new daughter Suri – and his finacée Katie Holmes.
“She’s a beauty,” said the proud new papa of his two-week-old daughter, adding, “It’s crazy.”
David Letterman, who himself is dad to 2-year-old Harry, then interjected: “By the way, you’re not married.”
“Did you have to bring it up?” Cruise shot back just as glibly as Letterman delivered his observation. But then Cruise said, “I can’t wait to get married.” He was mum on the details, though he has said he and Holmes plan to wed sometime this summer.
As the two men discussed the joys and responsibilities of fatherhood, Letterman asked his guest to describe the arrival of his baby. Said Cruise: “It’s exciting and kind of surreal because, all of a sudden, it’s happening. Suddenly there’s going to be this other person, and I found myself wanting to relish every moment and not forget it.”
Was the delivery a long process, Letterman wondered? “No,” said Cruise. “It happened quickly.”
Cruise also said the baby is now up to 7 lbs., 10 oz., has a lot of hair, and remains at home with her mother, while he travels to promote his new movie, Mission: Impossible III, which opens Friday.
“Kate and I can’t take our eyes off of her,” said Cruise, who also added that Holmes’s mother and his own are providing most of the baby advice they require. Of Holmes, Cruise said, “She’s magnificent. She has done so well … an incredible woman.”
“She’s so good looking,” commented Letterman.
“That’s the first thing I noticed,” replied Cruise.
On Wednesday, Cruise continues his publicity blitz for his new movie by zipping through Manhattan via fire engine, speedboat, helicopter, sports car and subway to do interviews, as well as attend the film’s New York premiere.