Tom and Katie stepped out of Raffles L'Hermitage in Beverly Hills this morning on their way out to lunch after spending her birthday night at the hotel. I wonder if they were at all disturbed by Britney Spears, who was also at the hotel last night — kinda funny. Santa-in-training Katie looked festive in her red jacket alongside a dapper Tom. Katie's got her Mad Money coming out early next year, and in preparation she sat down with Parade magazine to chat about, what else, life with Tom. Here are highlights:
Does Tom get the way women talk together?
KH: My husband has three sisters. He was raised by a single mother and has two daughters — and he’s a great father and husband. His first two children are incredible, really smart and kind. They call me “Mom.” So Tom understands the female bond, and he loves it. He was so excited for me to do this movie. He loved hearing all the stories.Everyone asks, “What’s Katie really like now?” How would you answer that?
KH: With everything that’s happened, I still feel the same. I’m really happy being a mom, being a wife. I understand the curiosity. It’s a reality for me, another dimension of awareness. I appreciate the man that I’m with and my family and my work. I feel very lucky to be able to say that. I mean, what we do in a week is extraordinary.Did you expect such a busy and public life?
KH: I am up for it. I love adventure. We do a lot of things that I couldn’t imagine doing when I was younger. And yet, at the same time, I always wanted to see the world. It is a big life, and it’s exciting. I learn from my husband, and I learn things about myself. I learn about things from my daughter. She teaches me a lot. Every day I do count my blessings.
Serious ouch for Nicole Kidman who recently said that Connor and Isabella don't call her mom and now Katie is just throwing it out there that they do call her that. Maybe it's all part of their arrangement. As for the rest of it, I do love how just how happy and thankful Katie always seems with her life. Awww.
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She then went on to say "No disassemble Katie Holmes. Katie Holmes... ALIVE!!"
1oouchh nicole that must hurt.
2of course tom understands katie's girl time. he's the one that helps her apply the eye shadow and lipstick properly while giggling and drooling over photos of david beckham's wearing nothing but undies. so of course tome understands.
3Did Katie just turn 29 or 49 because I can't tell from these pictures? I find it kind of sad what her life has become.
4I never see the kids with Nicole. I doubt she will have kids of her own and Katie has become like a pod person, I swear.
5
pinkflats!
6Why is Katie looking like she's 39 vs. 29?
7I am telling you. All I can picture how when I see Katie and Tom is "Edna Mode... and guest."
8Was it really necessary to add that the kids call her mom?
9you never see Tom or Nicole with their kids. But Tom is all over the mags with Suri..weirdo.
10Although its true that I've never really seen Nicole with her kids...
11sounds like she is trying to convince herself that her life is good, i dont know but her answers always sound so rehearsed and too perfect.....
12That coat is a little to "evening" to be wearing in the morning. Makes you wonder why she would want to look so flashy. Must everything be about PR?
I used to be indifferent about her, but since the InStyle article I read, I don't really like her.
13Mannequin!
14Does anyone have a link to the Nicole story about the kids not calling her mom? I'd love to compare the dates, because Katie's comment really comes across as a "nanny nanny boo boo" type thing if it's fresh on the heels of that.
15I don't think Nicole has the power to see Bella and Conner as much as she would like. They are Scientologists, and she is Catholic. Might be a BIG part of it...
16icky pooey ewy gooey! Katie is so old looking...
17
so they call Katiebot mom, how nice
18Does anyone else feel these answers are totally robotic? It's such a bad interview.
There are no transitions within her answers. It is just one thought after another. For instance, her rant about spending Christmas in telluride and cooking at home is just weird.
19Katie life is all rainbows and lollipop... your contract will be up in 9 years enjoy it will you can
20Article is 11/29/2007
http://www.starmagazine.com/nicole_kidman_kids_call_mom/celebrity_news_g...
Nicole Kidman: The Kids Don't Call Me Mom
Parenting isn't always easy, even for celebs like Nicole Kidman! The Golden Compass actress revealed that her two children, Isabella, 14, and Connor, 12, call her by her first name, instead of the traditional parental moniker.
"My kids don't call me mommy, they don't even call me mom," Nicole said on the UK TV show GMTV. "They call me Nicole, which I hate and tell them off for it."
Nicole also discussed the fact that her children, whom she adopted with ex-husband Tom Cruise, are being raised to follow their father's Scientology religion in Los Angeles.
"Yes, they're being raised as Scientologists. I don't want to go there," said the Catholic actress.
"My daughter and son, their life is molded by the way I live," Kidman said. "If I wasn't willing to take on that responsibility, I shouldn't have adopted them. Then it can be argued that I should never have divorced, and that's true, too, but sometimes you don't have a decision in that. People fall out of love, they do."
She added, "When children are teenagers, they have a say in where they want to be. Los Angeles is a big draw, and I'm looking to get a place there so we can share more."
21This whole thing is just so weird. The kids are being raised as Scientologists and Nicole "doesn't want to go there"? They call Katie Holmes "mom" and call Nic by her first name? None of this makes any sense, and just adds (yet another) element of weirdness to this whole family dynamic.
I can't even wrap my mind around this.
22Oh, and I have to add that Katie is bizarre. I can't help but like her (I mean, I love Joey Potter, and look at that beautiful child she and Tom created!), but what is her major malfunction? Has anyone noticed that she constantly answers questions about Tom by referring to him as "her husband" instead of by his name? Do real people actually do that?
23Whatever.
24Ok yeah, that makes Katie's comment really in-your-face and rude. Not to mention totally scripted by Tom.
25"Has anyone noticed that she constantly answers questions about Tom by referring to him as "her husband" instead of by his name? Do real people actually do that?"
I have. The only time I refer to my husband as that is places like here, where I don't care to share his name. When everyone already knows his name, why not just say it?
26uh huh sure katie say what you want...
27Greggie, that totally makes sense. But for some reason, hearing a celebrity say it as if we have no idea who her husband is rings strange. Am I alone in this one?
It seems like a proprietary thing... or a, "hey, don't forget - I'm MARRIED TO TOM CRUISE! I LOVE THIS MAN!"
28Sorry, I mean "I have" as in I have noticed it, not I have done it other than the example I gave. I completely agree that it's odd that especially in an interview asking "Does Tom..." that she would use "My husband."
If nothing else, it comes across as uppity and arrogant.
29maybe she needs to keep saying that so she can constantly remind herself that thats what she's suppose to refer tom as. not as my employer. yathink?
30She always makes it sound like their lives are so perfect and amazing. Stop talking, Kate. I like you, but God.
I know a person who always refers to her husband as "my husband." "My husband Joe, really likes potatoes." "My husband Joe, did the dishes." "My husband Joe, ..." It's enough to make you vomit.
31My boss... Oops, I mean my husband said yes, we're very happy.
32katie looked like she just rolled off the bed:
tom: (looking out of the window) "KATIE! WAKE UP AND GET YOUR OUTFIT ON, THE PAPS ARE OUTSIDE! HURRY UP! THEY MIGHT LEAVE SOON!"
33Half the time when I read these things, people are wondering why Tom Cruise has painted his other kids out of his life. And I wish I looked like that after rolling out of bed.
34It sad that Nicole Kidman believes that she has children. We never see them with her. These children are being raised by Tom and Katie. If she wants a relationship with her so called children, she should move to LA with her husband and try to become an integral part of their lives.
35Jeeze, she is such a mindless robot. She's been saying the same thing for 2 years...the same exact sentences! Please stop posting stories about them!
36I don't wonder what Tom did with his other kids. I'm generally the one reluctantly defending him that the kids don't want to be photographed, are at camp, etc.
37Regarding Nicole: "If she wants a relationship with her so called children, she should move to LA with her husband and try to become an integral part of their lives."
In this case, she doesn't have the upper hand. She is powerless.
38Horrible outfit!!! Did they just leave a Xenu-Nation Convention?
39Ironically, Nicole didn't have a lot of screen credits when she married Tom and it did help boost her career. Katie had more potential before she married Tom, and her career seems to be on a slow back burner.
I have seen a lot of pics of Nic with her kids over time, but not recently. I think Nicole said she has been shooting in Australia for many months of this year, and with the kids in school, that makes it difficult. But I recall seeing her daughter visiting her in the summer. Maybe Conner was there too, but just not in those pics.
40I really don't like him!!!
41That's a dig at Nicole if I ever heard one. This situation gets creepier and creepier.
42So this is what Suri will look like when she's hollowed out by meth as an adult. Now I know.
43Geez people, let these people live their lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are all so judgmental and harsh towards people you have never met in your life! Unbelievable.
44so sad that she was raised a good Catholic and has no been hypnotized by that "cult"
45katiebot! i agree. these poor women, once tom sets his sights on them they've got no chance. can anyone say with me; control, manipulation. i feel for nicole,was very upset when he dumped her, sorry to say it like that but you know it's true. now he has his "blood" child with his genetically perfect "twin". i think it's lousy that nicole and tom's children are calling katie, the stepmom, mom. katie should be called katie and nicole, mom. i hate to think of the brainwashing that is going on there. i'm not saying i dont love tom as an actor, but i also love nicole. wish they never would have divorced. katie, well she was always just sorta ho hum on dawsons. she beautiful, but is there more? we'll have to see, as nicole got better movie roles when she was with tom. let's see what he can do for katie. i hope nicole moves back to L.A. and makes things extra uncomfy for kate.
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46I agree with Sabrina27. If Nicole truly wants to be the mother of her children, she needs to become an integral part of their lives as their mother. "Mom" is not simply a word. It's an active role.
Per Katie's interview, Katie is now the de facto Mom to those kids. If she is fulfilling that role (that Nicole may have passively surrendered), then in my opinion, Katie deserves to be called "Mom" by those children. Again, JMHO.
47Why on earth did she even say "they call me mom", it had nothing to do with the question. That was a complete jab at Nicole. Her answers seem so automatic and rehersed.
I definitely believe the Catholic/scientologist thing has a lot to do with why Nicole doesn't get to spend any time with the kids. I'm sure they're just as brainwashed as Katie. Matter of fact, Tom and Katie are rarely pictured with them any more, its always just them and their overdressed toddler robot Suri.
48I am so shocked at the haters' comments!!!!! In your quest to hate Tom, a man who have done absolutely nothing to offend, except joining a cult, you've transferred the hate to Katie and Suri. You refused to see anything else beyond the hate. They are happy, please, get off their case already!!!!! Katie have moved on, she's not a teenager anymore, she is now an elegant and classy matured married mother who loves her family. Besides, it's nothing new for a wife to identify herself by her husband and her offspring in the marriage, after all, marriage ethos is that 'A woman must leave her home and family and become one with her husband'.
49Why did she say Tom has two daughters, doesnt he have three kids
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