Tom Cruise rarely discusses Scientology publicly these days, but he reportedly still tries to recruit celebrities into the religion. According to royal pundit Rob Shuter, the Top Gun actor recently tried to convince Prince William and Kate Middleton to become Scientologists. That sounds insane , right?
An insider told Shuter’s Naughty But Nice that Cruise hoped Kate and William would agree to join him. “Tom doesn’t think he’s recruiting people. He thinks he’s saving them,” they explained. “He genuinely believes Scientology transformed his life, and he wants everyone he admires to experience that same transformation.”
Cruise has developed a close friendship with the future king and queen, bonding with them at the London premieres of Top Gun: Maverick in 2022 and, more recently, Digger . That said, sources now claim that he sees William and Kate as “potential ambassadors” for Scientology.
“Tom thinks William and Catherine are extraordinary people,” another insider said. “He believes Scientology could offer them something valuable, but he also understands the enormous influence they have. Having royalty associated with Scientology would be a tremendous coup.”
As of now, neither Willia...