TOM CRUISE SURPRISING NEW LOVE

After years as a single dad, the actor may have finally found The One

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The Top Gun star is taking a more subtle approach to his dating techniques

Tom Cruise couldn’t stop smiling. Attending the British Fashion Awards in London on December 2, the A-list actor spent much of the evening chatting with stunning Downton Abbey actress Michelle Dockery. Seated side by side, the pair – Tom dressed in a sleek Giorgio Armani tux and bow tie, Michelle wearing a slinky Armani Privé sequin number – talked and giggled over dinner at the Royal Albert Hall.

‘Whenever Michelle made a joke, Tom would be in stitches,’ says an insider. A source exclusively reveals to OK! the single Mission: Impossible hunk has had his eye on Michelle, 38, for a few months now. After jetting in for the fête, he even used his industry influence to score a seat next to her at the Fashion Awards so he could work his famous Cruise charm. ‘He pulled some strings to sit next to her,’ says the insider.

The British beauty was recently romantically linked to music manager Jasper Waller-Bridge, who’s the brother of her good friend and