Mission Inscoffable

Cruise's secret to daring stunts is massive fry-up

- BY JANINE YAQOOB

AS Tom Cruise gets ready to toast the launch of his new Mission: Impossible movie, he has revealed a fried breakfast is the key to his daredevil antics.

Fans will be scrambling to see the eighth film in the spy franchise, and actor Tom, 62, said a fry-up with a dozen eggs a day is what fuelled him as he shot death-defying stunts.

The Hollywood legend was in London at the weekend for pal David Beckham's 50th birthday party, and it would seem Tom has also grown accustomed to the cuisine.

Asked how he prepared for the stunt scenes in upcoming Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, including walking on the wing of a moving plane, he said: "I actually eat a massive breakfast.