Tournament of THG Couples Edition: Barack & Michelle Obama vs. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes!
Welcome back to the first annual Tournament of THG: Couples Edition, where fans vote on the most popular celebrity couple in the entire universe!
The concept is simple: Pick your favorite of the two pairs in each poll. Done. YOUR VOTES will determine the winners of this tournament showdown.
So far in round one, Robsten is cruising, while Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds both hold narrow advantages.
Today's battle: The President and the First Lady of the United States against TomKat! An unconventional matchup, we know. But a good one!
Cast your VOTE BELOW for your favorite couple of the two:
Katie Holmes: Topless For H. Stern!
Katie Holmes poses provocatively in a new campaign for H. Stern.
What kind of clothes to does the line sell? We wouldn't know based on the first of two images below. The wife of Tom Cruise is not exactly wearing any.
The second one gives you a better idea, fortunately (or not):
The 33-year-old actress will be featured in the line’s campaign when it launches in the U.S. this fall. She is already repping the brand in ads in Israel.
Katie’s hubby, Mission: Impossible 4 star Cruise, recently told People magazine that he falls a little bit more in love with his wife every day.
“It’s been quite an amazing five years because of her,” he shared.
With ads like this, we can see why.
Happy 33rd Birthday, Katie Holmes!
Katie Holmes turns 33 today.
It's difficult to believe the mother of Suri Cruise and the husband of Tom Cruise has been around as long as she has, but it's true. She looks great for 33!
Since marrying one of the planet's biggest movie stars, Kate's ironically kept a much lower profile, focusing on motherhood and family. Good for her.
Fortunately for us, she does still act now and then, and still makes the occasional public appearance, such as her recent visit to the Late Show (below):
So happy birthday, girl! You warmed our heart on Dawson's Creek, and we hope to see much more of you going forward, as a person and an actress.
Check out some of our favorite Katie Holmes pics in honor of her big day:
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Mark Five-Year Anniversary!
In the spring of 2005, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes met.
They hit it off immediately and began a whirlwind romance, which many people felt was a publicity stunt. Many people are eating serious helpings of crow now.
Their first date was said to be a sushi dinner aboard Tom's private plane and later that month, they were exclusive. By April of 2006, they had a daughter, Suri.
Then in November 18 of that year, TomKat became lovingly joined in matrimony. Yep, today's there five-year anniversary. That's like 25 in Hollywood years!
Tom Cruise takes a lot of flack for being kind of out there in his own world, but let's face it, he and Katie are not only harmless, but a model relationship in many ways.
We don't know them personally, but neither goes out of their way to seek attention and both seem like attentive parents and spouses. Quirky, maybe, but who's not?
With so much coverage devoted to Kim Kardashian and Ashton Kutcher, it's nice to see a marriage working out, isn't it? Granted, it's his third. But they try! Hard!
It seems like forever ago that Cruise, who's now filming Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, was jumping on couches and warring with Matt Lauer like a loon.
We kinda miss those days, but we're glad he's happier and mellower with Katie these days. Happy anniversary, TomKat, and happy weekend, THG readers ...
Meet the New Katie Holmes
She looks the same as ever, but the Katie Holmes of yore is long gone.
Now that this is a bad thing, says the actress in the new Marie Claire.
"I'm excited to begin a new phase in life," the 32-year-old actress says. "Roles I may have been afraid to play before, places I want to travel to with my daughter. I'd like to build a design business. But not too fast.
When she's not playing a slutty pumpkin on How I Met Your Mother, Holmes is first and foremost a mom to adorable five-year-old daughter, Suri Cruise.
Holmes, who recently hit the big screen in the thriller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, says she better understands certain roles thanks to being a mom.
"You will do anything for that person, and you have strength you didn't know that you had, which is what I like about my character," she said. "So I think that being a mom definitely gave me much more insight to this character."
Follow the link to read Holmes' full interview in Marie Claire.
Katie Holmes to Play Slutty Pumpkin on How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother has cast Katie Holmes as the Slutty Pumpkin.
If you watch the show, you know that this person has been spoken of at length for six years but never before shown her face. If you're not a fan, just enjoy the fact that Katie Holmes is playing a slutty pumpkin, okay?
The costumed cutie has been referenced numerous times since the show's first season as an attractive woman Ted met at a Halloween party.
Before he could smash that Pumpkin, he lost touch with her.
Hyping the role as "literally six seasons in the making," co-creator Craig Thomas says, "Katie is a lovely, talented actress, which is why we've saved for her perhaps the most classily named character in our show’s history."
Well said. We're just a little surprise Tom agreed to this.
[Photo: WENN.com]
Emmy Awards Fashion Face-Off: Katie Holmes vs. Minka Kelly
We don't want to get on Tom Cruise's bad side or anything, but ... is it just us or did Katie Holmes look a bit under-dressed at the 2011 Emmy Awards?
Compared to some of the stunning celebrity fashion statements at the event, she looked like she was off to the junior prom, not a major award show.
Minka Kelly, meanwhile, looked gorgeous as always as she promoted her new ABC show Charlie's Angels, but how did her dress stack up with Katie's?
Tell us by casting your vote in the Fashion Face-Off below!
Tom Cruise: Scared of Katie Holmes!
Who knew Katie Holmes had such a horrifying streak?
After screening her latest flick, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, for her husband Tom Cruise recently, Katie said it left the actor sufficiently spooked.
Holmes said Cruise had to watch another film before retiring for the evening. “I’m not sure what he watched ... Maybe The Sound of Music?”
Our partner site, Movie Fanatic, just saw Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (follow the above link for more on the film) and can confirm that yes, it is scary.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro tells the story of a modern family living in an old Rhode Island mansion that has secrets buried deep below the ground.
Holmes, a fan of the classics from the horror genre, admits that she appreciated del Toro’s take on the steadfast haunted-house movie storyline.
She also liked that the film allowed her to be a mother figure to a young daughter, just like she is in real life to Suri Cruise. She's five now. Five!
[Photo: WENN.com]
Katie Holmes in Vogue Spain: Getting Her Dominatrix On!
We've seen Katie Holmes embody old-fashioned elegance, Jackie O style. We've seen her look frumpy, robotic and straight up rough. It happens.
Channeling her inner dominatrix, though? That's a new one.
Rocking a tight black Lanvin lace dress and a leather hat, Mrs. Thomas Cruise strikes a sensual pose for the cover of Vogue Spain's September issue:
Katie Holmes works on her sexy pout.
Fetish fashion is never something we associated with this girl next door, but you know, sometimes you have to expand your horizons. Right? Right.
Katie Holmes Covers InStyle, Talks Family
Katie Holmes is pretty in pink, and on the cover of InStyle magazine’s August 2011 issue. The 32-year-old actress had a lot to share with the magazine.
On flying with Tom Cruise: “Two years ago he took me up on his P-51 Mustang, a fighter plane from WWII. He painted the words, ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ on the side."
"It feels like you’re on a bike in the sky ... I thought, I’m either going to spend this whole flight totally freaked out or realize this is pretty thrilling.”
On making time for career and family: “In our family we have a policy: we make it work. We Skype, we try not to go a week without seeing each other."
"We’re also very good at setting up camp wherever we go.”
On not feeling pressured to give daughter Suri a sibling: “We already have a very big family; a full household with cousins who are over a lot."
"She also has her friends. My biggest thing is making sure she’s happy and that she's always fully taken care of and doing well.”
