After being presented with a certificate of Irish roots by the Eamon Gilmore during his visit earlier this month, Tom Cruise learnt his relatives can be traced back to the 9th century after two female fans researched his family lineage as a gift to their idol. So of course now he's saying he's Irish.
Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last night, Tom exclaimed: 'I had no idea it went back that far.' and went on about how his family once owned Hollywood in County Wicklow and one of his elders was known as a 'famine hero' when they returned to Ireland from New York to save people from being evicted from their homes. They also had a lot of control over the Dublin apparently.
During his trip Tom found it 'incredible' to find out more about his ancestors and embraced his Irish side by undertaking a master class in pint pouring at the world famous Guinness Storehouse in the capital.
Speaking at the time, he said: 'To learn about the history of my family - it was incredible.I knew I was Irish but I had no idea where it went and the depth of it. It's a great honour for me and for my whole family - I can't wait to bring it back to them and enlighten them on their history. I'm very proud to be Irish. There's a pride in America of being Irish. I can't wait to come back and I want to visit the land of my ancestors and the castle that they had.'
Well done everyone, he fell for it and now everyone thinks it's true. Let's keep it up and get ourselves out of the red by bringing all the big spenders and their Hollywood money 'home'.
