Tom made a rare public appearance with son Connor on Friday (Picture: Backgrid)

Tom Cruise stepped out with his son Connor and looked to be loving life during the rare joint appearance in the capital.

The pair were hanging out in London, where Tom has been spending time since wrapping Top Gun: Maverick when they headed to 57-year-old Tom’s private helicopter on Friday.

Realising he had an audience as he walked out onto the helipad with his entourage, Tom waved to onlookers with a big smile spread across his face.

His 24-year-old son followed alongside, toting several small bags for the jaunt.


Tom waltzed across that tarmac as he jumped into the chopper and got to grips with some aerial basics, donning a headset.

The pair reunited in London (Picture: J.A. / BACKGRID)

Tom was in great spirits (Picture: J.A. / BACKGRID)

The guy is pretty adept with the old helicopter skills, after learning how to fly one for his role in Mission: Impossible – Fallout last year.



According to Randy Hepner, an aerial assistant on the fil, Tom was dedicated to accruing 2,000 flying hours in a very short period of time to learn how to safely execute a 360-degree downward spiral for cameras.

He didn’t seem to be doing any risky manoeuvres with Connor, though.

Tom adopted Connor and sister Isabella in the 90s when he was married to actress Nicole Kidman.

Connor was a budding DJ (Picture: INSTAGRAM / @theconnorcruise)

Nicole married Tom – who is the most prominent member of the controversial Church of Scientology – in 1990 and the two stayed together until 2001.

Since then, their children chose to stay with Tom and within the faith. Tom has always been an outspoken member of the church since getting involved with the faith through his first wife, Mimi Rogers, in 1990.

Nicole and Tom adopted Connor and sister Isabella (Picture: Getty Images)

Nicole previously said to WHO magazine last year of her children: ‘They have made the choice to be Scientologists and as a mother, it’s my job to love them.’

Tom also has 13-year-old daughter Suri with ex-wife Katie Holmes, however he has not been publicly seen with Suri since 2013.

Fans are eagerly awaiting Tom’s reprisal of his role in Top Gun, as the sequel nears release in June next year.

Set 34 years after the events of the original film it concerns Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom) having to face Rooster Bradshaw (Miles Tenner), the son of his late best friend RIO Goose Bradshaw, who aspires to become an aviator just like his father does.

Alongside Tom, Val Kilmer will also be reprising his role Commander Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky from the original film, with Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm and Glen Powell also set to star.

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