split from husband Joe Manganiello.The “Top Gun” superstar, 61, briefly wooed the “Modern Family” actress, 51, back in 2005, shortly before he fell for Katie Holmes, 44. “They do have that history already, even if it was more of a brief dalliance than a fully-fledged romance,” a source told UK’s Heat magazine, as per The Mirror. “They had a special time together partying in the Hollywood Hills and having a blast.
Sofia wasn’t really giving out the signals back then that she wanted anything long-term, so it petered out in a totally amicable fashion and they remained friends,” the insider further alleged. “It’s always eaten away at Tom that he dumped Sofia and chose Katie.”InStyle reported last year that Cruise was set up with Vegara by his friend, Will Smith, in February 2005.
The pair were pictured out together by paparazzi on just one date and the romance reportedly fizzled out shortly after. According to Andrew Morton, who penned the best-selling tome, “Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography,” Vergara “was dazzled by Tom’s megawatt smile and amused by the blizzard of phone calls, flowers, and chocolates that followed their first meeting.”However, the devout Catholic actress soon started worrying that the “Eyes Wide Shut” stud would want her to convert to Scientology. “It soon became clear that she was being auditioned for the biggest role of her life — Mrs.
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