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Michelle Monaghan Recounts Honeymoon Kiss With Tom Cruise and Husband’s Warm Reaction

She described her husband’s enthusiastic encouragement after she filmed an intimate scene with Tom Cruise three days after their wedding.

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Overview

  • Monaghan appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to share behind-the-scenes stories from her film and television career.
  • She wed Peter White in Australia in 2005 and flew back to Los Angeles just three days later to start shooting Mission: Impossible III.
  • Her first day on set involved filming an intimate scene with Tom Cruise under director J. J. Abrams, which she called one of her best days.
  • When she returned to their hotel, White greeted her by saying, “How cool is it that you were making out with Tom Cruise on our honeymoon” before urging her to tell every detail.
  • Monaghan also discussed her role as Jaqueline in The White Lotus Season 3 and the intense viewer reactions to her character’s decisions.