the Little House on the Prairie star had an affair with Tom Cruise

Melissa Gilbert is best known for her role in the cult series The Little House On The Prairie. She played the role of Laura Ingalls, the daughter of Charles Ingalls played by Michael Landon. A role taken at the age of only nine, fifty years ago now. This Monday, May 8, the actress celebrated her fifty-ninth candle. And if you didn’t know, Melissa Gilbert had a brief affair with Nicole Kidman’s ex.

The love relationships of Tom Cruise were highly publicized. In particular the one with Nicole Kidman, which ended because of their difference of opinion on scientology. But above all, his relationship with Katie Holmes, from which was born their daughter Suri, whom Tom Cruise has not seen for ten years. But his romance with Melissa Gilbert is rather gone unnoticed. And for good reason, Tom Cruise was not as well known as now at the time. The actress opened up about their past relationship on the set of Watch What Happens Live presented by Andy Cohen.

Melissa Gilbert recounts her brief romance with Tom Cruise

Invited on the Andy Cohen set, Melissa Gilbert indulged in a few secrets about her relationship with Tom Cruise. “When I went out with him, his name was still Tom Mapother. That was when he first moved to Los Angeles and I think I was… 16? 17 years ?”, says the actress. According to him, their relationship would not have gone further than a few kisses.

“I didn’t sleep with him. We kissed, but honestly, there was no sex”, explains Melissa Gilbert. She continues: “He was a good kisser, but you know, he was like a struggling, starving actor, and I was working. I actually bought him his first dinnerware set.” A brief teenage love story! Later Melissa Gilbert married the comedian Bo Brinkman in 1988. Together, they gave birth to a baby boy, before finally separating. Then the actress married the writer Bruce Boxleitner and the actor Timothy Busfield.