Connor Cruise may be the son of Hollywood royalty, but he prefers a quieter life out of the spotlight.
The 31-year-old son of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise shared a very rare glimpse inside his private life this week with a joyful photo on Instagram.
Connor enjoyed a trip to St. Petersburg, Florida, to watch the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Milwaukee Brewers during Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field.
Following the game, Connor posted a rare selfie of himself and a group of friends beaming for the camera after the Rays' win.
"You gotta believe!" he captioned the post, which saw him wearing a white T-shirt and a backwards baseball cap.
© InstagramConnor resides in Clearwater, Florida, where he owns a barbecue business, Connor's Meat Shack, and spends his time either golfing or deep-sea fishing.
He has shared several photos of himself on the open water, and in 2022, he donated a 105-pound grouper to a local food bank, noting in an Instagram post: "I know it was tough to fit that in the truck, but glad the fish was able to go and help those in need of it!"
© InstagramConnor was adopted by Nicole and Tom on January 17, 1995, shortly after his birth in Florida.
Before stepping away from the spotlight, he tried his hand at acting, following in his parents' footsteps. In 2008, he gained credit in the film Seven Pounds, and in 2012 he appeared in Red Dawn.
Nicole's relationship with her adopted children
© Getty ImagesConnor and his sister Bella, 33, who was adopted by Tom and Nicole in 1992, are thought to have a strained and distant relationship with their mother, who is not a Scientologist like her children.
However, in recent years, Nicole has dismissed rumors that her children are estranged from her, telling Who in 2018: "I am an example of that tolerance and that's what I believe – that no matter what your child does, the child has love and the child has to know there is available love and I'm open here."
She also told The Sun the following year: "Motherhood is about the journey. There are going to be incredible peaks and valleys, whether you are an adopting mother or a birth mother. What a child needs is love.
© Getty Images"They have made choices to be Scientologists. It's our job as a parent to always offer unconditional love."
Tom is also a dad to Suri Cruise, whom he shares with his ex-wife Katie Holmes. Though he is believed to have a relationship with his two eldest kids, it is understood that he does not have a relationship with Suri, and the two have not been seen in public together since 2012, when he and Katie divorced.
© Getty ImagesSuri was raised in New York City by her mom, who is still based there, and is now studying at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Nicole and her ex-husband Keith Urban are parents to daughters Sunday Rose, 18, and Faith Margaret, 15.
