I love a good Tom Cruise story now and again - and all the exposure Scientology has been getting lately guarantees that every now and then, someone will step forward and reveal a little more of the strange reality surrounding the cult's poster boy. This time it's not about the actor's daughter Suri being conceived using someone's frozen sperm (that does sound a bit... more stretched, don't you think so?), but about the way Cruise met his wife Katie Holmes. The source is an ex-Scientologist by the name of Marc Headley, who was in charge of producing the cult's promotional films and is now spilling the beans on his former boss.

According to Headley, Cruise once complained to the leader of Scientology David Miscavige that he was having trouble finding a girlfriend after his split with Penelope Cruz - and the church soon released an announcement inviting single young actresses to participate in a fictional movie audition. "There's an upcoming Tom Cruise movie you might get a part in. Come for an audition", their advertisement claimed. Of course, they forgot to mention that the audition was for the exclusive benefit of Tom Cruise. A handful of fellow female Scientologists were called, the likes of Erika Christensen and Sofia Milos - but apparently Cruise felt they weren't high-profile enough, so he turned his attention to bigger stars.

"They went for Jennifer Garner, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba, in that order", Headley stated to News of the World. "Jennifer and Jessica didn't bite but Scarlett took the bait and came in for an audition. When she arrived and found out it was the Scientology Center in Hollywood, she freaked out and didn't do a tape". Number four on the list was Katie Holmes, who had apparently been silly enough to previously mention having a crush on Tom. "They got her to L.A. and introduced her to Tom. The moment he meets her, he's enthralled with her and he told Miscavige later, "I knew immediately she was the one"", the source added. So, Katie, there it is - in case you're reading this, I'm sure you will be brokenhearted to learn your hubby auditioned for the "potential wife" part. In which case, better go out, spend some money and drown your sorrows in a new "look at me, I'm 50" haircut. In the end, you won the audition and landed the part. Be proud of yourself...