In the wake of Katie Holmes split, we explore potential candidates

Tom Cruise and his exes, Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes (© Eugene Adebar/Rex Features; Everett Collection; Rex Features)

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There's a reason Tom Cruise was the highest paid actor in Hollywood over the past year - he moves from one film to the next at lightning speed and the same can be said for his relationships. Rumours have circulated over the years his Scientology advisors set up a string of interviews for potential partners before he settled on Katie Holmes in 2005 and the whispers also suggest his past loves all had career motivations when they embarked on the mutually beneficial unions. So the burning question is, who will the 50-year-old court next to follow in the footsteps of Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Holmes? Click through the gallery to see our candidates for wife #4.