Katie forced to live under 24-7 surveillance in her super-secure new mansion.
As Tom Cruise proudly showed off his new $45 million home to friends at an extravagant A-list Hollywood housewarming party, Katie Holmes cut a fragile-looking figure as she contemplated life in the fortress-like compound, in which few of her movements will go unnoticed, and where no-one can come or go without passing through massive security.
While the couple appeared tense and uncomfortable with each other when caught off-guard by a photographer on the set of Will Smith’s new film Seven Pounds, they were all smiles as they greeted the who’s who of Hollywood to celebrate the completion of their new showpiece home.
Hidden cameras
But insiders say Katie has privately expressed her disquiet about her future life in the new house, which Tom says he built for her and their daughter Suri.
It’s swarming with video surveillance equipment, including tiny cameras hidden in lights and wall switches aimed at keeping the family safe from stalkers and anti-Scientology fanatics, and Katie’s every move will be watched. Her sheltered life in the house is being compared to that of a bird in a gilded cage.
“Katie is living the life of a queen, but that of a queen trapped in a castle,” a Cruise source told top-selling US magazine Star. “She doesn’t even get to drive herself around town, since Tom wants her to be chauffeured everywhere and followed by bodyguards.”
For the full story, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale June 16).
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