TomKat’s obsessively covered divorce was barely official before rumors were already floating around that Cruise was on the market for another Scientology-approved companion. So, here’s a cautionary tale for any young lady considering make a run for Tom, courtesy of Vanity Fair’s Maureen Orth: In late 2004, born Nazanin Boniadi — who has since appeared on General Hospital, How I Met Your Mother, and in 2008’s Iron Man — was the only church-affiliated actress to make it through a rigorous Scientology “audit,” (complete with recommendations to change her hair color and dump her boyfriend) before ultimately being presented to Tom Cruise. I
t didn’t really go that well. Still believing she’d auditioned for a “training tape,” Boniadi was naturally surprised when flown to New York City to meet Tom Cruise — though she soon put two and two together.
