Holmes's future mother-in-law Mary (right) stays with them in L.A. Photo by: LIMELIGHT |
There has been
a lot to learn – a fact that has prompted speculation that Holmes, 27, has become some-how trapped in Tom World. Interviewing Cruise for
Parade, contributing editor Dotson Rader says that when Holmes entered the room, she appeared to be "in a hypnotic state. There's this vague placidness. From the time she arrived until she left, she never stopped smiling," says Rader. "It's a mirthless smile."
Those close to Holmes scoff at such talk and say she thinks for herself, period. Notes one source: "She has a good head on her shoulders." Nor has her demeanor seemed unusual to those she encounters at her favorite spots. At Soolip Paperie & Press in West Hollywood, where Holmes turned up on April 6, "she was very happy," says owner Wanda Wen, "and in a calm mood."
