Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas after Ben Affleck romance sent her running. From action-packed movie roles to high-profile relationships, Ana de Armas is no stranger to the spotlight.
However, the 37-year-old Cuban actress, who has recently been photographed out and about with Tom Cruise, has no interest in living a life in the public eye.
During an interview with Elle in 2022, the blonde star, who had a brief relationship with Ben Affleck in 2020, said the constant interest in her love life while dating the Gone Girl actor was “Horrible.”
De Armas, who grew up in Cuba before relocating to Spain at 18, moved to Los Angeles when she was 26 years old in hopes of making a name for herself as an actor and director, but she got more than she bargained for.
In 2020, de Armas sparked a relationship with her Deep Water co-star, Affleck. The actress broke off their roughly one-year relationship because she didn’t want to be Los Angeles-based, reports said at the time of the split.
The actress and Affleck split in January 2021, and insiders claimed the breakup was amicable. “There is deep love and respect there,” a source told People Magazine at the time. “Ben continues to want to work on himself.
He has three jobs lined up, and he’s a solid father at home. They are both happy with where they are in their lives.” Another insider close to the former couple added that, “She broke it off.
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Their relationship was complicated,” the insider added. “Ana doesn’t want to be Los Angeles-based, and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles.”
One year later, de Armas confirmed that building a life in Los Angeles was just not in the cards for her. “Going through it myself confirmed my thoughts about, this is not the place for me to be,” she told Elle.
“It became a little bit too much. There’s no escape. There’s no way out. It’s always the feeling of something that you don’t have, something missing. It’s a city that keeps you anxious.”
In an effort to escape public scrutiny, the No Time to Die star said she intentionally stays away from the internet. “I deleted Twitter years ago,” she told Elle at the time. “I have barely been on Instagram for almost a year.”
Most recently, however, de Armas and Cruise, who are reportedly collaborating on a project, have been spotted together in London on several occasions over the past few months, fueling rumors of a potential romance.
Speculation began to swirl when the pair were photographed together for the first time on the night before Valentine’s Day.