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Actress claims Tom Cruise is ‘ruining’ her TV show

A prominent TV actress has publicly spoken out against Tom Cruise, claiming the Hollywood megastar is “ruining” her TV show.

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Tom Cruise’s arrival in Surrey, England, has caused a bit of a stir.

Cruise’s British commute is allegedly disrupting the filming of the BBC drama Call the Midwife, star Jenny Agutter claims in a new interview.

“Tom Cruise keeps on ruining our filming by landing his helicopter right outside where we’re shooting,” the 69-year-old actress told The Mirror.

The Top Gun star, who holds a pilot license, reportedly flew his helicopter over the Midwife set in Surrey, England, causing quite the ruckus while the cast attempted to shoot scenes. Cruise appears to be in town filming Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two.

Tom Cruise loves his chopper... Picture: Shannon Finney/Getty
Tom Cruise loves his chopper... Picture: Shannon Finney/Getty
...Jenny Agutter does not.
...Jenny Agutter does not.

A rep for Cruise did not immediately return a Post request for comment. Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne, was asked if she’d give Cruise a talking-to about his allegedly rude chopper habits.

“In my habit! Imagine. ‘Excuse me, Tom, but look, we’re trying to film. I don’t know about you, but just get your helicopter out of here quickly!’” she quipped.

Cruise is no stranger to the skies. In fact, he’s so agile in the air that he’s known for doing his own stunts in the Top Gun films.

“I always thought there’s something that I can do and I wanted to push the art form. I thought, ‘How can I immerse an audience into a movie with this kind of action? And how can I entertain them? What can I do?’” the 60-year-old actor said at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, detailing his obsession with risk-taking.

Tom Cruise’s aeronautical activities are causing some problems.
Tom Cruise’s aeronautical activities are causing some problems.

The daredevil even touched down on the latest Mission: Impossible set in his own helicopter earlier this year and flew himself to the Top Gun: Maverick premiere.

Earth’s vanilla sky doesn’t appear to be enough for Cruise, who is aiming to become the first actor to shoot a movie in outer space — with the goal of filming on the International Space Station.

“I think Tom Cruise is taking us to space, he’s taking the world to space,” Universal Filmed Entertainment Group Chairman Donna Langley said, according to BBC News. “That’s the plan. We have a great project in development with Tom … Taking a rocket up to the Space Station and shooting.”

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

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