Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruisefirst met on the set of their filmDays of Thunder.

“He basically swept me off my feet,” Kidman toldVanity Fairabout their courtship.

“I fell madly, passionately in love.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise red carpet

I was consumed by it, willingly.

And I was desperate to have a baby with him.

I didn’t care if we were married.

Nicole Kidman attending an event

That’s what I wish I’d done.”

This union was apparently not meant to last, however.

Their 11-year-long marriage came crashing to a halt in 2001, to the surprise of many.

But a look into what could have led to the end of the relationship is quite revealing.

Cruise ended up being awarded full custody of the pair’s children, Connor and Isabella.

“I felt I became a star only by association.