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Why Katie Never Towers Over Tom

Yet she looks like an Amazon next to most others

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2010 1:05 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tom Cruise may wear the pants in his relationship with Katie Holmes, but he also likely wears the heels, reports the New York Daily News in tackling what is surely one of the most important questions of our time: How is it that Holmes, who towered over Daniel Radcliffe at the Tony Awards, always seems to be at eye level with her much-shorter hubby? A few possibilities:

  • Shoe lifts: Cruise—who is 5-foot-7 to his wife’s 5-foot-9—has been rumored to wear lifts ever since he was married to 5-foot-11 Nicole Kidman.

  • Stairs: Sometimes Cruise stands a few steps above Holmes, although this trick only works if photographers focus on their upper halves.
  • Flats: Ever the perfect wife, Katie often ops for shorter heels or flats—probably in an effort to make her hubby feel taller.

At the Tony Awards, a much-taller-than-Daniel-Radcliffe Katie Holmes had to stoop over the mic.
At the Tony Awards, a much-taller-than-Daniel-Radcliffe Katie Holmes had to stoop over the mic.   (Getty Images)
Yet she always seems to be on the same level as Tom Cruise, who is shorter than Radcliffe.
Yet she always seems to be on the same level as Tom Cruise, who is shorter than Radcliffe.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Observe: Is Katie Holmes wearing flats (or just short heels) to make her short hubby feel better?
Observe: Is Katie Holmes wearing flats (or just short heels) to make her short hubby feel better?   (AP Photo/Toho Towa Co., HO)
She never seems to tower over Tom, even though she could.
She never seems to tower over Tom, even though she could.   (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
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COMMENTS
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deezy
Jun 21, 2010 5:45 PM CDT
Tom definitely has "little man" syndrome...poor little guy
pg13
Jun 21, 2010 3:03 AM CDT
Too bad -- she probably looks a bit dumpier in flats -- heels can do a lot for a woman's legs and butt.

But on the positive side, at least her feet aren't getting ruined by wearing high heels all the time.
George-Jetson
Jun 20, 2010 8:45 PM CDT
Short man (or Napolean) syndrome
 

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