Claudia Pop, a captain in the Romanian army, met Top Gun star Tom Cruise at The Royal International Air Tattoo, a major military air show held this weekend in Gloucestershire, UK. The young woman did not miss the opportunity to take a selfie with the famous American actor.
The Department of National Defense released a photo of Tom Cruise with Captain Claudia Pope on Sunday afternoon.
“Some are resting, others are preparing for the new week… when our colleague Captain Claudia Pop meets Top Gun Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) at The Royal International Air Tattoo,” the Romanian Ministry of National Defense wrote. on Facebook on Sunday.
Both the Romanian army captain and Maverick were smiling widely in the picture shared on Facebook, with the Hollywood actor flashing the Romanian Air Force emblem to the camera.
Tom Cruise, unexpected appearance at the air show
Tom Cruise took part in the world’s largest military air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo, which has been canceled for the past two years due to the pandemic, the BBC reports.
The Hollywood star appeared at the world’s largest military air show dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the US Air Force, reports The Independent.
Organizers posted a photo of the American actor on Twitter, adding: “I went on a date with a star. He can become our assistant at any moment!”.
He can become our leader at any time! Look who just arrived #RIAT22! pic.twitter.com/15Dni9ySrG
— Royal International Air Tattoo (@airtattoo) July 16, 2022
Hundreds of aircraft flew into Gloucestershire Air Force Base from around the world to join the event, which was attended by around 170,000 people.
Top Gun: Maverick was phenomenal at the box office
Actor Tom Cruise has already made a fortune from his latest film, Top Gun: Maverick, which has collected more than a billion dollars in just two months.
The actor agreed to receive 12% of the income from the film, writes mirror.co.uk. Top Gun: Maverick earned £1,019,369,716 (over US$1.2 billion) in less than two months. So Cruise’s share is $120 million
American audiences collected nearly half of the box office, while British audiences paid around £70 million for tickets.
Source: Hot News RO
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