British bronze medallist Amber Anning was shocked on Sunday night when Tom Cruise landed in front of her during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
The 23-year-old runner filmed the 62-year-old Hollywood star jumping from the roof of the Stade de France in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant handover ceremony.
The Mission Impossible actor, strapped into a harness, jumped from a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Amber was seen shaking Tom’s beaming hand, who landed firmly on the ground in front of her.
The athlete shared a video showing the Top Gun star unbuckling his harness before running through the crowd.
British bronze medallist Amber Anning was shocked on Sunday night when Tom Cruise landed in front of her during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics
The 23-year-old runner filmed the 62-year-old Hollywood star as she jumped from the roof of the Stade de France in a death-defying stunt during an extravagant handover ceremony
Amber won a bronze medal in the 400m relay and finished fifth in the 400m Olympic final, setting a new British record
Later, Tom was presented with the Olympic flag with the five rings by gymnast Simone Biles and the mayor of Los Angeles, which he loaded onto the back of a waiting motorcycle.
Dressed in his signature black leather Top Gun jacket, the action hero rode out of the arena on a standing position.
Following the stunt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg gave a taste of what awaits them at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, performing for a large crowd on Venice Beach in Los Angeles.
After being passed between several American Olympians, the Olympic flag arrived at the famous beach where the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed their hit Can’t Stop.
The rock band then gave the stage to Eilish who performed a killer version of her new song Birds Of A Feather, dressed in an oversized T-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap.
Snoop, who appeared at several events during the Olympics, later took to the beach to perform his classic song Drop It Like It’s Hot, alongside fellow American rapper Dr Dre.
At the 2024 Olympic Games, Amber won a bronze medal in the 400m relay final, teaming up with Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen and Nicole Yeargin.
The British athletes came third and the American team won gold by a wide margin, followed by the Netherlands who took silver.
The Mission Impossible actor was strapped into a harness as he threw himself off a ledge in front of thousands of fans and Olympians for the grand finale of the closing ceremony
Amber was seen shaking hands with beaming Tom as he landed firmly on the ground in front of her
The athlete shared a video of the Top Gun star unbuckling his harness before running through the crowd
The actor was overjoyed when he landed safely on the ground, surrounded by the Olympic athletes
Dressed in his trademark Top Gun black leather jacket, he stunned the audience with his stunt
Amber also finished fifth in the Olympic final of the 400 metres, setting a new British record.
Her performance in the final broke Christine Ohuruogu’s British record, which had stood for eleven years.
Tom has been spotted at a number of Olympic events over the past two weeks, including the gold medal won by the US women’s soccer team.
His trip to Paris comes just weeks after he was spotted at Wimbledon, where he sits just a few spots below fellow A-lister Julia Roberts.
The actor has been living in London since 2021, almost ten years after he divorced his third wife Katie Holmes.
Earlier this month, he was spotted filming a death-defying aerial scene for the eighth Mission: Impossible film, which is yet to be titled.
The film reunites the actor, who plays spy Ethan Hunt, with his frequent partner Christopher McQuarrie, who directed the last four M:I films.
He will also reunite with his regular co-stars Ving Rhames, who played Luther Stickell in every M:I film alongside Cruise, and Simon Pegg, whose Benji Dunn debuted in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III.
Tom was later presented with the five rings of the Olympic flag by gymnast Simone Biles and the mayor of LA
He loaded the flag onto the back of a waiting motorcycle and rode out of the stadium standing
At the 2024 Olympic Games, Amber won a bronze medal in the 400m relay final, teaming up with Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen and Nicole Yeargin
Tom shared a selfie from the top of the stadium before performing the death-defying stunt
Henry Czerny (Eugene Kittridge), Vanessa Kirby (The White Widow), Pom Klementieff (Paris), Hayley Atwell (Grace), Shea Whigham (Jasper Briggs), Esai Morales (Gabriel) and Frederick Schmidt (Zola Mitsopolis) also return.
Newcomers to the franchise include Hannah Waddingham, Nick Offerman, Katy O’Brian, Indira Varma, Holt McCallany and Janet McTeer.
Cruise will also reunite with his Edge of Tomorrow and American Made director Doug Liman for what is set to be a historic project, in collaboration with Space X.
The untitled film, which Cruise and Liman co-wrote with McQuarrie, would be the first in Hollywood history to actually be shot in space.
He was also developing a long-awaited sequel to Edge of Tomorrow, but there’s no indication yet when that will happen.
The actor also has another McQuarrie film – The Gauntlet – in pre-production, starring Scarlett Johansson.
