Andrew Scott (47 years old) asked Dakota Fanning : “Who gave you your first cell phone?”. After Fanning shared that Tom Cruise – her co-star in War of the Worlds in 2005 – gave her a Motorola Razr for her 11th birthday, Scott continued asking, “Are you excited?”.
Dakota Fanning is now 30 years old and took a photo with Tom Cruise when he was 11 years old
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“Oh my God, I’m so excited,” the actress expressed. But it may not have been the most useful gift, as Fanning admitted that she “didn’t have anyone to call or text at the time.”
“You know, I was 11 years old. But I liked it. I loved it. I felt great,” Fanning continued.
The gift was not only the iconic flip phone, the Twilight actress also revealed to Scott: “Tom has always sent me a birthday gift every year since that birthday.” She also noted that her most recent gift arrived on her 30th birthday earlier this month.
Justin Chatwin, Steven Spielberg, Dakota Fanning and Tom Cruise at the premiere of War of The Worlds in June 2005
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“So thoughtful. Really, really wonderful,” she said of the movie starTop Gun while Scott joked: “He’s never given me anything.”
Tom Cruise’s Motorola Razr phone wasn’t the only gift Dakota Fanning received from a Hollywood icon during her child star days.
When appearing with Scott in ELLE ‘s Ask Me Anything interview series , the actress said that the “best gift” she ever received was given to her by Kurt Russell – her co-star in 2005’s Dreamer.
Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning in 2005
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“Kurt Russell gave me a horse,” Fanning said. When recalling working with Tom Cruise, Kurt Russell and other celebrities as a child star, Dakota Fanning told ELLE magazine that she didn’t feel scared because it was normal for her. with her. “Because I grew up used to being around people who were considered ‘scary,’ I think it might have numbed my fear nerves,” the actress confirmed.
