Tom Cruise was Katie Holmes' first husband, but she was engaged once before.

Katie Holmes has always been on the private side, especially when it comes to her personal relationships.

Rumours have long persisted that the actor's decision to keep details of her private life on the down-low stem from non-disclosure agreements that came out of her marriage to (and subsequent divorce from) Tom Cruise.

But as the star herself told People following their split, "I don't want that moment in my life to define me, to be who I am. I don't want that to be what I'm known as. I was an actor before, an actor during and an actor now."

While the mum-of-one has had a string of high-profile romances since her rise to fame on Dawson's Creek, she has been successful in keeping focus on her talents and achievements.

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Here, we take a look at the relationships that went on behind the scenes for this talented film star.

Joshua Jackson.

Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson met on the set of Dawsons Creek. Image: Getty.

Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson met on the set of Dawson's Creek, where they not only played love interests on screen, but also dated for a year during the show's run.

During a 1998 interview with Rolling Stone, Holmes alluded to her relationship with Jackson and gushed about falling in love with him.

"I met somebody last year. I fell in love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always… and that I feel so fortunate because he's now one of my best friends," she said. 

"It's weird, it's almost like a Dawson-and-Joey type thing now. He's been in the business so long, and he's really helped me. I respect him as a friend and as a professional."

The two split in 1999, after a year together, but have remained friends.

Chris Klein.

Katie Holmes was engaged to Chris Klein from 2003 to 2005. Image: Getty.

Before her public marriage to Tom Cruise, Holmes was actually engaged once before — to American Pie star, Chris Klein. The couple met and began dating in 2002, with Klein proposing to Holmes in 2003.

Given their busy schedules, particularly with Holmes' TV show, the two found it difficult to find time to spend together during their relationship. 

"We certainly don't see each other as much as we'd like, but we try to use the time that we have to the best of our advantage," he told People at the time. 

They ultimately split in 2005. However, both of them have spoken fondly of their relationship since and confirmed they are still on good terms.

"Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends," Holmes told W in 2005.

Tom Cruise.

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were famously together from 2005 until 2012.

Undoubtedly Holmes' most high-profile relationship was her six-year marriage to Tom Cruise.

The two met in 2005, and after only eight weeks, were engaged. Later that same year, they announced they were expecting their first child together, daughter Suri — who is now 18.

In 2006, the pair married.

During their relationship, Cruise was very open about his feelings for Holmes and frequently proclaimed his love for the actress to the media — including *that* infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2005.

"I'm in love," he exclaimed, appearing on her eponymous TV show. "I'm in love and it's one of those things where you want to be cool, like, 'Yeah I like her,' that's not how I feel. I wanted to meet this person, and I met her, and she's extraordinary."

*Cue jumping onto the couch and some fist-pumping.*

However, after six years of marriage, Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise in 2012. She has remained largely quiet since their split, amidst various rumours of alleged NDAs, which allegedly bar her from speaking about their time together.

Jamie Foxx. 

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx had a notoriously private relationship. Image: Getty.

Following her split from Tom Cruise, Holmes started dating actor and comedian Jamie Foxx in 2013. 

Though neither party ever spoke about the relationship publicly, they were believed to have been together for six years before splitting in August 2019.

Throughout their relationship, the pair were seen together at many events and outings. However, they did not make their debut as a couple until May 2019, on the Met Gala red carpet.

As for the reason behind their breakup? While there were rumours about differing lifestyles and incompatibility, neither Foxx nor Holmes ever addressed it. 

Recently, however, Foxx has made some comments that appear to be directed at Holmes. During his 2024 Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was, he said, "I've been cured of everything, no more white girls. I'm serious, no more white girls. No more white girls. No more," he said in a song during the special.

Emilio Vitolo Jr.

Not much is known about Holmes' relationship with Emilio Vitolo Jr, aside from that it seems to have started in September 2020, during the global pandemic.

Emilio Vitolo Jr. is a chef and was spotted out and about in Manhattan with Holmes several times in the eight months they were together.

They split in May 2021.

Bobby Wooten III.

Katie Holmes dated musician Bobby Wooten III for eight months. Image: Getty.

Holmes' most recent relationship was with musician Bobby Wooten III in 2022.

They were first seen together in April 2022, and then were spotted as a couple at several other events, including the Tribeca Film Festival in June and The Moth's Anniversary Gala in May 2022. 

After eight months together, Holmes and Wooten called it quits, with a source telling US Weekly at the time that the "two didn't work out together for the long run".

Feature image: Getty.