Is Katie Holmes Dating Musician Bobby Wooten: The ex-wife of Tom Cruise was spotted with the handsome bass player-to-the-stars on Thursday in New York City, along with her mother Kathy Holmes.
Making no effort to hide their new romance, the loved-up pair were the picture of happiness as they strolled around holding hands, both dressed casually with Katie, 43, sporting a pair of white dungarees, PEOPLE reports.
New romance! Katie Holmes (right, in March) is dating musician Bobby Wooten III (left, last year)
At one point, Katie packed on the PDA as she kissed her new beau and also helped him as he put on his coat.
Proving that things are already serious, Bobby was even seen giving Katie’s mother Kathy a hug.
It is the first relationship for the Batman Begins actress since she split with chef Emilio Vitolo Jr., 33, who she broke up with in May last year.
Before that, the movie star had been in a years-long secret romance with actor Jamie Foxx, 54.
Bassist to the stars! He most recently played base for singer Carly Rae Jepson at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California (Pictured above onstage at the event)
Off the market: It is the first relationship for Katie since she split with chef Emilio Vitolo Jr., 33, who she broke up with in May last year (Pictured above in March, at Vanity Fair’s Oscars bash)
Wooten is a professional bass player who has featured prominently in a number of Broadway shows including the smash hit Moulin Rouge! as well as playing for major stars including David Byrne and Jennifer Lopez.
He most recently played bass for Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepson at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California, where he shared the stage with acts like Harry Styles.
Wooten is known for playing bass in Talking Heads frontman David Byrne’s Broadway show American Utopia, which was also the subject of a Spike Lee documentary for HBO Max.
The musician also has composition and production credits for the TV series Empire, ESPN, Nike, Google, and Reebok.
Meanwhile, ex Dawson’s Creek star Katie has been linked to many famous faces over the years, most notably her romance with Tom Cruise who she met in 2005 and then married a little over a year later in November 2006.
Starring role: Wooten is known for playing bass in Talking Heads frontman David Byrne’s Broadway show American Utopia, which was also the subject of a Spike Lee documentary
The pair had one child together, daughter Suri Cruise, 16, before divorcing in 2012.
Katie filed for sole custody of Suri, and Tom, 59, said at the time that he was ‘deeply saddened’ that his younger wife had filed for separation.
After citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ for the split she was granted sole legal custody and ‘primary residential custody’ of Suri, who has not been pictured publicly with her father since the split.
The pair released a joint statement at the time, saying: ‘We are committed to working together as parents to accomplish what is in our daughter Suri’s best interests.
‘We want to keep matters affecting our family private and express our respect for each other’s commitment to each of our respective beliefs and support each other’s roles as parents.’
Katie Holmes’ relationship history: A timeline
Emilio Vitolo Jr.: September 2020 – May 2021
Katie Holmes confirmed her romance with New York restaurateur Emilio Vitolo Jr., after she was spotted making out with him in September 2020.
At the time of their romance, Katie was 41 while Emilio was 33, and the pair hit headlines after she was pictured sitting on his lap as they dined at Peasant Restaurant in Manhattan, New York.
‘There was no drama,’ a source told PEOPLE at the time. ‘It was amazing while it lasted, but they are at very different places in life. Emilio has no hard feelings. His life is in N.Y.C. Katie can’t wait to get back to work and to travel again.’
Romance: Katie Holmes confirmed her romance with New York restaurateur Emilio Vitolo Jr., after she was spotted making out with him in September 2020
Jamie Foxx: 2013 – May 2019
Holmes reportedly started secretly dating Foxx in 2013, a year removed from her marriage to Tom Cruise, when they were spotted acting rather flirtatiously towards one another.
While Holmes and Foxx never publicly addressed their relationship, there were rumors that they were dating and keeping their romance a secret.
They started showing more public displays of affection in 2017, and there were rumors that there might be wedding bells in the works.
They finally made their red carpet debut together at the Met Gala in May 2019, though they reportedly split shortly after the New York City bash.
Flirty: Holmes reportedly started secretly dating Foxx in 2013, a year removed from her marriage to Tom Cruise, when they were spotted acting rather flirtatiously towards one another
PDA: They started showing more public displays of affection in 2017, and there were rumors that there might be wedding bells in the works
Split: They finally made their red carpet debut together at the Met Gala in May 2019, though they reportedly split shortly after the New York City bash
Tom Cruise: April 2005 – June 2012
Holmes started dating Tom Cruise in April 2005, the start of a whirlwind romance that moved quite quickly.
Just two months later Holmes had converted from the Catholic church to the Church Scientology, where Cruise had long been a member, and they were engaged later that month at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The couple’s daughter Suri was born on April 18, 2006, the one-year anniversary of their first date, and they were married in November 2006.
Holmes filed for divorce in June 2012, while Cruise was in another country filming a movie, claiming she feared Cruise and others in Scientology would abduct her daughter Suri
Dating: Holmes started dating Tom Cruise in April 2005, the start of a whirlwind romance that moved quite quickly
Married: The couple’s daughter Suri was born on April 18, 2006, the one-year anniversary of their first date, and they were married in November 2006
Suri and Katie: The couple’s daughter Suri was born on April 18, 2006, the one-year anniversary of their first date, and they were married in November 2006
Chris Klein – 2000 to 2005
Holmes and Klein started dating in 2000, and they became engaged in 2003, though it was largely a long-distance relationship.
Holmes was spending the better part of her year in North Carolina, filming her hit series Dawson’s Creek, during the romance.
The actress moved to Los Angeles to be with Klein in 2003 after Dawson’s Creek went off the air, but they called it quits in early 2005, though they reportedly still remain friends.
Engaged: Holmes and Klein started dating in 2000, and they became engaged in 2003, though it was largely a long-distance relationship
North Carolina: Holmes was spending the better part of her year in North Carolina, filming her hit series Dawson’s Creek, during the romance
Still friends: The actress moved to Los Angeles to be with Klein in 2003 after Dawson’s Creek went off the air, but they called it quits in early 2005, though they reportedly still remain friends
Joshua Jackson: 1998-1999
Holmes was cast in her breakthrough role as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek in 1997, and she started dating her co-star Joshua Jackson in 1998, the year the show debuted.
The couple reportedly dated for roughly a year, with life imitating art since Jackson played Holmes’ boyfriend on the hit series.
They reportedly split sometime in 1999, though they both starred on all six seasons of Dawson’s Creek before it went off the air in 2003.
Breakthrough: Holmes was cast in her breakthrough role as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek in 1997, and she started dating her co-star Joshua Jackson in 1998, the year the show debuted
Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by 247 News Around The World
