Tom Cruise says he's a fan of TOWIE town after filming latest Mission Impossible in Essex
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Tom Cruise has outed himself as a secret TOWIE fan - or at least of the Essex town where the show is set.
The Hollywood A-lister has spent the past week filming the latest Mission Impossible movie in Brentwood.
Its previous claim to fame was as the setting for TOWIE, which follows the lives of its rich and beautiful residents.
But now it will be better-known as one of Cruise’s favourite places - rivalling Los Angeles and New York.
The actor personally rang Brentwood mayor Will Russell this week to praise the “great town”.
He also apologised for any disruption the filming had caused to local residents and businesses.
Russell said: “He asked if I was the mayor and went on to say that I did know him.
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“He wanted to say he had a wonderful time in Brentwood and it was a great town.
“He asked about what I did as mayor, and said it was important to have such a great community and I should be proud to be mayor.
“I asked who he was and he told me it was Tom Cruise. He didn’t ring to say, ‘It’s Tom Cruise’.
“I didn’t quite believe it at first and I became very guarded. Then I thought that I had no reason to doubt it.
“It sounded like him and he wasn’t being ridiculous. He wanted to thank the people of the town. He wanted to say what a lovely forest we have.”
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Cruise was filming in Thorndon Country Park earlier in the week and was snapped getting out of a helicopter on the grounds.
He is expected to be in Brentwood for the next two weeks filming Mission Impossible 6, which is due out next year.
The town has a population of 50,000 and is home to a number of TOWIE stars including Amy Childs and Gemma Collins and their favourite hang-out - The Sugar Hut.
Celebrities who hail from Brentwood include snooker legend Steve Davis , TV host Noel Edmonds and boxer Frank Bruno .
The Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood is home to Harrison Ford , Cindy Crawford , Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon .