TOM CRUISE has handpicked a husband for his daughter Isabella, says a pal, and he’s so happy he’ll arrange the entire wedding and honeymoon, The ENQUIRER has learned.
If all goes as Tom hopes, Isabella, 19, will walk down the aisle with 24-year-old budding music composer Eddie Frencher.
Like Tom and Isabella, Eddie is a member of the controversial church of Scientology.
He’s been dating Tom’s little girl for more than six months and her screen legend dad “loves him like a son,” according to a Cruise family insider, who added: “Tom wants to arrange everything for Isabella. He basically handpicked Eddie as a boyfriend for his daughter.
“Now he wants his daughter to get married to him – and, in return, he’d not only pick up the entire cost of the wedding and honeymoon, but he’d even arrange everything for the happy couple!
“That means Tom would arrange for the flowers, seating, everything.
“The wedding would be held at his mansion. I think Tom would even pay for the engagement ring his daughter seems to want so badly!”
Tom, 49, has not only given Eddie a big thumbs up, he’s also letting the budding musician live in a small apartment with his daughter in L.A.
“Tom thinks the world of Eddie,” said a source close to the “Top Gun”.
“He trusts him implicitly to love, protect and care for his daughter. And Tom wouldn’t let Isabella run off with just anyone.”
Recent reports say Eddie’s already spoken to Isabella’s dad about proposing.
Although she’s been insisting they aren’t set to tie the knot just yet, she may have changed her mind. She recently posted a picture of a diamond ring on her Twitter page, stating: “I adore this!”
The insider said that Cruise has known Eddie’s family for a long time. His dad John and the rest of his clan are prominent members in the Church of Scientology.
“It wasn’t important to Tom that Eddie doesn’t come from money, what was important
is that the family has Scientology values,” said the source.
Isabella, along with brother Connor, 17, have lived with their father Tom ever since his high-profile divorce from their mother Nicole Kidman in 2001.
The Cruise children maintain a close relationship with Nicole. Both were adopted, and The ENQUIRER brought you the first photos of Tom and Nicole taking baby Isabella home in 1993.
Throughout their childhood, Isabella and Connor have been home-schooled and are both followers of Scientology, whose top officials count their dad as one of the church’s most important members.
Meanwhile, Eddie was born in Beverly Hills, Calif., and has three older sisters. He’s played guitar with several groups, but becoming a successful music composer is his dream.
Aspiring artist Isabella introduced Eddie as her boyfriend during a birthday bash thrown in January for her brother Connor.
Asked if they were engaged, they both laughed, and Isabella said: “No! But we’re happy.”
