ANETTE: “I Auditioned To Be Tom Cruise’s Wife”

Former Scientologist Anette Irene Johansen had a very unusual experience while she was a member of this church. Namely, she was auditioning for her life role - to be Tom Cruise's wife, without even being aware of it at the time.

Namely, in an interview with the Daily Mail, Anette reveals what the interview looked like, which was actually a test of whether she was good enough to win the title of the chosen Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. Anette admits that the team from Golden Era Productions - the most modern media study of Scientology - specially flew in from Hollywood to record her audition, and the real reason for that was never revealed to her. 

Although she studied to be a veterinarian, she dropped out of everything to join the Church of Scientology, and when make-up artists beautified her, she would tell them she wanted to be her and not someone else. “They didn't want me to look natural, but I stopped them when they started exaggerating with makeup. I said that was enough, I wanted to look like myself and not someone else.”

However, the people from the team were persistent. “When the Scientology organization receives the order, they must carry it out. They were pressured to look perfect. I was a little shocked, they tried to change me” - said Anette, who points out that she did not even dare to "scream".

“I have seen a lot of crazy things since I became a member of Scientology, so I gave up” - says Anette, who admits that this sect took away the 10 best years of her life. When the cameras turned on, the director asked Anette to give more details about her family and education and to talk about her achievements as a Scientologist. “I answered as best I could, but I was a little uncomfortable. I told them about all the church courses I attended, I just wanted to show how dedicated I am” - Anette told the Daily Mail.

She did not dare to talk to anyone about this conversation, and a week later, she received a phone call from a person close to Tom Cruise. After watching the video, he had a few additional questions for her regarding the "project" he was working on - the project was probably supposed to be finding Tom's next darling to be approved by the church.

“His interrogation quickly became uncomfortable. He asked me if I had been sexually deviant in the past, if I had ever had homosexual experiences, if I was perverted, if I loved threesomes. He wanted to make sure my sex file was clean. I did not dare to answer his question because he was very strict” - she explained. Then a lull ensued, until a couple of years later when she saw an interview with the director and former Scientologist Paul Haggis, who admitted that several women had auditioned for the role of Tom Cruise's wife in the past. Then everything was clear to her. "That was exactly the process I went through," she thought. 

“He started dating Katie Holmes in April, so maybe they wanted a backup plan if things didn't work out. That made sense. They leave nothing to chance when it comes to Tom Cruise," she said. By the way, Anette gave $ 150,000 to the Church of Scientology in 10 years. Of that, $ 40,000 of her money went to "save children from psychiatry", which Scientology considers the main enemy, she says.

“My advice to every potential interlocutor of Tom Cruise is that you should be aware that they are never honest, that they have a hidden purpose, they will invite you to enter, but they want something from you. You will be told to do a special job. They will claim that they can connect you or raise you to a higher level, but that is for their purposes. They took all my money. They promised I would have a wonderful career. But they hide what they do, they hide behind a perfect facade. If the production company invites you for video training, be careful. If they give you compliments, say you are a very important person, know that they want to use you. You’ll never know it’s an audition for Tom Cruise, you’ll think it’s an award for dedication. In Scientology, manipulation occurs gradually over the years. It is not that people fight to enter this cult and then happily go deeper.”