Tom Cruise Had ‘High Hopes’ While Dating Ana De Armas, But Actress Felt ‘Suffocated’ During Romance

Top Gun star Tom Cruise’s whirlwind love affair with actress Ana de Armas took off like a rocket but crashed to earth after just eight months.

Insiders agree that it was Ana, 37, who pulled the eject handle on her relationship with the Oscar winner, 63, even though he showered her with expensive gifts and exotic trips — and gave her career a major boost — in a no-holds-barred bid to make her the fourth Mrs. Cruise.

“Things were moving fast, and she started to get a little uncomfortable with how fast it was going,” an insider says.

Tom’s constant micromanaging was a main reason for the split. “He was telling her how to handle everything from her image to her workouts to her career choices,” an insider says. “At first, she was flattered, but eventually she felt suffocated.” According to our source, “She asked for space and Tom took it hard. Things kind of snowballed from there.”

The notorious control freak is not taking the rejection well and is even saying she wasn’t good enough for him.

“It’s a complete 180 in terms of how he was talking about her just a few weeks ago, when she was his ultimate dream gal,” the insider says.

As readers know, his control-freak ways — and their 26-year age gap — proved to be a deal breaker.

“He had very high hopes and now he has to face his big fear that he’s somehow undatable,” the insider says. “He’s saying he feels used and that Ana suddenly went from red-hot to ice cold as soon as she had no use for him.”

But people close to Ana say she just couldn’t handle his hyper-intense personality. “He’s an incredible person in many ways, but his need to be in control can be overwhelming for people. It certainly was for Ana,” the source dishes.