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Tom Cruise invites Oprah to interview him on HIS couch...but manages to stay seated this time

Last updated at 15:44pm on 03.05.08

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Hollywood star Tom Cruise managed to exercise some self-control in his latest interview with Oprah Winfrey.

In a replay of his infamous interview with Oprah, the chat show queen is seen seated on his couch.

But thankfully on this occasion he managed to stay calm and here was no repeat of his cringe-inducing appearance in 2005, when the movie star leapt on Oprah's couch to declare his love for then girlfriend Katie Holmes

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Calm on the couch: Tom manages stay calm as he introduced Oprah to his couch - but this time there was no leaping about

The cringe-inducing moment when Tom Cruise leapt up and down on Oprah's couch to declare his love for wife Katie Holmes

The Mission Impossible star took Oprah on a guided tour of his mountainside estate - from the back of his snowmobile

Oprah then retired to Cruise's couch to interview him for a special episode of her talk show.

She has reportedly quizzed the controversial actor about Scientology, his run-ins with the media and family life with Katie Holmes.

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Ticket to ride: Chat show host Oprah looks thrilled to be given a ride on the back of movie star Tom Cruise's snowmobile, around his Colorado estate

In the new interview, which was previewed on US show Entertainment Tonight, both Cruise and wife Katie greet Oprah as she arrives at their snow-covered home.

The Oprah special is set to air in the United States on Friday.

Then on Monday, Cruise will visit the chat show queen's Chicago studio to celebrate 25 years in film since his breakout role in Risky Business.