Tom Cruise car thief bags his luggage, too

TOM CRUISE’S BMW has been stolen while the actor was filming in Birmingham.

The X7 had been used to ferry around the star, who has been in the city recording scenes for the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible series.

The vehicle was taken in Church Street in the city centre from outside the Grand Hotel, where Cruise has reportedly been staying.

The powerful SUV is thought to have been carrying some of the Top Gun actor’s luggage and belongings, worth thousands of pounds, when it was taken.

The car was recovered “a short time later” in Smethwick about three miles away according to police, but the contents were reportedly missing.

The 59-year-old has been filming in the Midlands all week, and has been seen wearing a dark suit and sunglasses in Birmingham’s Grand Central shopping centre, which had been transformed to look like Abu Dhabi airport for filming.

Cruise could be seen shooting scenes in front of a row of shops above New Street Station’s main concourse, where crowds had gathered to catch a glimpse of the actor.

British Transport Police in Birmingham also tweeted a picture of two officers with the masked movie star, with the message: “I promise you, this isn’t Photoshopped.”

He was pictured outside one of the city’s curry houses last weekend.

The actor also posed for photos with a family in the village of Baginton, Warks, after they gave permission for his helicopter to land in their garden, following the temporary closure of nearby Coventry airport.

Filming on Mission: Impossible 7 has been taking place around the UK.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “We received a report of a BMW X7 stolen from Church Street, Birmingham, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The car was recovered a short time later in Smethwick. CCTV inquiries have been made and inquiries are ongoing.”