Tom Cruise desperate for a girlfriend

OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Cruise is desperate to find himself a girlfriend! The actor — who was divorced by wife Katie Holmes last year — has  enlisted his teenage son Connor to help him find Miss Right.

Tom, sources say, has his heart set on landing a stunner in her 20s.

“Tom is lonely and very much wants a woman in his life right now,” disclosed an insider. “He’s not used to being alone and believes that appearing to be a failure in the love department lessens his star power. He’s been combing through his contact list to call old girlfriends, and he’s hitting on young model types in hotspots – but so far, no luck.

“Tom’s stock as a great catch has plummeted. Women are more sympathetic to Katie since their bust-up. They see Tom as controlling and, with his Scientol­ogy connection, just downright creepy.

“Tom is sensitive about being over the hill and thinks a younger woman will make him more relevant with younger audience.

Sources say that Tom is now hot for gorgeous, 29-year-old model Jessica White, who previously dated Sean Penn and recently became a Scientologist.

“Tom volunteered to be Jessica’s personal Scientology tutor as a way to get close to her,” revealed the insider. “He’s bowled over by her exotic looks.

“Tom has set a goal to land a serious girlfriend by year’s end, and he’d like to be married again within a year or two. While things don’t look very promising now, when Tom sets his mind to something, he usually gets it.”