SYDNEY: Hollywood glamour couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes defied rumours that their relationship was on the rocks with a great show of affection while cruising on Sydney Harbour.

The couple are in Sydney to attend the funeral of Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest man, who died on Boxing Day at age 68. Cruise is a personal friend of James Packer.

A US lifestyle magazine claimed this week that the couple, dubbed TomKat by the tabloids, was about to split and were staying together only until Holmes, who is seven months pregnant, gives birth. The actors kissed and hugged during a cruise on the harbour.