Actress Katie Holmes has angrily hit out at accusations that her burgeoning romance with Tom Cruise is a publicity stunt.

Holmes insists she is genuinely in love with the hunky actor. She said: "I couldn't be happier. I'm so happy. He's the most amazing man in the whole world."

Polls in magazines, People and US Weekly, showed that a majority of readers were skeptical about the sincerity of the Hollywood couple's relationship, reports the Internet Media Database.

Both Cruise and Holmes have films released this month - Cruise stars in "War Of The Worlds" while Holmes is in "Batman Begins".

Cruise, 42, has been celebrating his love for 26-year-old Holmes during numerous public appearances. On Oprah Winfrey's talk show last month, Cruise leapt up and down on the couch shouting "I'm in love! I'm in love!"