As the Daily Mail reports, when 5'7" Tom Cruise escorted the 5'9" Duchess of Cambridge to the Thursday premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick," not only was the royal wearing heels, but the two world-renowned stars seemed to be the same height, a detail that shocked fans.

But here's the rub — likely knowing that he would be made to look short next to Kate Middelton, the actor donned a pair of shiny black shoes with stacked heels, boosting him up so the princess wouldn't tower over him. The Daily Mail further reports that the A-lister is known to wear lifts in his shoes.

To be fair, it also depends on the angle from which the two were photographed, with countless images from the event showing that Middleton is clearly taller than Cruise. Some people shared not-so-nice memes joking about the stars' height difference.

More than anything, it seems fans were more fixated on the chemistry between Cruise and Middleton, with the actor taking her hand at one point, drawing mixed reactions online.