Katie Holmes is going to have to adjust to life without daughter Suri Cruise. Shared with ex Tom Cruise, the 18-year-old has lived with her mum in New York and is now gearing up for college life in Pittsburgh. Thought to be heading to Carnegie Mellon University for a career in fashion or acting , Katie is preparing herself for an 'empty nest'.
She's asked her book club, who she meets five times annually, to meet "once a week" now as the 45-year-old gets ready to be home alone. "The members of my book club are going to get annoyed hearing from me," she explains in Town & Country's September issue. "I'll be like, 'Let's meet once a week'," she reiterates.
Suri has lived alone with Katie for more than a decade, making things much harder. "I'm proud of my daughter," she told the magazine." Of course, I will miss the close proximity, but I'm really proud of her and I'm happy.
" She's thought to have encouraged the youngster's move away to college. "I hope she always does something on my films," Holmes told Glamour in April 2023. "I always ask her.
" Katie told the outlet she wanted to give Suri a "safe, beautiful, creative space" to become a performer, saying it all "comes out of love". "It was very meaningful to me to have her there, because she's my heart." It was ahead of Suri's big move that a source said the teen is looking forward to the her new life with a solid group of pals.
"She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature young woman," an insider tol.