Katie Holmes who's never remarried faces uncertain future as daughter Suri heads to college and payments from ex Tom Cruise come to an end - after a series of career flops Katie had been receiving $400k-a-year from Tom as part of divorce settlement Read More: JLo's battle to save her blended family: How star is keeping Ben Affleck's children close - as she struggles to let go of her role as stepmother By Lydia Hawken For Mailonline Published: 07:28, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 07:46, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Dropping your child off at university is an undoubtedly emotional experience for any parent - but returning home to an empty nest might be harder for Katie Holmes than most. Over the weekend, the Dawson's Creek actress, 45, was pictured helping her daughter Suri Cruise, 18, move into her dorm at Carnegie Mellon university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Dressed in matching baggy denims and flowing white shirts, the images were a reminder of how Suri has grown up as her mother's 'mini me' and closest companion.
It's hard to think of a mother-daughter pairing in Hollywood more intrinsically linked than Katie and her daughter - and perhaps it's no surprise, given the actress never remarried after her 2012 divorce from Tom Cruise , and Suri is her only child. Katie fought hard to win full custody after their split, and for the past 12 years she has received a reported $400,000-a-year in child support from her ex-husband, which she is no longer entitled to now that Suri.