Suri Cruise Celebrates 18th Birthday Without Tom Cruise
As Suri Cruise reached her 18th birthday, rumors have swirled that she is no longer in contact with her famous dad Tom Cruise. Suri celebrated her big day with her mom, Katie Holmes, spending the afternoon shopping in the New York sunshine. Tom, 61, was nowhere to be seen and is currently filming for a new project in London with no word on whether he sent any birthday wishes.
Suri Noelle: A New Name
Their relationship is said to be so strained that Suri has decided to ditch her last name, going instead by Suri Noelle — her mother’s middle name. In 2016, a US outlet reported the teenager has a huge rift with her father and the pair have not been in contact for years. Tom, who has two more children, hasn’t been pictured with Suri for years but is believed to have been paying child support as per his and Katie’s divorce settlement.
Tom Cruise and Suri’s Past
In April 2006, Katie and Tom revealed to the world they had welcomed a baby girl and five months later they graced the cover of Vanity Fair with Suri in their arms. They married in a Scientologist church months later and lots of pictures of Tom out and about carrying his newborn cropped up. Things seemed to be going swimmingly until six years later when the Dawson’s Creek star filed for divorce while Tom was away filming Oblivion.
The Last Public Appearance
Around the time of the divorce was the last time Tom was publicly pictured with Suri, taking her to Disney World in 2012. At the time, a spokesperson for the Top Gun star said: ‘Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children.’
Katie Holmes’s Perspective
Katie has not commented on Tom’s relationship with their daughter but has been incredibly open about how protective she feels over Suri’s privacy. ‘What has been really important for me with my daughter, because she was so visible at a young age, is I really like to protect her,’ she told Glamour last year. ‘I’m very grateful to be a parent, to be her parent. She’s an incredible person.’
