Suri Cruise stepped out in NYC carrying mom Katie Holmes’ cat on Sunday – amid her return to the city during her first semester at Carnegie Mellon.
Suri, 18, who dropped dad Tom Cruise’s surname for Noelle earlier this year, carried ragdoll cat Eleanor in a fabric carrier as she chatted with a friend during their walk.
The teen wore a striped sweater and jeans for her walk – paired with a red jacket and satchel.
Suri was the spitting image of mom Katie, 45, with her brunette locks worn sleek and straight.
Suri is in the midst of her first semester at the Pittsburgh college where she is studying fashion – with estranged dad Tom footing the $65,000 a year tuition bill.
Suri Cruise stepped out in NYC carrying mom Katie Holmes’ cat on Sunday – amid her return to the city during her first semester at Carnegie Mellon
‘She is a smart girl, and she is turning into a very intelligent mature young woman,’ an insider recently revealed to DailyMail.com. ‘She has a very close group of loyal friends, and she knows exactly where she comes from.’
Suri’s mother on the other hand is said to be ‘overwhelmed’ at the prospect of Suri going off to Pittsburgh for college. ‘Katie takes great pride in her but is also extremely overprotective,’ a source shared.
Katie, who shot to fame on the teen drama Dawson’s Creek, started dating Tom in 2005 and got engaged to him seven weeks into the relationship.
Their Scientologist wedding was held at the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi in Bracciano in November 2006, seven months after Suri was born
Katie filed in 2012 for a divorce that was finalized just 10 days later.
Katie retained primary custody of Suri while Tom was granted visitation, via People.
Ron Miscavige, father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, told the MailOnline in 2016 that Katie’s misgivings about Scientology – including the effect it could have on Suri – contributed to her decision to leave Tom.
The Top Gun Maverick star reportedly paid Katie $400,000 a year until Suri’s 18th birthday, and will now send money for her college fees.
Suri, 18, who dropped dad Tom Cruise’s surname for Noelle earlier this year, carried ragdoll cat Eleanor in a fabric carrier as she chatted with a friend during their walk
Noelle is Dawson’s Creek star Katie’s middle name – showing Suri’s solidarity with her mother
Katie and Tom are pictured with a baby Suri in 2006 – heading to their wedding rehearsal dinner in Italy
Tom has not been seen out in public with his daughter for around a decade, and sources have claimed he now has little involvement in her life – pictured 2010
Tom has not been pictured with his daughter in 11 years, and in 2018 it was alleged that he had created distance between himself and Suri.
‘Every person is allowed to see their child if they wanted to,’ an insider told Us Weekly. ‘He chooses not to because she is not a Scientologist.’
