Suri Cruise’s relationship with her parents has been the subject of a lot of debate; here’s how close she is with her mom, Katie Holmes.

Being the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, there’s no doubt that Suri Cruise grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth. Suri was born on April 18th, 2006 in Los Angeles California. To Katie, motherhood meant everything, and Tom was so excited that days after the birth of their baby he told abc20/20, “It was everything we wanted it to be… It was spiritual, it was powerful, it was indescribable.”

Even though Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s marriage ended, Katie decided to keep her daughter, Suri out of the spotlight. Eventually, Suri blossomed into a beautiful girl now at 16 and takes after her mother in almost everything.

Here's How Katie Holmes Really Spends Most Of Her Time With Her Daughter, Suri Cruise

Here’s how Katie Holmes spends most of her time with her daughter…

8Katie Holmes Moved To New York From California With SuriVia Instar

Right after Katie Holmes was granted custody of their daughter, Suri, Katie and Suri moved from California to New York. Holmes enrolled Suri in first grade at Avenues, where she had to pay a hefty amount of $40,000 tuition fee.

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7Katie Loves Her Daughter Suri Immensely

While Katie was speaking to InStyle in 2021, the Alone Together actress said “I love her so much. My biggest goal has always been to nurture her into her individuality. To make sure she is 100 percent herself and strong, confident, and able. And to know it.”

Katie added, “She came out very strong – she’s always been a strong personality. She’ll pick an activity and work her butt off until she’s really good at it. Then she’s like, ‘Ok, I’m going to try the next thing.’ She’s very focused and a hard worker.”

6Katie Wants Her Daughter To Have A Normal Life

Katie Holmes has always done her best to keep her daughter’s presence out of the public eye because she knows how overwhelming fame can get to one’s head.

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During an interview with People in 2014 when Suri was just 8 years old, Katie said that she was determined to give Suri a normal life.

Katie also said that she tries her best in protecting her daughter, “I try very hard because I am very grateful for my upbringing and my parents and siblings. I try to do what they did for me for my little one.”

5This Is What Katie Holmes Said About Raising Her Daughter On Her Own

According to Radar Online, Katie has been raising her daughter Suri on her own ever since she went her separate ways from Tom Cruise in 2012 and Tom decided not to continue visiting their daughter allegedly because Katie and Suri’s distanced themselves from Scientology.