Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were the "it" couple of 2006, but unfortunately, the Hollywood
fairy tale didn't have a happily ever after.
TomKat came to an end in 2012, with the couple announcing their split just before their wedding
anniversary.
Holmes took primary custody of their then-six-year-old daughter, Suri Cruise, and the A-lister allegedly
fell out of touch with his youngest child in the years that followed.
Here's what Suri is up to now.
Secret texts
In September 2017, a source close to Tom Cruise's camp told InTouch magazine the actor allegedly
hadn't seen his daughter in years.
The insider claimed:
"Tom has moved on to the next phase of his life and he's finishing up his latest movie.
There's no communication and they haven't seen each other.
Tom rarely talks about her."
Reconciliation seemed a long way off at the time, but reports suggest that Suri has never
given up on mending their relationship.
She's allegedly been calling and texting her dad since 2016, apparently without her mother's
knowledge.
According to RadarOnline, the Top Gun star has been moved by his daughter's efforts to
keep in touch.
A source alleged in July 2018:
"He's contacted Suri through a third party, who he trusts implicitly, to check in and
make sure she's okay.
[...] He wants her to know that he's thought of her all this time and that he got all of
her messages."
Scientology shuffle
Cruise has never publicly addressed the reasons behind his alleged estrangement from his daughter,
but the most popular theory is that he cut Suri out of his life after her mother decided
to put the Church of Scientology in the rear view mirror.
Cruise is by far the religion's most famous practitioner, and Scientology has pretty strict
rules regarding "deserters."
A source told InTouch:
"Tom eats, breathes and sleeps Scientology.
[...] He's disconnected from Katie, and then de facto from Suri, because of her connection
to Katie."
According to a February 2018 Hollywood Life exclusive, Katie Holmes would love to see
her ex-husband follow her example and start prioritizing Suri over his religion.
"Katie would be thrilled to see Tom leave Scientology [...] but she's not expecting
it.
She has zero hope that Tom will leave Scientology for Suri.
He's made it clear many times over that he's in it for life."
But as the global face of Scientology, surely Cruise can bend the rules a little when it
comes to his own daughter, right?
The action star left Hollywood for Florida in 2016, relocating to a penthouse apartment
just a block from the Church of Scientology's international headquarters.
At the time, many assumed the move was based purely on his desire to be closer to the religion's
HQ, but according to RadarOnline, he also chose his new pad with Suri in mind.
An insider claimed:
"What he's really doing is setting the stage for a reunion with Suri.
He believes he can bypass the rigid rule."
Missed milestones
The news that Tom Cruise is reportedly keen on making amends with his daughter has been
welcomed across the board, but Katie Holmes reportedly deserves a lot of credit.
Back in 2017, the actress supposedly reached out to her ex.
A source told InTouch:
"She truly wants Tom to be a part of Suri's life.
Tom is Suri's father, and she wants them to have a relationship."
Cruise has already reportedly missed several milestones in his daughter's life, including
Suri's 12th birthday.
His no-show is rumored to have left her heartbroken.
According to Star magazine, Cruise hasn't attended one of Suri's birthday parties since
she turned 7.
One source said:
"Like any little girl, her greatest wish is for her father to be there ... That would
be painful for any child, and you have to wonder what kind of emotional toll it's taking
on Suri."
A source sang the same tune to InTouch, claiming that Suri is now old enough to understand
what divorce is and has accepted the fact that she's in a single-parent family.
The source claimed:
"Tom's been out of their lives for so long, she and Katie have moved on to a life without
daddy."
Out of the tabloids
She may have appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair alongside her famous folks when she was
just a baby, but Suri has been brought up to be wary of the media.
According to her mother, they don't necessarily go out of their way to avoid the press in
their day-to-day lives, but they do make a conscious effort to ignore the tabloid stories.
The actress said she can relate to the stresses of dealing with the press at a young age,
though she's taught her daughter not to worry about things she can't change.
Her ex-husband may not agree.
Tom Cruise apparently believes that he can control what pictures of Suri appear online,
at least when it comes to Facebook.
In October 2017, he moderator of a Tom Cruise fan group on Facebook relayed a message she
claimed came directly from the star, requesting members stop sharing photos of his daughter
with one another.
Mom twin
Suri and her mom have been two peas in a pod for years now, and the older Suri gets, the
more like her mother she becomes.
The adorable duo made a rare joint appearance at Jingle Ball 2017, where the two introduced
Taylor Swift to a packed Madison Square Garden.
Holmes doesn't include Suri in her Instagram uploads often, but when she does, followers
are awestruck by just how much they look alike.
Pride 2018
Speaking to Today in 2015, Katie Holmes gushed about how generous her daughter was.
"She's always, ya know, 'Mom let's give this to, let's give my old toys to people who need
it.'"
If the photos of Suri at Pride 2018 are any indication, this young lady has lost none
of that spirit in the years since that interview.
The celebrity scion attended the annual New York City Gay Pride Parade, where she and
some friends set up a refreshments stand under the supervision of her nanny.
She was reportedly selling lemonade for $2 a cup, and People predicted that her profits
were going to charity.
Foxx and friends
Tom Cruise may be ready to become a father figure to Suri, but some sources claim the
position has already been filled.
Katie Holmes and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx have kept their relationship largely out of the
press for years, but Holmes indirectly confirmed the relationship when her rep issued a statement
calling breakup rumors "100 percent untrue."
An insider told Hollywood Life:
"Jamie treats Suri like one of his own daughters and is always singing silly songs to her and
making her laugh and smile.
[...] Suri thinks Jamie is really funny and she loves when he is around."
Chances are, this generous young lady will come out of it all just fine!