Katie Holmes opens up about daughter Suri in rare interview

The low-key A-lister spoke about the massive life change her and Tom Cruise’s daughter is about to experience in a new interview.

Katie Holmes has mixed emotions about her new life as an empty nester.

In an interview with Town & Country magazine published on Tuesday, the Dawson’s Creek actor revealed she has thrown herself into creative pursuits — such as a book club, dance classes and painting — to keep busy now that her daughter, Suri, is headed to college.

Despite wading into unknown territory, Holmes said she is so “proud” of her daughter, who starts her freshman year at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University this year, reports Page Six.

“Of course, I will miss the proximity, but I’m really proud of her and I’m happy,” she told the outlet.

The actor reflected on her own experience of going to New York’s Columbia University and how transformative it was for her — and she wishes the same for her daughter.

“I remember being this age, this time of beginnings,” she continued. “It’s exciting to learn about yourself, and I loved that time, so it makes me happy to think about it like that”.

Suri has lived with her mother in New York City for nearly her entire life and has virtually no relationship with her famous father, Tom Cruise.

The pair are very close. Picture: MEGA/GC Images

Suri has been estranged from her famous dad for years. Picture: Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images

Although Holmes has done her best to keep Suri’s private life out of the public eye, her university choice was revealed on TikTok in May.

One of the 18-year-old’s classmates posted a since-deleted video for “commitment day,” showing Suri proudly rocking a Carnegie Mellon sweatshirt.

However, Holmes did not confirm where her daughter is headed or what she will be studying amid rumours she is interested in fashion or acting.

With her daughter out of the house, the Batman Begins star joked she may have to ramp up her monthly book club meetings.

“The members of my book club are going to get annoyed hearing from me,” she said with a laugh. “I’ll be like, ‘Let’s meet once a week’”.

According to the university’s website, first-year orientation starts next week, meaning Suri is likely packing her bags and heading to Pittsburgh – where the university is located – within the next week.

However, Holmes may have to check her daughter’s suitcases for any missing clothing before she leaves.

Holmes said she had mixed emotions about her daughter going to college. Picture: Gotham/GC Images

Suri will be attending Carnegie Mellon college. Picture: Supplied

In June, the First Daughter star joked about Suri’s tendency to borrow her clothes in an interview with UK newspaper the Sunday Times.

“I’ve saved some things here and there,” Holmes told the outlet. “But she has her own sense of style and her own expressions”.

“[But] sometimes the basics definitely disappear,” she added. “But that’s fine”.

Suri was spotted wearing her fashionable mum’s Pony M-100 Low Vintage Sneakers while out and about in NYC earlier this month.

The teen wore the orange-and-blue kicks with an all-black ensemble but added a bit more flare with a red shoulder bag and a leopard-print umbrella.

Holmes typically styles the fun shoes with even more colour. In May, she colour co-ordinated with baggy blue pants and a lemon yellow sweater atop a baby blue undershirt. She tied it all together with an orange shoulder bag.

Suri has also been spotted wearing some of her mum’s cosy outerwear, such as her go-to denim jacket.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.