Katie Holmes is about to become an empty nester as her daughter Suri is due to leave home in the coming weeks, and the star surprised fans as she introduced a new family member.
The Dawson's Creek actress took to Instagram to reveal her new companion, a ragdoll cat named Eleanor.
The carousel of snapshots showed Katie, 45, looking fresh-faced as she lay on the floor of her home in a striped shirt, giving a glimpse of her new furry friend.
She didn't elaborate on her reasons for her new roomate, but it comes weeks before Katie's eldest daughter Suri, 18, is expected to reach a major milestone as she begins a new chapter in life.
After graduating from LaGuardia High School in June, it was revealed in a TikTok that Suri would be leaving New York to attend Carnegie Mellon University, a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
© Katie HolmesSuri has been the star in several school productions at school, and it is thought that the teenager will study at the School of Design which offers a variety of creative subjects.
Her most recent show saw her take the lead role of Philoclea in the stage show, Head Over Heels, earlier this year.
© Getty ImagesWhile she would have, no doubt, made headlines for her talent, it was also her new name that caught people's attention.
The casting sheet revealed Suri no longer goes by her birth name of Suri Cruise. Instead, she has adopted her mom's middle name and is listed as Suri Noelle.
© TikTokThe rising star's birth certificate named her simply Suri Cruise.
It as shortly after Katie's separation from Suri's dad, Tom Cruise, that they made the decision to move to New York and make it their home.
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Prior to the split, the mother-and-daughter duo split their time between New York and Los Angeles, before relocating to the East Coast permanently.
© Toby CanhamSuri's graduated from high school at the start of the summer and was a vision for the milestone occasion wearing a white summer dress beneath her red robe Fans were quick to comment on the likeness to her A-list mom.
Tom was notably absent from the ceremony, and the Top Gun actor was seen at Taylor Swift's Era's Tour in London at the time of his youngest child's graduation.
