Katie Holmes cuts a casual figure as she steps out into New York City after her daughter Suri Cruise’s 18th birthday

Katie Holmes was seen cutting a nonchalant figure as she frolicked through the streets of the Big Apple on Friday – a day after her daughter Suri turned 18.

The 45-year-old actress – who shares Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise, 601 – rocked a loose striped blue shirt, tucked into oversized jeans and paired with black flats for the outing.

Her brown locks were tied in a ponytail and she wore a gold chain and dark sunglasses.

She showed off her natural beauty without makeup as she scrolled on her phone while carrying her large black bag.

The Dark Night Rises actress strolled through the SoHo area of ​​Manhattan to run errands.

The sighting comes as Suri looked the spitting image of her mother from her Dawson’s Creek days as she frolicked around the Big Apple on her big day.

The teen – whose estranged father is filming the Mission Impossible sequel 3,500 miles away in Britain – rocked Potter’s iconic russet lip that was made popular in the 1990s.

She has spent much of the past twelve years living in the shadow of frenzied speculation about her infamously fractured relationship with her Scientologist father Tom Cruise.

And as she takes her first steps into adulthood, it looks like she’s finally ready to answer the question about her future with the Top Gun star once and for all.

On Sunday, the teenager celebrated her 18th birthday without her father Tom, 61, who has been virtually banished from his youngest child’s life for years – a bitter rift that stems in large part from Katie and Suri’s decision to cut ties with his youngest son to break. controversial Scientology belief.

The wedge that was initially driven between father and child at the time of his divorce in 2012 has since become a rock-solid wall – one that Suri has no intention of ever breaking down, DailyMail.com can now reveal.

Now 18, Suri is an adult and ‘officially’ able to make her own decisions.

But while sources close to the teen say she is still weighing her options regarding her future career, they note that she is crystal clear about one thing: “Tom doesn’t exist for her.”

Suri’s birthday today will officially sever any remaining ties with Tom on paper; When she turns 18, the Top Gun star will no longer have to pay child support to Katie, an amount that reportedly amounted to a hefty $400,000 per year.

But even the potential of future financial help will not tempt Suri to enter into a relationship with her father, the insiders emphasize.

“Suri won’t have any contact with her father despite being 18, and even if he called she wouldn’t answer,” a source told DailyMail.com.

“He doesn’t exist for Katie or Suri, and his daughter won’t rely on him for anything. She feels like she has one parent and that is her mother,” the source said.

Suri’s close bond with her mother is no secret; the pair are peas in a pod.

The Kennedys star Katie, 45, and her lookalike child are regularly pictured together in their hometown of New York, where they are every bit the happy mother-daughter duo.

But while Suri has inherited a lot from her mother – a love of fashion, a passion for creativity and Hollywood-worthy looks – she has no plans to follow in Katie’s footsteps when it comes to an on-screen career.

Instead, insiders say, she’s focused on remaining “a private citizen” — or at least as private as her star-studded heritage allows.

While Suri has yet to solidify her plans for the future, she seems to be clear about the fact that she doesn’t want to follow the path that so many Hollywood fake babies have trod by forging her own career on the big or small screen. .

“She is currently weighing her options for the future,” the source reveals. “But she plans to remain a private citizen for now.

However, Suri has shown a keen interest in pursuing a career in fashion, with sources revealing in March 2023 that she was “leaning towards” studying the subject at university, largely focusing her application process on the New York area City to stay close. to her mother.

But while she may not have all her plans crystallized, one thing about her future is clear: Tom will have no part in it.

Although Tom’s annual child support payments stopped on Suri’s 18th birthday, the on-screen star could still be financially involved in her life as the divorce agreement is said to include the provision that he will pay for college tuition.

DailyMail.com has contacted Tom’s representatives for comment.