Suri Cruise has honored mom Katie Holmes with her new name amid strained relations with dad Tom Cruise, it has been claimed.
The teenager made headlines after appearing to publicly drop her famous surname shortly after she turned 18.
According to multiple US outlets, she was listed as Suri Noelle in the program for her high school graduation, which took place last Friday.
Noelle was a poignant choice for the college-bound student, as it is also her mom’s middle name.
An insider claimed that she opted to make the switch as she ‘wants her own identity’ and is hoping for a ‘fresh start’ ahead of her upcoming stint at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University.
‘She is showing praise for her mother by using her middle name,’ they told PageSix, adding that this could help her ‘avoid the paparazzi’.
Katie was also in attendance at the ceremony, while Tom was in London – and was spotted in the crowd at Taylor Swift’s Eras tour performance on Saturday.
It is currently unclear whether Suri has legally changed her name, but her graduation isn’t the first time it has been used.
The outlet claims that she was listed in the playbill for her school’s December performance of The Addams Family: A New Musical as Suri Noelle.
The youngster became an official adult when she turned 18 on April 18 – making us all feel absolutely ancient.
Katie and Tom welcomed their only child together in 2006, shortly before they tied the knot.
However, their relationship wasn’t to last and the Dawson’s Creek star filed for divorce at the end of June, 2012, with the former couple signing a settlement a few weeks later.
She is thought to have been granted full custody of their daughter, but the details surrounding their separation have been kept tightly under wraps.
Suri has always shared a close bond with her mom, there have been questions raised about her relationship with her dad – something the family have not addressed publicly.
However, around the time of her milestone birthday, an insider has claimed that there is a rift between the Hollywood star and his youngest child.
‘Tom does not exist to her,’ a source told DailyMail.com. ‘Suri will not have any contact with her father, despite being 18, and even if he called, she would not answer.
‘He does not exist to Katie or Suri, and his daughter does not want to rely on him for anything.
‘She feels that she has one parent and that is her mother.’
According to the outlet, Tom will no longer be required to pay child support to his ex-wife now that Suri has reached the age of 18, which may sever one of their last remaining ties.
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Tom and Katie for a comment.
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