Million-dollar wardrobes, lavish apartments, and the chance to quarantine in style — turns out, life ain't so bad when your parents are Hollywood royalty. Who'd have thunk it?
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00:00Million-dollar wardrobes, lavish apartments, and the chance to quarantine in style — turns
00:05out, life ain't so bad when your parents are Hollywood royalty. Who'd have thunk it?
00:10You won't be surprised to hear that Suri Cruise lives a life of luxury, and you can probably
00:15guess where that money comes from, too.
00:17When Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise divorced in 2012, Holmes won full custody over Suri.
00:23Holmes has made a ton of cash from her roles in TV and film over the years. For example,
00:28she's reported to have earned around $4.2 million during her time on Dawson's Creek
00:32alone, while she brought home a whopping $1 million for her role in Batman Begins.
00:36It's not who you are underneath. It's what you do that defines you.
00:42Holmes is also estimated to have earned millions more through other endeavors, such as her
00:46businesses and real estate investments. As a whole, Holmes' assets are believed to be
00:51worth approximately $15 million. Depending on her spending habits and investment portfolio,
00:56however, the actor could be worth much more.
00:59But what about Suri's dad? Reportedly, Tom Cruise hasn't actually seen his daughter since
01:04his marriage to Katie Holmes fell apart. A source told Us Weekly that it all comes down
01:08to Cruise's involvement in Scientology.
01:10Every person is allowed to see their child if they wanted to. He chooses not to, because
01:14she is not a Scientologist.
01:16So what do you say, we clean this place up?
01:21But that doesn't mean Suri hasn't benefited from Cruise's success. Holmes and Cruise's
01:25divorce document stipulated that Cruise pay his ex-wife $400,000 per year in child support.
01:32In addition, Cruise was reportedly responsible for paying all of Suri's medical and dental
01:36bills.
01:38Fashion brands have battled for Suri's attention for about as long as she's been alive. Desperate
01:43for a bit of free marketing, designers from across the globe would send their priciest
01:47clothing to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' house. Although Holmes wasn't sure what to do about
01:52all these expensive gifts, Cruise was reportedly quite pleased with them.
01:56Before long, Suri had accumulated a wardrobe fit for a princess. In 2012, Vogue reported
02:01that the then-six-year-old's clothing collection was worth an estimated $3 million.
02:05She loves this dress, yes.
02:08This seems to have caused some strain between Cruise and Holmes, however. A source told
02:12Star,
02:13"[Tom loved to spoil Suri and indulge her, but Katie has other ideas.]
02:17When Holmes and Cruise split in 2012, Suri's wardrobe of designer clothes was one of the
02:22first things to go. According to the same insider,
02:25"[Katie has been returning unsolicited gifts and loans from designers for Suri since she
02:30arrived in New York. She's issued instructions to remove Suri from all freebie lists."
02:36Following her divorce, Holmes decided to move to New York City. There, she hoped that she
02:40could show Suri the excitement of city life. As she once told InStyle,
02:45What I love about New York is that for me and my child, this is our vibe. When there
02:49are 25 things to do every night, it takes you out of your own thing."
02:52"'She makes every day great and awesome and better, and I know myself more because of
02:58her.'"
02:59For Holmes, part of the joy of city living was being able to rent a gorgeous apartment.
03:03Thanks to the combination of her earnings and Cruise's child support checks, Holmes
03:07was able to raise Suri in a penthouse located in the trendy Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea.
03:12According to the New York Post, her 2,400-square-foot apartment offered sweeping views of the Empire
03:17State Building. One of the apartment's best features was reportedly a hidden entrance
03:22to the Whole Foods supermarket located right downstairs. Of course, since the penthouse
03:26also had room for a private chef, Holmes and Suri probably didn't need to do their own
03:31shopping anyway.
03:33Although Suri grew up in a gorgeous New York City penthouse, she also enjoyed the immense
03:37privilege of having more than one family home. Just two years after moving to the Big Apple,
03:42Holmes purchased a $3.8 million property just outside of Los Angeles. The property's
03:47grounds boasted a swimming pool, a fire pit, and a basketball court, as well as an outdoor
03:52kitchen for al fresco dining. It seems that the duo didn't take advantage of their L.A.
03:56home as much as they might have expected, however.
03:58Per Page Six, they were only very rarely spotted out in L.A. Holmes then sold the property
04:03in 2020, a mere six years after making the purchase. Although the actor was ultimately
04:08able to sell the mansion for just over $4 million, Better Homes & Gardens described
04:12her profit margin as cool. At a guess? It's entirely possible that for some reason, Holmes
04:18was eager to get the house off her hands.
04:21As the daughter of two famous movie stars, Suri Cruz has also been known to attend a
04:25number of high-profile events. In 2015, for example, she joined her mother for the Nickelodeon
04:30Kids' Choice Awards. That night, Suri crossed paths with other celebrity children. Angelina
04:35Jolie was in attendance, accompanied by her kids, Shiloh and Zahara. That wasn't to be
04:40the last time that Suri would step into the spotlight, either. Later that same year, Holmes
04:44brought her daughter to the Global Citizen Festival in New York City. The festival was
04:48attended by several major voices for peace, including Michelle Obama and Kerry Washington.
04:53We can't change the world.
04:56At one point during the event, Suri even joined her mother on stage in front of tens of thousands
05:01of people.
05:02Thanks to her famous parents, Suri has also been involved in a number of movies. Speaking
05:07to Glamour, Katie Holmes once said,
05:09"...I hope she always does something on my films. I always ask her."
05:13Suri has collaborated on a number of her mother's projects over the years, often singing in
05:17the movies that Holmes has directed. Her cover of Blue Moon was played in the opening credits
05:21of Holmes' Alone Together, while her vocals were also featured in her mother's next film,
05:26Rare Objects. Holmes herself feels it's only right to include her daughter in her work.
05:30As she told Glamour,
05:31"...It comes out of love for me to include someone who I love dearly. That's how I like
05:35to work. I like to have that kind of feeling. It was very meaningful to me to have her there
05:40because she's my heart."
05:41"...I feel very proud."
05:44Holmes often takes Suri on a number of exciting vacations. The mother-daughter duo have been
05:48spotted out on these ski slopes on more than one occasion, for example. And Suri has developed
05:53some serious skiing skills, too. During an appearance on The Tonight Show in 2018, Holmes
05:58bragged that her daughter had surpassed even her on the slopes.
06:02"...She's really good, and I'm trying to keep up. And I'm like, no, no, no, not the double
06:07blue."
06:08That wasn't the only time the actor has raved about Suri's talent. The same year, a fan
06:12overheard her boasting about her daughter's ski skills at a burger joint in Las Vegas.
06:16The eavesdropper told Page Six,
06:18"...she was saying how after only a few days on the slopes at Deer Valley, Suri's mastered
06:22black diamonds."
06:24Located in Utah, Deer Valley is considered one of the most premier ski resorts in the
06:28United States, with daily lift tickets costing as much as $300.
06:33The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't an easy time for most New Yorkers. With businesses shut
06:38down and many people stuck in quarantine, the vibe in NYC in 2020 was tense, to say
06:43the least. Luckily for Holmes and Suri, they had the resources to flee their hometown for
06:48greener pastures. Rather than quarantine in the Big Apple, they headed to a peaceful lakehouse,
06:53where they could wait out the pandemic in peace.
06:56Holmes told Amazing Magazine,
06:58"...I painted, we had a sewing machine, so we were making quilts, we were cooking. We
07:02were on a perpetual vacation. We were also on a lake, and there was a hammock, so I would
07:06wake up, sew, have coffee, take a nap on the hammock."
07:09In the evenings, Holmes said that she and Suri would watch Dirty Dancing and practice
07:13their moves.
07:14"...nobody puts baby in a corner."
07:16She said,
07:17"...let me tell you, I danced to it in the living room, and it still holds up. It was
07:21fun."
07:23In 2024, Suri left the nest and headed off to university. Rumor has it that Holmes originally
07:28wanted her daughter to study in New York, but in the end, Suri decided to attend Carnegie
07:32Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ever the understanding parent, Holmes told
07:37Town & Country that she supported Suri's decision. She said,
07:41"...I'm proud of my daughter. Of course, I will miss the close proximity, but I'm really
07:44proud of her, and I'm happy."
07:46Although tuition at Carnegie Mellon costs around $65,000 per year, reports indicate
07:52that Suri won't need to take out student loans to graduate. According to the Daily Mail,
07:56Suri's dad will be paying for her full tuition. A friend of Cruise's told the outlet,
08:01"...Tom is indeed paying for Suri's tuition. He has always paid for her schooling and would
08:05never stop as he is a stand-up guy. He has never hesitated paying his daughter's child
08:09support and expenses. He does not go back on his word. He is fulfilling his obligation."
08:13Obligation is the right word, of course. Per an agreement reached during the divorce, Cruise
08:18is legally bound to pay for his daughter's education.
08:22It's one thing to be able to live a life of luxury thanks to your substantial family fortune,
08:27but it's another thing entirely to use that money to give back. In 2019, Katie Holmes
08:32and Suri Cruise traveled to Greece to visit the Moria Refugee Camp with an organization
08:37called Artolution. Together, the mother and daughter spent a week volunteering with the
08:42women and children who lived at the camp. Holmes later recognized what a privilege it
08:46was to be able to dedicate her time to something she cared about. Following the experience,
08:51she wrote on Instagram,
08:52"...I love these women who became our friends as we collaborated on many different projects
08:57this week. I am so very grateful for this experience. The resilience of these women
09:02is so profound and truly inspiring to witness."
09:05While Suri didn't publicly speak about her own time with Artolution, photos shared to
09:09her mother's Instagram showed her playing with many of the refugee children.