Suri Cruise chats with friends in NYC days before 18th birthday

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Suri Cruise was all smiles while out and about in New York City with friends ahead of her 18th birthday.
Crusie looked the spitting image of mom Katie Holmes while spending Sunday alongside a gaggle of her girlfriends in Soho.
The teenager, whose birthday is April 18, dressed casually cool in a red sweater with white vertical stripes, a white silk skirt and brown sandals.
8 The teenager, who turns 18 on Thursday, was all smiles while hanging out with her friends. Fernando Ramales / BACKGRID
8 The 17-year-old wore a white maxi skirt and a red sweater. Fernando Ramales / BACKGRID
She kept her dark brown hair down in loose waves, pinning her front pieces back with two hair clips.
The group seemingly stopped at a couple of shops and cafes as they embraced one of NYC’s first sunny spring days.
While it’s unclear how the teen will be spending her big birthday, it likely won’t be with her famous father, Tom Cruise.
8 Suri, who is the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has lived in NYC with her mother for years. AbacaPress / SplashNews.com
8 The “Dawson’s Creek” alum has tried to shield her daughter from the spotlight. TheImageDirect.com
Page Six revealed last year that Suri has been estranged from the “Mission Impossible” star for years.
While a source told us at the time that Tom has played “no part” in his daughter’s life, another Hollywood insider told us this week that the father-daughter duo haven’t seen each other since 2012.
“Katie has safeguarded Suri and she’s a devoted mom,” the source said. “This is a girl who is a private citizen. She hasn’t lived her life in public.”
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8 “Katie has safeguarded Suri and she’s a devoted mom,” a source recently told Page Six. GC Images
8 Meanwhile, we’re told the “Mission Impossible” star plays no role in the teen’s life. WireImage
Suri has lived a low-key lifestyle with her mother in New York ever since the “Dawson’s Creek” alum filed for divorce from Tom in 2012 — allegedly due to his involvement with Scientology.
Despite being raised in the public eye — even appearing on Vanity Fair as an infant — Holmes has since shielded her daughter from the spotlight.
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“I’m very grateful to be a parent, to be her parent. She’s an incredible person. She’s my heart,” Holmes told Glamour magazine in 2023.
The mother of one explained that feels the need to “protect” Suri from the limelight “because she was so visible at a young age.”
8 The actor hasn’t seen his daughter since 2012, an insider recently told Page Six. Getty Images
8 The former couple split in 2012. Getty Images
Although the teen has distanced herself from her dad, she is seemingly getting into the family business.
Page Six revealed in December 2023 that Suri inherited her parents’ acting chops, starring as the lead in her high school play.
“She was amazing,” one impressed audience member said of her portrayal of Morticia Addams in “The Addams Family: A New Musical.”