Just ask Suri Noelle, the 20-year-old daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, who’s said to be “incredibly protective” of her mom. Katie Holmes and her boyfriend, Jason Bard Yarmosky, at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. Since her divorce from Cruise, Holmes has “fiercely protected” Suri, and insiders argued that that’s why she waited until she was sure about Yarmosky before introducing him to her daughter. ​Suri’s approval of her mom’s boyfriend came on the heels of Page Six reporting that the college student legally dropped “Cruise” from her name. Insiders claimed that Cruise came to terms with his and Suri’s estranged relationship a long time ago.