Katie Holmes Deemed a 'Beauty' in Rare Bare-Faced Selfies

Katie Holmes might be on the verge of sending her only daughter off to college, but the 45-year-old actress does have a companion to keep her company, as a recent series of selfies proved.

Holmes posted three snapshots to Instagram donning a blue striped shirt and a hoop nose ring, and featuring her adorable ragdoll cat, Eleanor. Naturally, fans couldn't get over the star's fresh-faced, youthful appearance.

"Hello Katie, what a beauty! Also your cat is beautiful??," raved one fan, while another called Holmes the "hottest woman alive."

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As Hello! reported, Holmes' daughter Suri, 18 (whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise), is expected to leave New York for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the coming weeks, where she'll be attending Carnegie Mellon University. Suri graduated from NYC's LaGuardia High School in June, when she made headlines for dropping the "Cruise" from her name, going by "Suri Noelle" instead (which is her mother's middle name).

Tom Cruise did not attend Suri's graduation ceremony, and was spotted at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in London at the time of her commencement.

On Monday, July 22, Holmes was photographed in NYC with a bruised face and eye, according to The Daily Mail, though the injury isn't visible in the selfies with her cat. The cause of the bruising is unknown at this time.

Holmes recently announced that she'll be joining the guest cast of the popular series Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne.

"Thank you @nlyonne for having me!" Holmes wrote on Instagram.

Other stars reportedly appearing in the upcoming season of the Netflix hit include Giancarlo Esposito, Gaby Hoffmann and Kumail Nanjiani.

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