Suri Cruise has made a significant change to her identity as she steps into adulthood by opting to drop her father’s surname. Recently turning 18, she has begun to distance herself from the paternal connection that comes with her full name, Suri Cruise, which she inherited from her famous father, Tom Cruise.

This bold step into independence was subtly revealed during her appearance in a musical performance in New York. In the musical “Head Over Heels,” where she played Princess Philoclea—a role initially portrayed by Alexandra Socha on Broadway—she was credited as Suri Noelle, embracing her mother’s middle name, Kate Noelle Holmes, as part of her own.