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Does Suri Cruise ever actually walk?

83 replies

pointtopoint · 03/11/2012 21:02

Or is there some issue?

Now, I have a ASD son so I am first in line to wonder about behaviours, but Suri never actually seem to walk anywhere far (and if she is, she is grumpy)

AM I missing something????

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QuickLookBusy · 04/11/2012 09:26

Agree with whoever said she's doing it for protection.

Nicole Kidman was completely shut out of her DCs lives when she divorced.

KH is saying to the Scientologists "don't mess with me, I will not go quietly"

seeker · 04/11/2012 09:27

There are loads of celebrities who seem to manage organise a reasonably un-papped life for themselves and their children.

QuickLookBusy · 04/11/2012 09:29

I agree with you Seeker. But I expect they don't have to deal with a hugely controlling exH and a completely batty organisation such as Scientology.

IsabelleRinging · 04/11/2012 09:39

I don't know how she manages to carry a 6 year old around, they weigh a tonne!

dysfunctionalme · 04/11/2012 09:42

vivalabeaver plenty of celebrities live in Manhattan. Pre-divorce, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise lived in a very private apartment (his) and when she left, she chose an apartment in the Mercantile Building which does not afford the same level of privacy as most A-list people yearn for. Money is not an object here. What she wants is attention.

squoosh yes he does see Suri, the divorce terms are public and he has his turns. The images are blurred and clearly have been difficult to obtain which indicates care for the child's privacy.

I admire Katie for the way in which she escaped her marriage and Scientology. She doesn't strike me as the kind of actress who particularly enjoys paprazzi attention, she dresses quite low key, does low key things. Maybe the Scientologists are still trailing her and she feels safer in NYC with thousands of people around her.

She married Tom Cruise at the height of his fame. That is not the behaviour of someone who shuns the limelight. She divorced him, on her terms, in a blaze of publicity throughout which she made herself fully available. She was glowing. She used those days to her greatest advantage. this is the behaviour of someone angling for a role. Her name and image are right up there now and she is desperate for the big roles to start coming in. Didn't happen during her marriage.

I should confess I worked as a celebrity journalist and you notice these patterns.

Joel Cole not the same level? Of course not and not least because he has shunned the attention. But my point is that papers would loved to have run pregnant Carly Cole photos but they were outwitted. You have to crave, manipulate and play the fame game to get your photo in the paper as often as Katie Holmes. UK fame hungries are Kerry Katona and Jordan/Katie. Desperate. They will tip of paparazzi themselves.

Madonna lives in Manhattan. Again, you will rarely see a photograph of her walking one of her kids somewhere. She is another who is v. protective of her kids.

And to whoever it was who asked, no I am not a scientologist.

MammaTJ · 04/11/2012 09:45

oohnewshoes that is a really cute picture of her.

dysfunctionalme · 04/11/2012 09:45

tip off

seeker · 04/11/2012 09:57

I know it's not the same level of celebrity, but, for example, have we ever seen pictures of David Tennant's little girl? Or Stephen Fry's partner? Or Jason Isaac's children? Perfectly doable it seems, if the celebrity concerned wants to.

FreudiansSlipper · 04/11/2012 10:07

Of course some court publicity more than others but now everyone has a camera i have seen a few slightly famous people having photo taken by people using their phone thinking they are being discreet. but she was married to one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and with the Scientology thing thrown in shr may feel she has to keep her public image up to some degree to keep herself safe, if she sinks into oblivion I would imagine it would make her feel vulnerable by bing so public about returning to normal life she really is sticking two fingers up at them

MrsjREwing · 04/11/2012 10:16

KH was not an innocent teen, she was in her late twenties and saw what NK went through, he eyes were wide open. I remember her delighting publically that Connor and Isabella called her Mom, not surprised Isabella got back in touch recently with NK.

Mrsjay · 04/11/2012 10:36

you know a little girl being 'papped' every time she leaves the house must be scary have you seen those phtographers around slebs flashing bulbs and shouting no wonder she gets carried she could get hurt, saying that some slebs do contacts the paps when they are going out wearing a new designers clothes so ...

seeker · 04/11/2012 10:41

The little girl is "papped" because the paps are tipped off.

SunshineAndSand · 04/11/2012 10:43

Suri's Burn Book is pretty funny. Lots of walking too Grin

SoupDragon · 04/11/2012 10:45

Many other children of celebrities always have their faces blurred.

Never Suri. I wonder why?

Mrsjay · 04/11/2012 10:50

The little girl is "papped" because the paps are tipped off.

Holmes/cruise people phoning papps never Grin but i can see why they lift her though even if they didnt contact them, or maybe they are showing off the shoes,

LeeCoakley · 04/11/2012 11:05

I immediately thought of the safety aspect.
Also it seems to be what Joe Public wants to see, so no wonder the paps are always buzzing around. Remember when she was born and no one saw her, speculation was rife about her looks/age/not real etc so when she WAS 'made available to the public' everyone moaned about her looks/clothes/working legs. Let's face it - Katie and Suri can't win!

Also, where ARE all these photos? Unless someone links to the DM I'm never aware of what any celeb is doing.

Mrsjay · 04/11/2012 11:07

I watch E news I know i know its shallow but in the US celebs are like royality well to the E channel anyway it seems to be that the famous and glamorous are held high, In the Uk you really don't see famous peoples children unless it is Katie price or some other media sleb ,

Nancy66 · 04/11/2012 11:15

photographers know where Katie Holmes lives and they know where Suri goes to school - both are staked out. Nobody needs to tip anybody off.

MarshaBrady · 04/11/2012 11:21

The paps would just wait for them, it must be intense.

BalloonSlayer · 04/11/2012 11:30

Yes well maybe Suri IS scared of the paps - sounds quite reasonable to me.

Well none of our DCs have to worry about photographers so how you handle that far is something that's hard for us to understand.

But, if your child was frightened of, say, dogs, would you as their parents make sure they never encountered a dog ever ever in their whole life so that they didn't get upset or scared?

Or would you: not take steps to avoid dogs, make sure your child went to places where they might be, not making her engage with them but at the same time reassuring her that they won't do her any harm, whilst being prepared to offer any comfort that she might need if it all got a bit much, like, hey, like picking her up or something.

McHappyPants2012 · 04/11/2012 12:26

Perhap Suri doesn't want to wrap up warn, there was a thread here the other day about kids not wanted to wrap up warm.

higgyjig · 04/11/2012 14:40

Yes because you would let your child walk through this all the time

CLEARLY
seeker · 04/11/2012 14:55

So you don't alert the paparazzi whenever you go out and don't tell them where you live. Simple.

squoosh · 04/11/2012 15:04

You don't need to 'alert' the paprazzi when you're living in Manhattan.

SoupDragon · 04/11/2012 15:19

They have courted publicity.