Katie Holmes, 47, Goes Bare-Faced Doing Her Makeup and People Are Praising Her for ‘Aging Gracefully'
Katie Holmes is notoriously private, which is why fans and followers were shocked to see the Dawson's Creek alum doing an intimate makeup video in her bathrobe.
The beloved actress, 47, rose to stardom as Joey Potter on the WB teen series Dawson's Creek. She went on to roles in films like Batman Begins and Thank You For Smoking, and became prime paparazzi fodder thanks to her 2006 marriage to Hollywood icon Tom Cruise. While that relationship sold endless tabloids and made Holmes a paparazzi target, even after their 2012 divorce, the devoted mom of Suri now does her best to fly under the radar. That generally means avoiding social media like the plague, but Holmes broke her rules to share an intimate video of her makeup routine. Starting with no makeup on, Holmes described her cosmetics routine as she stood in her bathroom, in front of the mirror. With natural lines and wrinkles like the rest of the world, fans found her particularly relatable.
Fans Praised Holmes for Aging Gracefully
Looking bare-faced and beautiful, commenters were quick to praise Holmes for aging gracefully.
"I love how Katie is letting herself age gracefully like many of us. We get to see her being her truly beautiful self," one person shared.
"Love her so much for not doing surgery. She looks stunning ❤️," another person shared.
"Our 90s Queen! An icon! Beautiful then and beautiful now. So natural and aging gracefully!" someone else chimed in.
What is Katie Holmes Up to These Days?
Last summer, Holmes reunited with her Dawson's Creek costar Joshua Jackson for Happy Hours, which she wrote, starred in, and directed. The dramedy, which is a trilogy, was described to Deadline as a "story about two people (Jackson and Holmes) navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love, despite life's inevitable obstacles. It's a character-driven dramedy that explores the emotional journey of young loves who reconnect as adults, with the connective thread of shared joys, loss, and hope."
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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM.