According to recent Hollywood news, KATIE HOLMES has been “blissfully happy” since her split from TOM CRUISE.

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With her divorce all settled and out of the way, and without the suffocating effect of Scientology and Tom’s (alleged) controlling ways in her life, Katie has been smiling like she used to… before she married Tom.

Five weeks after filing for divorce, Holmes, who is set to star in the Broadway comedy “Dead Accounts” this fall, is finally flourishing and enjoying being single. An insider tells RadarOnline.com:

Katie is a new woman, she feels refreshed, free of Tom and doesn’t have a worry in the world… Katie’s enjoying her independence and is working on herself right now.”

The source continues:

“She’s been enjoying the company of her family a lot more, something she couldn’t really do when she was married to Tom. He controlled who (sic) she saw and he often wasn’t so approving of her family… Tom also influenced what movies she appeared in, so she was unable to steer her career in the way she wanted to. Now, she has full control over what she wants to do and that freedom is exciting for her.”

But despite her happiness at being free from her marriage, Katie has reportedly been feeling guilty over how she ambushed Tom with the divorce. The insider explains:

“It was a relief for her to be finally rid of Tom, but she was filled with some guilt over the way she did it. When she first met Tom, he whisked her off her feet and she was head over heels in love with him. But soon his controlling nature took all the fun out of their relationship.”

The insider adds:

Tom had absolutely no clue that Katie had been planning an escape route for almost a year, but she felt it was the safest way for her and Suri to break free.”

Are you happy for Katie?

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