'Katie is a champ' - Tom
2006-04-20 11:25
London - Tom Cruise has described Katie Holmes as "a champ" for giving birth to their daughter, Ananova.com reports.
Katie gave birth to Suri Cruise on Tuesday afternoon in LA.
Cruise e-mailed Good Morning America. He said the new baby was "glorious" and also said Holmes "was and is a champ through the whole labour process".
A source close to Holmes' family said: "Suri has lots and lots of dark hair and big, blue eyes. She's going to be a beautiful baby."
Katie and Suri have now returned to the couple's Hollywood mansion reports IMDb.com.
Tom has cancelled some promotional duties for his new film Mission: Impossible III.
The film has premieres scheduled in Rome, London and Paris next week. A spokesperson for Paramount Pictures said decisions as to which events Cruise will attend will be made on a day-to-day basis.