Katie Holmes is “Blissfully Happy” Following Her Split From Tom Cruise

Breaking up is never easy, well, unless you’re Katie Holmes that is. According to reports today, Katie has been living “blissfully happy” ever since she split from Tom Cruise.

RadarOnline reports that the actress is apparently having the time of her life since she filed for divorce from Tom back in June.

According to a family insider, Katie has a permanent smile on her face (one that hasn’t been seen since she started dating Tom, mind you) and she is delighted that she gets to see her family more and concentrate on her career.

Katie is also reportedly overjoyed at the fact that she no longer has to live in fear of Scientology – the religion that Tom Cruise is a devote member of.

“Katie is a new woman, she feels refreshed, free of Tom and doesn’t have a worry in the world,” said an insider.

“When before she used to fret if she was ever single, now she’s happy to be alone. Katie’s enjoying her independence and is working on herself right now. 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 she saw and he often wasn’t so approving of her family,” the insider added.

And allegedly, Tom also had a huge say in how Katie’s career went…

“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,” said the insider.

“Scientology was a huge fear for Katie too. She was raised a devout Catholic and never committed herself to it fully. It always concerned her that they would expose private details of their relationship, and she was scared personal moments would become public knowledge,” the insider added.

Katie filed for divorce from Tom Cruise on June 29 after five years of marriage. A few weeks after the initial announcement, the pair signed a top-secret divorce settlement and at present, Katie has full custody of the couple’s daughter, Suri.

“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,” said the source.

“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,” the source added.