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Becoming a mother has allowed Katie Holmes to flex muscles she wasn’t even aware she possessed.

Motherhood, the parent of 2-year-old Suri Cruise tells Glamour magazine for April’s special 70th anniversary issue (on sale March 10), “has been the most amazing experience – in an instant you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it’s the most important job in the world.”

Not that having a child wasn’t a formidable experience for Holmes, 30, and husband Tom Cruise, 46. “During the first couple of days [with Suri], we would just sleep right next to her to make sure she was breathing. And I was constantly learning on the job, but Tom was very helpful and supportive.”

Asked about the rumors that were once swirling around the Cruise marriage – including one story that Suri didn’t exist at all – Holmes responds, “Some of the stuff [people said] was such absolutely horrible things to say about a child. It was so uncalled for and so disgusting. Enough is enough.”

In such instances, she says, Cruise, who was more accustomed to press coverage, was extremely helpful, says his wife.

“We were changing diapers. He said, ‘I don’t want you to get upset.’ And I said, ‘Well, I am upset.’ So we approached it together.” To those who write or report such things, Holmes says she’d like to tell them, “Why don’t you come over and have dinner? See what there is to see.”

Through such adversity Holmes also says she has developed a sense of self-reliance. “I definitely felt like – as a woman, as the mother of Suri – I want to handle this! My mom is very strong, and if anyone ever said anything about any of us, she would be, ‘Excuse’ me? That’s my family!”

Speaking of which, the Cruises are not about to add to theirs – at least for the moment. Asked about a current rumor, Holmes answers, “I’m not pregnant right now.”

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Tom Cruise has been working on his Valentine’s Day plans for wife Katie Holmes for quite some time.

The star hinted to Us at the London premiere of Valkyrie — more than three weeks before the holiday — that he already had something sweet in store.

“I’ve got surprises!” Cruise told Usmagazine.com.

But he remained tight-lipped on what she’ll be getting from her husband of two years: “I’m not gonna share it with you because that would ruin it.”

This won’t be the first time Cruise has made an effort to surprise his wife.

For her birthday in December, the actor told Us that he arranged that Holmes be presented with a specially made birthday cake as the curtain fell on her Broadway show, All My Sons.

“I set up the whole thing,” he told Us at the Valkyrie premiere. “The cast came out with a huge cake. The audience sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her. It was really nice. You know, I plan it out. I think ahead.”

He added that he had “a lot of surprises for her throughout the day.”

Cruise gushed to the British press that he enjoys “doing romantic things, such as bringing flowers and surprising her with things. I love candlelit evenings with nice music. I feel lucky to have Kate as my wife. She’s an extraordinary woman. She is funny and smart and she likes the same things that I do.”

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I really dislike that dress.  I think it’s so ugly!

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Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and their 2-year-old daughter Suri enjoyed a relaxing family beach vacation over the weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After spotting the three on the beach (located in a military base), a small small crowd gathered around them.

Cruise was in a festive mood, taking photos with several locals. Holmes, in a one-piece swimsuit, also appeared more laid back, ditching high heels for flip flops once she stepped onto the sand.

Suri was also spotted collecting sea shells buried in the sand with some local children.

The family fun continued Sunday when the three took a helicopter ride in Rio de Janeiro.

The Cruise clan — who arrived at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro — are in South America to promote the actor’s new film Valkyrie, which premieres in Brazil on Tuesday.

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