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Katie Holmes had no new professional projects to promote, but she's featured on the August cover of Elle magazine, giving a very revealing interview that hinted at her impending divorce (the chat took place roughly six weeks ago, according to People.com).

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"He has been Tom Cruise for 30 years," she told the magazine. "I know who I am and where I am and where I want to go, so I want to focus on that."

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One of the big components of her "next phase" is getting people to stop seeing Katie as Mrs. Tom Cruise. "Things are not handed to anyone. If anything, you work a little bit harder when you're in such visible circumstances."

Katie, who was 26 when she began dating Tom, also says that her perspective on life has changed a lot since becoming a mother and entering her 30s. "I definitely feel much more comfortable in my own skin. I feel sexier," she says. "I'm starting to come into my own. It's like a new phase."

Katie's interview with Elle Magazine hits newsstands on July 17.