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Katie Holmes got a surprise visit from former boyfriend -- and Dawson's Creek co-star -- Joshua Jackson while she was rehearsing for her Broadway debut in New York earlier this month.

The pair dated for all the first season and part of the second season of the Creek, with the relationship ending peacefully in 1998.

The pair had lost touch, until Jackson popped in to see the actress with a big bunch of flowers.

Josh had become concerned after seeing recent photographs of Katie -- who is married to Tom Cruise -- looking gaunt and tired, with black circles under her eyes, reports Britain's Grazia magazine.

A source told the publication, "Katie has been looking skinny and depressed and, like any concerned friend, rather than do nothing Joshua wanted to check everything was OK.

"They haven't spoken in a while and, naturally, he was worried.

"So he just decided to drop by. It was really sweet, he just turned up unexpectedly with a bunch of flowers and said: 'Hello stranger.' Katie was shocked, but so happy to see him. It was a wonderful surprise. She gave him such a big hug."

The source added that Jackson wanted to reassure the 29-year-old that she still had friends of her own age and outside of Scientology, the religion that she joined after falling in love with Cruise.

The source continued, "Joshua made it clear she wasn't alone. He's not out to cause trouble. Her life is truly bizarre now, but having some friends supporting her who have nothing to do with her LA set-up could make all the difference.

"Josh would love to see Katie as the carefree and relaxed woman he once knew."

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