Chet Hanks Reflects on ‘Toxic’ Experience Growing Up as Tom Hanks’ Son: ‘I Wouldn’t Change My Situation’
usmagazine.comGaining a new perspective. While reflecting on his childhood, Chet Hanks didn’t hold back about the ups and downs of growing up with famous parents.“There’s a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird.
I got to do a lot of cool s–t that a lot of people don’t get the opportunity to do,” Chet, 31, who is the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, explained in a video on his YouTube channel on Tuesday, February 15. “I got to travel the world, stay in nice hotels, fly on private planes and I’m very blessed for that.
I wouldn’t change my situation.”The “White Boy Summer” singer noted that although he felt “blessed,” there were also a few disadvantages that came with being in the public eye.“My experience was even more complicated because, on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn’t even famous,” he shared. “I was just the son of somebody famous, so I hadn’t even done anything to deserve any sort of recognition and that created a lot of contempt.”During the lengthy video, the Los Angeles native recalled the “jealousy” that some of his peers felt once he started being recognized for his name in college.“People would make up their minds about me before they even got the chance to know me and it was extremely hard to break down their walls,” Chet claimed, adding that the experience pushed him to develop “hostility” toward others. “So, I encountered a lot of disdain, a lot of animosity and negativity.
Because everybody was just prepared to hate my guts.”The Northwestern University grad credited his “hard exterior” for helping him face those encounters, adding, “People kinda did f–k with me a lot growing up.
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