Chet Hanks Shares ‘The Truth’ About Growing Up As Tom Hanks’ Son, Calls Fame ‘Toxic’ And Says He Felt ‘Worthless’ At Times
etcanada.comChet Hanks is opening up about being the son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. The 31-year-old just launched his new YouTube channel, insisting he’s “blessed” and wouldn’t want to change anything, but said it’s a “double-edged sword” because fame can be “destructive.” Hanks shared how he told then-president George W.
Bush when asked what it was like growing up with famous parents at age 14, “There’s a lot of advantages but sometimes it can be pretty weird.” He added, “I got to do a lot of cool s**t that a lot of people don’t get the opportunity to do.
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.” READ MORE: David Spade Shares The One ‘SNL’ Sketch He Wrote With Tom Hanks That ‘Bombed’ Explaining how people are “infatuated” with fame and that it creates a lot of “jealousy,” Hanks told viewers: “My experience was even more complicated because on top of fame already being toxic, I wasn’t even famous. “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.” He pointed out his dad was beloved, but people assumed he’d be “arrogant” and “entitled” even though he wasn’t a “spoiled brat,” adding that he had to work and earn everything.
Hanks also said if he wanted money his dad would get him to do things like wash his car. He continued of growing up, “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,” admitting this led him to get a “chip” on his shoulder and to “walk around with a lot of anger,” with him eventually creating a “hard exterior” so people “wouldn’t f**k with
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