{"id":113668,"date":"2024-07-24T03:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/tom-hanks-son-chet-hanks-says-he-grew-up-feeling-worthless\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T03:01:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:01:07","slug":"tom-hanks-son-chet-hanks-says-he-grew-up-feeling-worthless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/tom-hanks-son-chet-hanks-says-he-grew-up-feeling-worthless\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks\u2019 Son Chet Hanks Says He Grew Up Feeling Worthless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3668454\" style=\"width: 687px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:149.14285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Chet Hanks<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Bennett Raglin\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chet Hanks<\/strong> is sharing a glimpse into his childhood being raised by parents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tom-hanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tom Hanks<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/rita-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rita Wilson<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the Tuesday, July 23, episode of MTV\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-surreal-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets<\/i><\/a>, Chet, 33, thought he was participating in an innocent game of uno with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-surreal-life-season-8-cast-is-literally-surreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his housemates<\/a>. The conversation, however, quickly turned into the cast discussing their lives growing up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you something about my childhood. People think that being Tom Hanks\u2019 son, like, I would grow up feeling like I was the s\u2014t,\u201d Chet said on the season premiere. \u201cI actually grew up feeling completely f\u2014king worthless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician didn\u2019t blame his experience on his famous parents. Instead, it was his peers and strangers around him who complicated things.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/chet-hanks-quotes-about-relationship-with-dad-tom-hanks-their-family\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chet-Hanks-Ups-Downs-With-Dad-Tom-Hanks-Their-Famous-Family-0008.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Chet Hanks Ups Downs With Dad Tom Hanks Their Famous Family\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chet-Hanks-Ups-Downs-With-Dad-Tom-Hanks-Their-Famous-Family-0008.jpg?quality=84&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/chet-hanks-quotes-about-relationship-with-dad-tom-hanks-their-family\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Chet Hanks&#8217; Quotes About Dad Tom Hanks and Their Famous Family<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTom Hanks and Rita Wilson have an enduring love story for the ages, but their relationship with son Chet Hanks has been less rosy. Chet has said he feels \u201cblessed\u201d for his privileged upbringing as the son of two acclaimed stars but has opened up about the toxicity of spending his formative years in the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople treated me like, \u2018You must think you\u2019re better than me\u2019 when I didn\u2019t. I just wanted to be friends with everybody and be treated like everybody else,\u201d he told his costars, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/the-surreal-lifes-kim-zolciak-gushes-over-good-guy-chet-hanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kim Zolciak Biermann<\/strong><\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/josie-canseco-shares-rare-glimpse-into-private-johnny-manziel-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Josie Canseco<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/inside-o-t-genasis-coparenting-relationship-with-malika-haqq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>O.T. Genasis<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cBut what am I supposed to do? Walk through the doors and be all meek and timid? That was a mind f\u2014k for me to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chet continued, \u201cIf you do walk in through the door and you\u2019re like, \u2018Here I am mother f\u2014ker,\u2019 then it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh look at you arrogant son of a bitch.\u2019 I did internalize all that negativity. Maybe I am f\u2014king worthless, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Chet, it was a \u201cbattle for me mentally and emotionally just to be able to walk outside, look someone in the eye and say, \u2018What\u2019s up? I\u2019m Chet.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8xn5Lzv3Fe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The candid conversation came as <strong>Macy Gray<\/strong> and <strong>Tyler Posey<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/macy-gray-teases-feud-with-tyler-posey-on-the-surreal-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">butted heads<\/a> about how much \u2014 or how little \u2014 they wanted to share about their personal life. While the <i>Teen Wolf<\/i> actor, 32, was willing to discuss his childhood, Gray, 56, was less interested in hearing anything serious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to play Uno and be in therapy,\u201d the \u201cI Try\u201d singer said in her confessional interview. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to play cards.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chet-hanks-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chet-Hanks-Ups-and-Downs-Over-the-Years-Addiction-Struggles-Relationship-With-Parents-and-More.jpg?crop=0px%2C100px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Chet Hanks Ups and Downs Over the Years Addiction Struggles Relationship With Parents and More\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chet-Hanks-Ups-and-Downs-Over-the-Years-Addiction-Struggles-Relationship-With-Parents-and-More.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/chet-hanks-ups-and-downs-over-the-years\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Chet Hanks\u2019 Ups and Downs Over the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tChet Hanks has endured his fair share of ups and downs over the years. Chet is the eldest son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who wed in 1988 and are also parents to son Truman Hanks. Tom is also the father of son Colin Hanks and daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks, whom he welcomed with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While game night may not have been a complete success, Chet expressed to <i>Us Weekly<\/i> that he wanted his experience on <i>Surreal Life<\/i> to be a positive one. He also entered the house in Colombia knowing he had the full support of his parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>The Surreal Life<\/i> is a different kind of show. It\u2019s not messy and negative,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/chet-hanks-had-support-from-his-parents-to-join-the-surreal-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he explained<\/a> to <i>Us<\/i>. \u201cIt\u2019s more about personal growth and relationships with people and vulnerability. It\u2019s a completely different type of reality TV. I had full support in doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets <\/i>airs Tuesday nights on MTV at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tom-hanks-son-chet-hanks-says-he-grew-up-feeling-worthless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chet Hanks Bennett Raglin\/Getty Images Chet Hanks is sharing a glimpse into his childhood being raised by parents Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. During the Tuesday, July 23, episode of MTV\u2019s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, Chet, 33, thought he was participating in an innocent game of uno with his housemates. The conversation, however, quickly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-113668","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}