Sleepless in Seattle alum Rita Wilson embraced her troubled son Chet Hanks after enjoying dinner at celeb-favorite Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Tuesday night.
On Mother’s Day (May 8), the 31-year-old fitness coach affectionately called himself ‘the only hell my momma ever raised.’
The 65-year-old singer wore a blue jean jacket with a jaunty red bandana around her neck, baggy black leather pants, and matching pumps.
Mother-son outing! Sleepless in Seattle alum Rita Wilson embraced her troubled son Chet Hanks after enjoying dinner at celeb-favorite Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Tuesday night
Chet (born Chester) has raised eyebrows in the past for his various antics – including claiming he had no ‘strong father figure,’ brushes with the law, rehab stint, and cultural appropriation.
‘It’s not a secret that my son struggled with substance abuse,’ Rita (born Margarita Ibrahimoff) admitted in 2018 on her official website.
‘And I was thinking about how my dad [who escaped a Bulgarian labor camp] had that vision and strength, and maybe that could get passed down to my kid. Now my son is three years sober and doing great – and, to complete the circle, he sang harmony on my song [Heart He Handed Down]!’
Hanks was last pictured spending quality time with his famous father – two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks – on May 15 at the LA Dodgers game against the Phillies at Dodger Stadium.
‘Love you mom!’ On Mother’s Day (May 8), the 31-year-old fitness coach affectionately called himself ‘the only hell my momma ever raised’
Black sheep: Chet (born Chester) has raised eyebrows in the past for his various antics – including claiming he had no ‘strong father figure,’ brushes with the law, rehab stint, and cultural appropriation
The 65-year-old singer admitted in 2018 on her website: ‘It’s not a secret that my son struggled with substance abuse. And I was thinking about how my dad [who escaped a Bulgarian labor camp] had that vision and strength, and maybe that could get passed down to my kid. Now my son is three years sober and doing great – and, to complete the circle, he sang harmony on my song [Heart He Handed Down]!’
The married couple of 34 years are also parents of 26-year-old son Truman, and the 65-year-old acting legend has two older children – Colin, 44; and Elizabeth, nearly 40 – from his nine-year marriage to the late Samantha Lewes, which ended in 1987.
Truman worked as an assistant DP on Steven Spielberg’s critically-acclaimed 2021 remake of West Side Story.
The I Fux Wit Ya rapper is rarely pictured with his six-year-old daughter Michaiah Hanks from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Tiffany Miles.
Wilson and Hanks just co-produced Marc Forster’s $50M-budget dramedy A Man Called Otto, which wrapped on May 8 and will be released by Sony Pictures on December 25.
VIP box: Hanks was last pictured spending quality time with his famous father – two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks – on May 15 at the LA Dodgers game against the Phillies at Dodger Stadium
2020 family portrait: The married couple of 34 years are also parents of 26-year-old son Truman (R), and the 65-year-old acting legend has two older children – Colin, 44; and Elizabeth, nearly 40 – from his nine-year marriage to the late Samantha Lewes, which ended in 1987
Father-of-one: The I Fux Wit Ya rapper is rarely pictured with his six-year-old daughter Michaiah Hanks (pictured in 2019) from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Tiffany Miles
Tom took on the titular role! Rita and Hanks just co-produced Marc Forster’s $50M-budget dramedy A Man Called Otto, which wrapped on May 8 and will be released by Sony Pictures on December 25 (pictured May 15)
The Finch actor plays the titular role in the first English-language adaptation of Swedish director Hannes Holm’s 2016 film A Man Called Ove, which was originally based on Fredrik Backman’s 2012 book.
Since 2020, Tom and the Kimi actress have been a target of QAnon conspiracy theorists, who believe a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles run a global child sex-trafficking ring – none of which is true.
Fans can buy tickets to see Rita’s appearance on four-time Grammy nominee Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show – streaming June 9-12 on his website – alongside Cyndi Lauper and Rachel Brosnahan.
‘I was so happy to be part of this incredible show, and I hope you all tune in to see it,’ Wilson – who boasts 1.7M social media followers – gushed on Instagram.
‘I hope you all tune in to see it!’ Fans can buy tickets to see Wilson’s appearance on four-time Grammy nominee Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show – streaming June 9-12 on his website – alongside Cyndi Lauper and Rachel Brosnahan
‘Hope to see you there!’ The Kimi actress – whose music career began 10 years ago – is next scheduled to perform live June 11-12 at CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville, TN (pictured May 14)
‘The show was full of emotion, laughs, energy. Glad I got to sneak into the house and watch from a seat.’
The 1883 guest star – whose music career began 10 years ago – is next scheduled to perform live June 11-12 at CMA Fest 2022 in Nashville, TN.
Meanwhile, Chet will next portray Jacko Stern in Rick Bieber’s get-rich-quick crime flick Dead Wrong based on K.E. Clark’s 2013 novel Deadly Instinct.
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