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Tom Hanks’ Son Chet Says ‘I Didn’t Have A Strong Male Role Model Growing Up’
“People would make up their mind about me before they get a chance to meet me.”
Chet Hanks opens up about what it was like being the son of world-renowned celebrity Tom Hanks. The 31-year-old recalls how it was like as he grew up and went through “jealousy” and “contempt” that mainly stemmed from his status as the son of a celebrity.
“I didn’t have a strong male role model to tell me … ‘Bro, f–k these people. They are just jealous of you,’” he shared in the video.
Chet shares that throughout his life meeting people, he realizes that people had this prejudice before they even met him that he’s “arrogant, entitled and spoiled.”
“It was extremely hard to break down their walls. So, I encountered a lot of disdain, a lot of animosity and negativity because everybody was just prepared to hate my guts.”
He continued, “‘You have all these things that they want, so they are trying to f–king throw their shade at you so you can feel s–tty about yourself because they are jealous.’ I needed to hear that.”
“I didn’t have anyone to tell me that. This is me now telling the younger version of myself what I needed to hear then.”
“People kinda did f–k with me a lot growing up. It was never to my face. It was always behind my back in the forms of gossip and s–t-talking.”
But growing up with all the fame and such amazing parents meant privileges, and Chet admits to all that. He realized that he was raised with so many advantages compared to others and recalled the answer he gave to President George Bush at the age of 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.”
“I love my parents; I wouldn’t want any other parents.”
“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 revealed. “My dad was beloved; he was on his pedestal. But for me … people automatically assumed in general that I’d just be a really arrogant, entitled, spoiled brat.”
“I had to work and earn everything that I’ve made, and it’s been that way my entire life,” Chet shared about his childhood.
Now a rapper who also opens a fitness program, HanxFit, Chet shares what it was like to be surrounded by people “infatuated” with his dad.
