The 33-year-old son of Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks opens up about his upbringing, his reservations about doing reality TV and teases his flirtations with Kim Zolciak.
Chet Hanks appeared on the small screen in a handful of roles, but his stint on from MTV Surreal Life: Village of Secrets and Techniques It was his first time starring in a reality show — and the actor said it ended up being “one of the best experiences” of his life.
In an interview with TooFab in the digital journey of the present, the 33-year-old man — who is the son of the Oscar winner Tom Hanks is actress Rita Wilson — explained why it was “therapeutic” to share his “reality” about growing up as the son of the famous actor.
Throughout a dialogue with your Surreal life solid limbs, as proven in Tuesday’s premiere, Hanks opened up as much as his new housemates about the struggles he faced as a baby.
“I’ll tell you something about my childhood. People think that being Tom Hanks’ son, I would grow up feeling like I was f–king worthless,” he said. “I actually grew up feeling completely f–king worthless.”
“People were like, ‘You have to assume you’re superior to me.’ After I didn’t do that,” he continued. “I just had to be associated with everyone, and just be treated like everybody else. But what was I supposed to do? Walk through the doors and be all meek and shy? That was a bitch for me to deal with. ‘Trigger then if you walk through the door and you’re like, ‘Here I am!’ Motherfuckers, (would say), ‘Ah, look at you. You stuck-up motherfucker!’”
“So I internalized all this negativity and thought, ‘Wow, am I possibly f–king nugatory?’” Hanks added. “So it was a struggle for me, mentally and emotionally, to just have the ability to walk out there and look someone in the eye and say, ‘What’s up? I’m Chet.’”
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When TooFab asked what inspired him to share his experience with his castmates — and, ultimately — viewers, and whether it helped him deal with some of his heightened emotions from his childhood, Hanks said, “It gave me the opportunity to express myself, to use my own voice, for specific issues.”
“It had already been addressed, however, it was additionally very therapeutic to just have the ability to just express myself on such a large platform and to fully leverage my own voice to inform my own experience and my reality, you know?” he continued. “So that in itself was massively helpful for me.”
He added that his “essential cause” for becoming a member of the Surreal life was so that individuals could experience it in a different way than they might have perceived it beforehand. “It was just superior to have the ability to have an opportunity to try that,” he stated.
Hanks reflected on his experience starring in his first reality show, revealing the “one reservation” he had beforehand.
“I’ve never done reality TV before,” he said. “So I definitely had reservations just being filmed 24/7, you know, it’s a lot. Like, having a camera in your face as soon as you wake up before you even brush your teeth, you still have crusty eyes and stuff like that,” he shared. “So that was my only reservation, but then I just tried to go into it and be completely enthusiastic and present for everything we did and the whole experience, and it ended up being one of the best experiences of my life.”
Along with Hanks, Surreal Life: Village of Secrets and Techniques additionally stars Kim ZolciakMacy Grey, Ally Brooke, OT Genasis, Josie Canseco, along with Tyler Posey and Johnny Weir.
The trailer for Surreal Life: Village of Secrets and Techniques teased a possible connection and flirtation between Hanks and Zolciak, with the former referring to the latter as a “MILF.”
When asked whether or not fans can expect to see a flirtation between the two, Hanks responded, “I can’t say or deny anything. You’ll just have to wait and see.”
Zolciak, in turn, shared the same response.
“Who wouldn’t flirt with Chet? Hello!” she instructed TooFab. “You’ll have to stay tuned to see, you know, he’s a great guy. You definitely have to watch and see.”
Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets premieres July 23 on MTV.
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