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Tom Hanks has been at the height of his Hollywood career for quite a few years now. During this time, while his professional reputation has constantly been growing in positive ways, his friend circle has seen a similar trajectory. The actor is well-known for being very close with some very surprising names over the years.
However, one of the most shocking out of the entire list has to be Michelle and Barack Obama. In fact, Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were once spotted vacationing with the former first lady, and the reaction of the internet was bizarre, to say the least.
Tom Hanks and Michelle Obama had the world completely confused
In 2023,Tom Hankswas spotted alongsideMichelle Obamavacationing in Italy. According to theDaily Mail, they weren’t the only ones, as pictures of them going snorkeling in a yacht in Portofino with Rita Wilson, Steven Spielberg, and his wife, Kate Capshaw, ended up breaking the internet.
While the combination, on its own, is quite a jarring one, it was not the vacation itself that had the world surprised. Fans were more interested in the person who was absent from the pictures than the ones who were in them. Notably, it was the fact thatBarack Obamawas not in the pictures that had the world worried.
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Some thought of this as a sign of hidden marital problems between the two icons since the former president was in a different country at the time of their vacation. However, the background of these pictures brings a lot more insight for the fans.
Tom Hanks is no stranger to hanging out with the Obamas
While some would think that Tom Hanks hanging out with the Obamas is a rare occurrence, they seemed to have had their professional and personal lives entangled with each other for more than a few years now. It was reported byDaily Mailthat a few months before they were spotted on the yacht, Hanks and his wife, as well as Michelle and Barack Obama, were spotted having dinner together in Greece.
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If this was not enough, their excursions together can be traced back all the way to 2017, with all of them being on vacation together in Tahiti, alongside Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen. In fact, during an interview onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,Hanks was asked about what happened when he was hanging out with the Obamas.
I’d like to share a ton of stories from it, but they’re classified,
The actor confessed that he had many stories to tell about his time with the former president and first lady. However, he joked that they were all classified, still leaving the world in the dark about the kind of friendship they all share.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
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