Rita Wilson Uncovers Family Secret

0:00On April 23rd, Rita Wilson, the 69-year-old actress, married to Tom Hanks, just opened up about a family bombshell. Back in 2012, while filming the Genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are, she learned her late dad, Alan Wilson originally, Hassan From. Bulgaria had a seeker first wife and kid before escaping to America. Produces dug up that his wife Alice died during childbirth, and their son Emile, born December 26th, passed away four months later from Anon. Infection. This hit right after World War II in war-torn Bulgaria, where the family scraped by impoverty. Alan emigrated alone in 1949, starting fresh. Wilson grew up in Los Angeles with her mom Dorothy and siblings Chris and Lily, clueless about this past. She reflected on a recent podcast how her Greek Orthodox roots kept everything private, but now she sees value in openness. Still shakes her thinking about it. Here's the gut punch, her sisters first born and her own youngest son, share that exact birthday, December 26th.

1:03Imagine her dad celebrating those milestones yearly, carrying that silent grief from Emile. Wilson honors her folks as smart, hardworking gyms, dad bar-tended, bought a house debt-free, stayed married 59 years. His bold escape from Communist Bulgaria fuels her drive today, and she's channeling it into her next film, Start Without Me, an album sound of a woman, dropping May 1st. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.