Getting protective. Tom Hanks stood up for his wife, Rita Wilson, when an excited crowd of fans caused her to nearly fall during a recent outing.While the couple was enjoying their time in New York City, a group of people appeared to almost knock Wilson, 65, over on Wednesday, June 15. “My wife?
Back the f–k off! Knocking over my wife?!” Hanks, 65, said to the crowd, according to a video obtained by Page Six. The pair proceeded to their car as some fans attempted to apologize for the incident.The Oscar winner is currently in New York promoting his upcoming movie Elvis, which is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Austin Butler in the lead role.Hanks and Wilson first met in 1981 on the set of Bosom Buddies when the actor was married to Samantha Lewes.
After reconnecting in 1984, Hanks and Wilson took their relationship public two years later. His divorce from Lewes, 49, was finalized in 1987.The filmmaker, who shares daughter Elizabeth, 40 and son Colin, 44, with his ex, exchanged vows with Wilson in 1998.
The pair went on to welcome their son Chet in 1990 and their son Truman was born in 1995.The Toy Story actor later revealed that he had a crush on Wilson when she made her TV debut as Pat Conway in the Brady Bunch. “Oh, every now and again I just pull it up in YouTube.
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