“Behind the Curtain: Tom Hanks’ Daughter Reveals the Dark Truth of Her Turbulent Childhood Amidst Fame and Family Struggles”
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Have you ever wondered how the stars might play into our family dynamics? As we gaze at the night sky, we might find answers not just in our horoscopes, but also in the stories we carry from childhood. In an unexpected twist, Elizabeth Ann ‘E.A.’ Hanks, daughter of the beloved Tom Hanks, has opened up about her rocky upbringing following her parents’ divorce. The memoir “The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road,” reveals the emotional turbulence she faced living with her mother, Samantha Lewes. Growing up, E.A. navigated a world filled with confusion, violence, and the quest for love—all while trying to find her place in the cosmos of her famous family. Her experiences—an eerie echo of the current astrological shifts—invite us to ponder how our past shapes our present. Curious? You can delve deeper into E.A.’s journey and the lessons woven into her story by checking out the full article. LEARN MORE.
The daughter of Tom Hanks has revealed she had a turbulent relationship with her mother while growing up following the divorce of her parents.
Before his marriage to Sleepless in Seattle actor Rita Wilson, Hanks was married to former actress Samantha Lewes between 1978 and 1987. The couple would go on to have two children together – Elizabeth Ann ‘E.A.’ Hanks, born 1982, and Colin, born 1977.
E.A. has now opened up on her childhood in upcoming memoir The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road, revealing that her childhood became increasingly difficult after her parents divorced and she went to live with her mother.
In an excerpt of the book revealed to PEOPLE, E.A. explained how she had ‘few memories of the early years in Los Angeles‘ before her parents’ divorce.
Tom and Elizabeth Ann ‘E.A.’ Hanks together in 2007 (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Lewes would initially get primary custody of the two children, however, this situation flipped once the children reached their teenage years.
After the separation, Lewes would move the family to Sacramento, which is around six hours away from LA.
“Eventually a divorce agreement was settled, and I would visit my dad and stepmother (and soon enough my younger half brothers) on the weekends and during summers,” she explained.
“But from 5 to 14, years filled with confusion, violence, deprivation, and love, I was a Sacramento girl. I lived in a white house with columns, a backyard with a pool, and a bedroom with pictures of horses plastered on every wall.”
However, E.A.’s relationship with her mother would deteriorate other the years as Lewes began to struggle with mental health issues.
“The backyard became so full of dog s**t that you couldn’t walk around it, the house stank of smoke,” E.A. explained. “The fridge was bare or full of expired food more often than not, and my mother spent more and more time in her big four-poster bed, poring over the Bible.”
E.A. Hanks with her father Tom, his wife Rita Wilson and her half-brother Theodore (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Another passage recalled the moment things came to a head, with an act of ‘physical violence’ leading to the now 42-year-old packing up and returning to live with her dad.
“One night, her emotional violence became physical violence, and in the aftermath, I moved to Los Angeles, right smack in the middle of the seventh grade,” she wrote, adding that her parents’ custody arrangement basically switching from there on.
Lewes would later pass away from lung cancer on 12 March, 2002. E.A. was 19 at the time while her brother was 24.
E.A also recalled the moment she discovered her mother was terminally ill in the memoir, revealing that it came via a phone call: “My senior year of high school, she called to say she was dying.”
The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road” by E.A. Hanks is out April 8.
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