{"id":26,"date":"2025-11-05T08:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/?p=26"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:56:12","slug":"tom-hanks-celebrates-beloved-wife-rita-wilsons-69th-birthday-with-sweet-swimsuit-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/2025\/11\/tom-hanks-celebrates-beloved-wife-rita-wilsons-69th-birthday-with-sweet-swimsuit-photo.html","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks Celebrates \u2018Beloved\u2019 Wife Rita Wilson\u2019s 69th Birthday With Sweet Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_29\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/458\/2025\/11\/Tom-Hanks-and-Rita-Wilson_credit-Left-Right-Ovidiu-Hrubaru-Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: @tomhanks \/ Instagram | Right: Ovidiu Hrubaru \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have proven that lasting love in Hollywood isn\u2019t just possible\u2014it\u2019s beautiful. The longtime couple, who have been together for 40 years and married for 37, are celebrating another milestone: Wilson\u2019s 69th birthday. And Hanks made sure the world knew just how much he adores his \u201cbeloved\u201d wife.<\/p>\n<p>On October 26th, the Oscar-winning actor took to Instagram to post a sweet photo of Wilson smiling in a black bathing suit while tucking her wet hair behind her ears. \u201cThis beautiful woman celebrates her birthday TODAY,\u201d he captioned the photo. \u201cShe is beloved by her husband. Happy Birthday, @ritawilson!\u201d He even added Wilson\u2019s new 2025 song \u201cW.O.W. (Wild Ol\u2019 Woman)\u201d as the soundtrack to the post\u2014a fitting tribute to his fun-loving, talented wife.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQR2kVaiUMr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQR2kVaiUMr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tom Hanks (@tomhanks)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the snapshot, Wilson looks radiant and relaxed, sitting on a boat in front of sparkling turquoise waters and a rocky cliffside. Her natural joy shines through as she laughs mid-photo, wearing layered bracelets and minimal makeup. While Hanks disabled comments on the post, fans shared their excitement elsewhere online. \u201cLooking pretty damn good, Rita, beautiful,\u201d one fan wrote, while another commented, \u201cYou look awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Hanks has publicly celebrated his wife. Just a few months earlier, the \u201cForrest Gump\u201d star marked their 37th wedding anniversary by sharing a selfie of the two smiling together on another tropical getaway. \u201c37 years married. Today! Love you, Mrs. \u2014 Mr. THanks,\u201d he wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The couple first met in 1981 while co-starring on the sitcom <em>Bosom Buddies<\/em> and instantly clicked. Wilson once shared on <em>The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/em> that Hanks\u2019 storytelling won her over right away. \u201cFirst of all, I love a good storyteller. So anybody who could tell a good story, I\u2019m down with that,\u201d she said. \u201cI love that. He makes me laugh all the time. He\u2019s a great storyteller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the decades, their connection has remained unshakable. In 2023, the pair joked with <em>Fox News Digital<\/em> about their \u201csecret\u201d to a happy marriage. \u201cTalking about it. Always letting the press know that there is a secret, and we bottled it,\u201d Hanks teased, while Wilson laughed and added, \u201cWe\u2019re not gonna tell anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Together, they share two sons, Chet, 35, and Truman, 29. Hanks also has two older children\u2014Colin, 47, and Elizabeth, 43\u2014from his first marriage to Samantha Lewes.<\/p>\n<p>Through decades of love, laughter, and life\u2019s ups and downs, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have built one of Hollywood\u2019s most admired marriages. As they continue to celebrate milestones hand-in-hand, their relationship stands as a reminder that love rooted in laughter, respect, and friendship truly does stand the test of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have proven that lasting love in Hollywood isn\u2019t just possible\u2014it\u2019s beautiful. The longtime couple, who have been together for 40 years and married for 37, are celebrating another milestone: Wilson\u2019s 69th birthday. And Hanks made sure the world knew just how much he adores his \u201cbeloved\u201d wife. 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