Even though he was already married at the time, Tom Hanks began to have feelings of a “genuine” attachment with his present wife, Rita Wilson…

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are a very famous power couple in Hollywood, and their long-term marriage has always seemed to be quite stable.

They are known not only for their individual work as successful actors and filmmakers, but also for their wonderful love story that really does appear as though it was taken directly from a Hollywood movie.

The couple has two boys together. Both Colin and Chet have established successful careers in the entertainment industry.

In 1980, the pair had their first encounter while working together on the set of the comedy “Bosom Buddies,” in which Tom had a recurring role for two seasons.

Wilson made a cameo appearance as a guest star in an episode that was about an online dating video service.

Though, there was one obstacle standing in the way: Tom’s marriage to Samantha Lewes, the girl he had a crush on in high school. In spite of the fact that he had an immediate connection with the woman who would become his wife, he worked hard to make his marriage work until it finally failed and they divorced.

By 1985, the two had worked together again on the film “Volunteers”, which marked the duo’s on-screen return, they were joined by the comedic actor John Candy.

Since Tom was not involved with anybody else at the time, the two of them decided to start dating, and the rest, as they say, is history. After a number of decades, Tom shared the following

“When we looked at one other for the first time, there was undeniably a type of like, ‘Hey, this is the spot!’” In any case, I had that impression. I believe that the conclusion to our story is that we tied the knot for all of the appropriate reasons.”