Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s controversial son Chet Hanks debuted a massive cross tattoo on his chest as his latest act of devotion to God.
The actor, 32, was a self-processed atheist before converting to Christianity in his late teens and has since devoted his platform to spreading the word of God.
On Wednesday, Chet made the dramatic move of clearing his Instagram entirely before uploading a shirtless photo showcasing his ‘holy’ ink.
He also proclaimed that his life’s ‘purpose’ is to serve God and opened up about his troubled past in a four-slide text post.
‘I have been in character for as long as I’ve been in the public eye,’ Chet wrote in bold, white lettering.
The latest: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s controversial son Chet Hanks debuted a massive cross tattoo on his chest as his latest act of devotion to God
‘I’ve played many roles and worn many masks. Actor. Rapper. Fitness guy. Lambo guy. None of them are the real me.
Chet confessed that he has long been ‘an expert at playing the fool because I learned it as a survival mechanism.
‘But the more I look around at the world I see that the world doesn’t need any more caricatures. False depictions of who we think we need to be.
‘There’s only on thing the world needs more of and that’s God,’ he continued.
Chet believes that his hardships — including his past struggles with addiction, infamously erratic behavior and domestic violence allegations — were due to the absence of God in his life.
‘All the pain in my life has resulted from one thing – the lie of believing that my purpose is anything but just serving God,’ the sober star wrote.
Chet concluded the post by admitting that he’s unsure how to best serve God but believe that God will guide him in the right direction.
‘It’s not fully clear to me yet how I can best serve Him but I feel that this level of honesty is a starting point. And I know He will continue to reveal more,’ he wrote.
He also encouraged his 530,000 followers to embark on their own spiritual journey by accepting God into their hearts.
The born-again Christian recalled the moment ‘God revealed Himself to me’ during a 2021 appearance on Logan Paul’s IMPAULSIVE podcast.
Chet said he was an angry, rule-breaking 17-year-old when his parents sent him away to a 12-week camp in Utah wilderness.
During a hike, Chet found himself ‘overcome with emotion’ as he embraced the beauty of the landscape from an ‘elevated perspective.’
‘It felt like I was touched by the hand of God. It was at that moment God revealed Himself to me,’ he told Paul and his co-hosts.
Starting fresh: On Wednesday, Chet made the dramatic move of clearing his Instagram entirely before uploading a shirtless photo showcasing his ‘holy’ ink
Purpose: He also proclaimed that his life’s ‘purpose’ is to serve God and opened up about his troubled past in a four-slide text post
‘All that anger, and that hate, and that resentment flipped. It inverted to just infinite hope, gratitude, peace, love. It just flipped on a dime, like that.
‘And I was so overcome by emotion, I just sat at the edge of that cliff and I wept. I wept for an hour, uncontrollable weeping for like an hour. It did not cease, but tears of joy,’ he continued.
‘Tears of everything, feeling every emotion at once, all the pain and all the joy.’
Though he was deeply moved by the experience, Chet still ended up venturing down a dark path plagued with addiction, alcoholism and violence that got him into legal trouble.
He told Paul that that period of his life lasted from age 16 to age 24 when he made the decision to get sober.
Chet is the eldest son of Hollywood power couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.
The pair — who have been married since 1988 — also share 27-year-old Truman.
Tom also has daughter Elizabeth Ann, 41, and son Colin, 45, with ex-wife Samantha Lewes.
Converted: The actor, 32, was a self-processed atheist before converting to Christianity in his late teens and has since devoted his platform to spreading the word of God
Nepo baby: Chet is the eldest son of Hollywood power couple Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson; seen together in 2011
