Tom Hanks' Niece Goes OFF About Not Getting 'More Camera Time' In Jaw-Dropping Reality TV Rant! OMG!
28.06.2023 - 18:41
/ perezhilton.com
The world may know Tom Hanks as one of the nicest and most unassuming film stars of all time — but his niece definitely didn’t behave that way on her (very short-lived) reality TV run!!
Hanks is Carly Reeves‘ uncle, and she parlayed that family connection into a brief run on a new reality TV competition called Claim To Fame. The show, hosted by Kevin and Frankie Jonas, follows a group of celebrity relatives who share a home together Real World-style.
But the catch is that these celeb relatives have not revealed their famous familial connections to each other. It’s on the other contestants in the house to figure out who is related to whom based on clues put forth by producers in weekly challenges. Sounds fun, right?!
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Well, on the Season 2 (!!!) premiere of the ABC hit Monday night, Carly was the very first houseguest eliminated after others correctly guessed she is related to the Captain Phillips star. And, uhhh, let’s just say things did NOT go well after Carly got the boot.
During the ep, producers posted a “clue wall” for contestants to parse. On it, there was a pic of a ping pong paddle and a green park bench — which contestants immediately picked up on as being possible Forrest Gump references. Carly tried to throw them off with nods to Gary Sinise, who also memorably acted in that flick. But they weren’t moved by that, and they correctly linked her to Hanks!
Upon being correctly identified by another contestant named Hugo at the elimination event, Carly popped off. Breaking down into tears, she said she was “just a little shocked” at the quick hook, before adding:
But then things got waaaaaaaaaaaaay worse!
While walking inside to pack up her stuff, Carly