Rita Wilson, 63, and Tom Hanks, 64, have become citizens of Greece, confirmed by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Prime Minister posted a photo of himself, his wife Mareva Grabowski, with Wilson and Hanks on Saturday night.
The image shows the actors showing off their new Greek passports, with Mitsotakis saying both Wilson and Hanks are ‘now proud Greek citizens!’
Both Wilson and Hanks have been visiting Greece for years.
The actor, whose mother was born in Abania near the border, also explored her heritage in one of the episodes of PBS series ‘Who Do You Think You Are.’
Earlier this month, the couple celebrated Hanks’ 64th birthday on Paros Island.
Wilson and Hanks met with the Mitsotakis where they received their passports and naturalization documents, which they are displaying in the photo.
In addition, Greece extended citizenship to Hank’s whole family, including his children, 24-year-old Truman, 29-year-old Chet, 38-year-old Elizabeth, and 42-year-old Colin.
The couple has a property on the Greek island of Antiparos, where they purchased land and built their vacation home in 2004.
In 2018, they also bought another home in the Skala of the Greek island of Patmos.
Both Wilson and Hanks served as producers on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which earned more than $360 million at the box office worldwide.
Wilson stars in the upcoming ‘Love is Love is Love’ while Hanks recently starred in the World War II movie Greyhound.
Earlier this year, Wilson and Hanks both tested positive for coronavirus. The actor posted a photo of disposable gloves and a biohazard bag on Instagram, saying they were in Australia at that time to film Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie.
“We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive,” Hanks wrote.
Following shortly after their diagnosis, the couple recovered from the killer bug and got discharged from the hospital. Later, they have also returned to their Los Angeles home where they were spotted taking a ride near their residence.
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