Tom Hanks could be driven out of Pacific Palisades neighbourhood by ‘survivors guilt’ after $26 million mansion avoided ravaging LA wildfires
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson consider leaving their fire-ravaged neighborhood for good, despite their $26 million home surviving the heartbreaking destruction.
The Hollywood couple’s Pacific Palisades mansion narrowly escaped the raging LA wildfire, which has caused untold damage to the beloved celeb enclave and surrounding areas.
Despite feeling ‘blessed’, Tom and Rita, both 68, now struggle with ‘survivor guilt’ and don’t know whether they want to stay in the area.
“Tom Hanks is dealing with a form of Survivor’s guilt as his house is currently unscathed.” An insider exclusively told DailyMail.com.
“He knows he’s still not out of the woods, and he feels terrible about all his neighbors and friends who lost everything while his house was still standing.
“They don’t know how to get around this.”
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson consider leaving their fire-ravaged neighborhood for good, despite their $26 million home surviving the heartbreaking destruction
The Pacific Palisades mansion (pictured), which the couple bought in 2010, narrowly avoided the raging LA wildfire that has caused untold damage to the celebrity’s beloved enclave.
The couple’s 4,513-square-foot estate was just far enough away from their nearest neighbor, whose home was completely destroyed by fire.
No debris was visible on Tom’s roof or on his spacious backyard patio in images obtained by DailyMail.com.
The two-time Academy Award winner bought the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home with his longtime wife in 2010, but they don’t yet know if they’ll return for good.
“They feel blessed that their house is still standing, but they haven’t decided what to do next,” the insider continued.
“It would be very strange to stay when all the dust has settled in a place where no one is surrounded, but those decisions will be made in the coming weeks and months.”
It is unclear whether the couple’s Malibu home is unharmed.
On Friday, more than 180,000 Los Angeles residents had to evacuate their homes after five wildfires broke out across the Southern California landscape earlier this week.
The most destructive fire in the county’s history also destroyed more than 10,000 buildings and left about 400,000 customers without power statewide.
On Tuesday, Tom’s son Chet Hanks told fans to “pray” for his Pacific Palisades neighborhood (pictured together in December 2023)
Chet, 34, posted on Instagram how fires engulfed his parents’ neighbor’s house while their property was left unscathed
Many A-list celebrities, including Anthony Hopkins, Heidi Montag, Adam Brody and John Goodman, were among those who watched as their multi-million dollar mansions were reduced to ashes, with little to no time to recover their belongings. to rescue. Billy Crystal and his wife Janice lost their home of 45 years.
Britney Spears said she spent “four hours” driving to a hotel after fleeing her home in Thousand Oaks, while Paris Hilton watched her Malibu beach house “burn to the ground” on live TV.
The heiress, 43, was in ‘complete shock’ when she emotionally returned to the property on Thursday and found charred remains.
Dua Lipa and Take That star Mark Owen and his family are among a group of British stars who have been forced to flee or lose their homes.
Like Tom, it was a happier situation for celebrities, including Kate Hudson, who has two properties in Pacific Palisades, which narrowly managed to avoid destruction.
Tom and Rita’s son Chet, 34, was among those to express their sadness at the horrific scenes as he asked people to ‘pray’ for his former neighbour.
‘The neighborhood I grew up in is burning to the ground [right now]’ he wrote on Instagram. “Pray for Stockades.”
Celebrities living in nearby Hidden Hills and Calabasas — home to the Kardashians — have also asked people to pray in the wake of a new apocalyptic, fast-moving inferno called the Kenneth Fire that threatens to rip through sought-after neighborhoods.
Khloe Kardashian, 40 (pictured with her two young children) shot a suspected arsonist as the Kenneth Fire threatened her famed Calabasas neighborhood
The latest fire is said to have been caused by an arsonist, who was arrested by the police on Thursday evening.
Khloe Kardashian, whose famous family has donated $2,500 worth of meals to first responders, criticized the person on Instagram as she shared a clip from News Nation.
“You sick bastards!” wrote the 40-year-old mother of two. “What the fuck is wrong with people?!?! Arson!!!! May you be fully persecuted!!! What scum!!!’
Her sister Kim Kardashian’s former hairstylist, Jen Atkin, has lost her home in the fire.