Tom Hanks was like my boyfriend when I was 8: Charlize Theron

Mad Max: Fury Road actor Charlize Theron has revealed she had a childhood crush on Hollywood star Tom Hanks.

Mad Max: Fury Road actor Charlize Theron has revealed she had a childhood crush on Hollywood star Tom Hanks.

“When I was eight, I would walk around like I was one of the girls in a Tom Hanks movie.”

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The 40-year-old star was infatuated with the actor during her formative years and often imagined herself as one of his glamorous female co-stars such as Meg Ryan, with whom he starred in a string of hit movies including 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and 1998’s You’ve Got Mail, reported Female First.

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“I grew up watching the movies of Tom Hanks. He was like a ‘boyfriend’. When I was eight, I would walk around like I was one of the girls in a Tom Hanks movie. So I have a restraining order from his wife!” she said.

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