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Tom Hanks dishes on luxury cruise with Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey
The Star ^ | April 30, 2017

Posted on 04/30/2017 7:09:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Oscar-winning actor has been tight-lipped about the luxurious French Polynesian yacht cruise he went on with TV host Winfrey, rock legend Bruce Springsteen and the former U.S. President and First Lady, earlier this month (Apr17).

But during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday (28Apr17), Hanks divulged that the trip was better than most people could ever imagine.

"That made the news, it was really interesting. Both Oprah and I were really p***ed off," the 60-year-old joked. "Look, imagine what it could've been like it, triple it. It was off the scale, fantastic."

Winfrey previously also said she "couldn't talk about" the incredible trip off the coast of Tahiti and Bora Bora on board the £231 million yacht The Rising Sun, and told People.com, "What happens on the boat, stays on the boat."

However, Hanks opened up about the once-in-a-lifetime vacation, and said the group was joined by the U.S. Secret Service, who are assigned to protect Obama, even after his tenure as U.S. leader had concluded.

Hanks proceeded to share that he even went bike riding with the former Commander-in-chief, but was stuck with a girl's bicycle.

"It was rusted like all over, it only had one gear... All the others were like mountain bikes. It was so bad," he laughed.

When asked by host Colbert what kind of topics the famous group talked about on their trip, Hanks recalled trying to get the former President to divulge classified information to him and Springsteen.

But Obama wouldn't budge, apparently telling the pair: "I'd like to share a tonne of stories from it, but they're classified."


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies; The Guild; Travel
KEYWORDS: hanks; michelle; obama; oprah
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No barf alert?...


21 posted on 04/30/2017 8:15:02 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Taglines now subject to management approval)
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To: VRWC For Truth

There’s three of them built-in to the title. See them?


22 posted on 04/30/2017 8:17:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m like so envious.......


23 posted on 04/30/2017 8:44:08 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: brucedickinson

What a bunch of Animals, and not the kind that were on the ARK


24 posted on 04/30/2017 9:03:19 PM PDT by easternsky
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Top or bottom?

Pitching or catching?

Never mind.

25 posted on 04/30/2017 9:03:50 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

[[Both Oprah and I were really p***ed off,]]

Yup- that’s my idea of a great vacation- go somewhere where I’ll be totally pissed of the whole time- sounds relaxing and oh so enjoyable- not!


26 posted on 04/30/2017 9:25:07 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

Elvis died during my last vacation.


27 posted on 04/30/2017 9:27:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

my mind is on permanent vacation


28 posted on 04/30/2017 9:32:52 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Seaplaner
BTW, the rusty bicycle story just might be fiction to cover for the the £231 million yacht part.

A £231-million yacht would probably feature a helipad, three kitchens, a swimming pool, a gym - but not a bike room?

Regards,

29 posted on 05/01/2017 1:03:22 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hanks proceeded to share that he even went bike riding with the former Commander-in-chief, but was stuck with a girl’s bicycle.

...

I’m surprised Obama didn’t pull rank and take the girl’s bicycle.


30 posted on 05/01/2017 1:22:48 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I would guess that Tom knows exactly why his movie failed last weekend.

Being a has been Hollywood political hack will kill your appeal.


31 posted on 05/01/2017 3:22:14 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"It was rusted like all over, it only had one gear... All the others were like mountain bikes. It was so bad

Oh, the white boy gets the hoopty.

32 posted on 05/01/2017 4:12:07 AM PDT by tbpiper
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"It was rusted like all over, it only had one gear... All the others were like mountain bikes. It was so bad

Oh, the white boy gets the hoopty.

33 posted on 05/01/2017 4:13:32 AM PDT by tbpiper
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The story line should have read a Coven of Lunatics go for an expensive boat ride. Taking freeloading 0bama’s as well.


34 posted on 05/01/2017 5:55:35 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Bob434

The white folk invited Oprah and Michelle along to work in the galley fixin’ lunch, and settin’ the table. Buckwheat was coiling the deck lines, chewing his tongue and humming “Old Man River”...


35 posted on 05/01/2017 6:19:27 AM PDT by AFret.
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