Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson breaks down after discovering she had a brother who died as a baby on Who Do You Think You Are
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She is a member of the Hollywood establishment thanks to her marriage to Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
But Rita Wilson broke down on tears on NBC's Who Do You Think You Are after discovering she had a half-brother who died when he was just a baby.
The 55-year-old was crying again after meeting her long lost uncle and discovering her father had been an enemy of the state after he escaped from a labour camp and fled his Bulgaria.
In tears: Rita Wilson was in tears when she learned about her father Alex's life as she travelled around Greece and Bulgaria on Who Do You Think You Are
She travelled to Greece, where he was from, and Bulgaria to find out about her dad Alex, who was previously named Assan Ibrahimoff, before he moved to the United States in 1949.
She was left in tears several times after finding out he had been previously married and that she had a half brother called Emil.
Tragically her father's wife died three days after the birth and his son died just a couple of months later.
A tearful reunion: Rita could not believe she had finally been reunited with her father's 96-year-old long lost brother
Loving embrace: He told her he had been staying alive as he knew this moment would eventually come
Emotional: She could not help but cry as her emotions were taking to the extreme during their meeting
She then discovered her father had been forced to join the military and then dismissed from the army and jailed for just over 2 years after he stole 28 plastic bottles.
He was then interred in a labour camp in Bulgaria in 1946 after he tried to leave the country, and when he finally managed to escape he became an enemy of the state.
Rita then learned that her father’s half-brother has been found elsewhere in Bulgaria.
Wilson finally met her uncle, her father's brother called Ferhat Ibrahimoff, now 96, and after they both hugged and cried together.
Harrowing: She was moved to tears when she discovered her father had been previously married and that his wife and son had died
Marriage: She could not believe it when she was presented with the documents from her father's previous wedding
She travels to meet her uncle for the first time. It’s a tearful reunion. He tells Rita how happy he is to meet her and jokes that he lived to age 96 so that he could have this moment.
She also learned he was also in the same labor camp as her father, and that he had been interrogated after her father escaped.
He gave her an original letter written by her father after he emigrated to the US.
The translator gives Rita a letter her father sent to his brother’s family after he made it to America, which they saved for her.
It says he came to the United States on May 4 1949. He talks about taking classes, the high-paying jobs, and women.
Rita’s brother Chris also flew in to meet their uncle and hear about their more about their father’s past.
Family fun: Rita was delighted to meet members of her family she never knew existed or had not met before
The man himself: Viewers were showed a picture of Rita with her father whom she had been so desperate to find out more about
Happy couple: Earlier this week Rita and her husband Tom attended Muhammad Ali's fight night
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