Tom Hanks is causing new health concerns among fans after appearing on “Saturday Night Live!” Over the weekend.
The Academy Award-winning actor, 68, was joined by stars including Scarlett Johansson, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig and John Mulaney to support host Martin Short. Appeared on the program.
But as soon as it came out during the show Five Timers Club SegmentFans were quick to spot the “Forrest Gump” actor's shaking hands.
Viewers rushed to social media to voice their concerns about Hanks' health, with one fan writing: “Are Tom Hanks' hands shaking?”
Another wrote: “I noticed too!!! And now I'm worried,” while a third wrote: “Is Tom Hanks okay?”
Another fan wrote: “He was on The Graham Norton Show a while back and I noticed that too,” while a fifth defended the actor: “He's almost 70 years old. “When I think about it!” he wrote. Yes, older people tend to have slightly shaky hands. ”
The newspaper has contacted Hanks' representatives for comment.
This is not the first time that the actor's hand tremors have caused concern among fans on social media.
In June 2022, a video of Hanks shaking hands on stage during the Australian premiere of Elvis went viral on social media.
In video footage, the Hollywood star appeared to be struggling to keep a firm grip on the microphone, and his hands were seen shaking.
Hanks — made his statements public. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes 2013 — He moves the microphone back and forth between his trembling hands before attempting to hold the device with both hands as he addresses the audience.
But at the time, fans rushed to social media to shut down speculation about the actor's health.
One fan said: “He's one of the best actors still around…His health is important to him.” I wrote to X.
Another fan added that the star's unsteady hands could probably be caused by diabetes and that there was nothing to worry about.
“He is diabetic. This happens when my mother gets hypoglycemia,” they wrote.
hanks Published He was diagnosed with diabetes in 2013 during an interview on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
“I went to the doctor and he said, 'Did you know that you've been suffering from high blood sugar levels since you were 36 years old?'” Hanks said at the time. “Well, it's graduation! You have type 2 diabetes, young man.”
In a subsequent interview radio timesHanks said that before his diagnosis, he was a “total idiot” when it came to self-care.
“I'm part of a generation of lazy Americans who blindly danced through parties, and now I realize I'm sick,” he said. “I was heavy. You've seen me in movies, you know what I looked like. I was a complete idiot. If you take the bun off a cheeseburger, I thought it could be avoided.”
