Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are considering leaving their fire-ravaged neighborhood forever even though their $26 million home survived the heartbreaking devastation.
The Hollywood couple’s Pacific Palisades mansion narrowly avoided the devastating Los Angeles wildfire that has wreaked unimaginable havoc in and around the beloved celebrity enclave.
Despite feeling “blessed,” Tom and Rita, both 68, are now struggling with “survivor’s guilt” and don’t know if they want to stay in the area.
“Tom Hanks is dealing with a form of Survivor guilt as his house is currently unscathed”. A source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
‘He knows he’s not out of the woods yet and feels really bad for all his neighbors and friends who have lost everything while his house still stands.
“They don’t know how they will understand this.”
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are considering leaving their fire-ravaged neighborhood forever even though their $26 million home survived the heartbreaking devastation.
The Pacific Palisades mansion (pictured), which the couple purchased in 2010, narrowly avoided the devastating Los Angeles wildfire that wreaked unimaginable havoc on the beloved celebrity enclave.
The couple’s 4,513-square-foot property was located far enough away from their closest neighbor, whose home was completely destroyed by the fire.
No debris was visible on Tom’s roof or in his spacious backyard in images obtained by DailyMail.com.
The two-time Academy Award winner bought the four-bedroom, five-bathroom abode with his longtime wife in 2010, but they still don’t know if they’ll return for good.
“They feel blessed that their house is still standing, but they haven’t decided what they’re going to do next,” the source continued.
“It would be very strange to stay once all the dust has settled in a place surrounded by no one, but those decisions will be made in the coming weeks and months.”
It’s unclear if the couple’s Malibu home is unscathed.
As of 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 structures and left approximately 400,000 customers without power statewide.
On Tuesday, Tom’s son Chet Hanks told fans to “pray” for their Pacific Palisades neighborhood (pictured together in December 2023).
Chet, 34, posted on Instagram how fires engulfed his parents’ neighbor’s house while his property remained unscathed.
Many A-list celebrities, including Anthony Hopkins, Heidi Montag, Adam Brody and John Goodman, were among those who saw their multimillion-dollar mansions burn to the ground with little or no time to save their belongings. Billy Crystal and his wife Janice lost their home of 45 years.
Britney Spears said she spent “four hours” on the road driving to a hotel after fleeing her Thousand Oaks home, while Paris Hilton watched her Malibu beach house “burn to the ground on live television.”
The heiress, 43, was in “complete shock” when she excitedly returned to the property on Thursday to find charred remains.
Dua Lipa and Take That star Mark Owen and their family are among a cohort of British stars who have been forced to flee or lost their homes.
Like Tom, it’s been a luckier situation for celebrities like Kate Hudson, who owns two properties in Pacific Palisades, who have narrowly avoided destruction.
Tom and Rita’s son Chet, 34, was among those who expressed their anguish at the horrific scenes as he asked people to “pray” for their old neighborhood.
“The neighborhood I grew up in is burning (right now),” he wrote on Instagram. ‘Pray for Palisades.’
Celebrities living in nearby Hidden Hills and Calabasas, the Kardashians’ home, have also been asking people to pray in the wake of a new, fast-moving apocalyptic inferno, called the Kenneth Fire, that threatens to level desirable neighborhoods. .
Khloe Kardashian, 40 (pictured with her two young children) attacked an alleged arsonist as the Kenneth Fire threatened her famous Calabasas neighborhood.
The latest fire was allegedly caused by an arsonist, who was arrested by police on Thursday night.
Khloe Kardashian, whose famous family has donated $2,500 worth of meals to first responders, criticized the person on Instagram while sharing a News Nation clip.
‘Damn sick people!’ wrote the 40-year-old mother of two. ‘What the fuck is wrong with people?!?! Arson!!!! May you be prosecuted in full!!! What scum!!!’
Sister Kim Kardashian’s former stylist, Jen Atkin, lost her home in the fire.