Marie Claire Marie Claire
  • Celebrity
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Culture
  • Power
  • Nice Talk
  • Fashion Month
  • More
    • Politics
    • Career & Money
    • Health & Fitness
    • Power Play
    • Travel
    • Promo Codes
    • Food & Cocktails
    • About Us
    • Subscribe
    • Sex & Love
  • Newsletter SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER
  • Marie Claire
    Marie Claire Newsletter

    Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!


    By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

    You are now subscribed

    Your newsletter sign-up was successful


    Want to add more newsletters?

    Marie Claire Daily

    Delivered daily

    Marie Claire Daily

    Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.

    Marie Claire Self Checkout

    Sent weekly on Saturday

    Marie Claire Self Checkout

    Exclusive access to expert shopping and styling advice from Nikki Ogunnaike, Marie Claire's editor-in-chief.

    Maire Claire Face Forward

    Once a week

    Maire Claire Face Forward

    Insider tips and recommendations for skin, hair, makeup, nails and more from Hannah Baxter, Marie Claire's beauty director.

    Livingetc

    Once a week

    Livingetc

    Your shortcut to the now and the next in contemporary home decoration, from designing a fashion-forward kitchen to decoding color schemes, and the latest interiors trends.

    Homes & Gardens

    Delivered Daily

    Homes & Gardens

    The ultimate interior design resource from the world's leading experts - discover inspiring decorating ideas, color scheming know-how, garden inspiration and shopping expertise.


    An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
    Trending
    • NYFW
    • Life In Plastic
    • Banana Republic x La Ligne
    • New Books
    • The Venice Film Festival
    1. Celebrity

    Tom Hanks Says He "Worked for Cher" as a Bellhop in the 1970s

    Stop, imagine.

    Iris Goldsztajn's avatar
    By Iris Goldsztajn
    Published 4 December 2023 In News

    When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

    Tom Hanks, Cher and Julia Roberts
    (Image credit: Courtesy of Cher / Instagram)
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Pinterest
    Share this article
    Join the conversation
    Follow us
    Add us as a preferred source on Google
    Subscribe to our newsletter

    Tom Hanks, Cher, Julia Roberts and Timothée Chalamet made up the A-list (more like A+ list...) guests of Britain's The Graham Norton Show last Friday.

    While these stars may seem somewhat disparate, Hanks shared an incredible link he has to Cher from before he was an über-famous Oscar winner.

    "I have worked for Cher. I was a bellman at the Oakland Hilton Hotel," he said moments after all four guests sat down.

    Latest Videos FromMarie Claire
    Watch full video here:

    "No!" exclaimed Cher in response.

    "You were with one of your rock 'n' roll husbands, and we had your bag," Hanks recalled. "And the word came down that, 'Hey, run this up to Cher's room,' so I did. I knocked on the door and opened and I put it down and you came out and said, 'Yeah, that's it! Thanks, kid!' And that was it. So I have worked for Cher. It was '75? '76?"

    Cher was previously married to Sonny Bono from 1964 to 1975, then to Gregg Allman from 1975 to 1979. Allman is probably the "rock 'n' roll husband" who was with her during this stay at the Oakland Hilton.

    Elsewhere, though Roberts admitted to sweating from the nerves of being sat next to Cher during the talk show, the two women posed for a sweet backstage photo together with Hanks, showing that they clearly were able to connect beyond the Pretty Woman star being such a huge fan.

    Marie Claire Newsletter

    Celebrity news, beauty, fashion advice, and fascinating features, delivered straight to your inbox!

    By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

    A post shared by Cher

    A photo posted by cher on

    As for Chalamet, he was on the show to promote his new movie Wonka, a prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which is out this week in the U.K. and next in the U.S.

    If you haven't yet, I highly recommend taking a peek at Chalamet's promo tour wardrobe, which is nothing short of fabulous.

    You can watch the four stars' sweet conversation on Graham Norton below.

    Iris Goldsztajn
    Iris Goldsztajn
    Social Links Navigation
    Morning Editor

    Iris Goldsztajn is a London-based journalist, editor and author. She is the morning editor at Marie Claire, and her work has appeared in the likes of British Vogue, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and SELF. Iris writes about everything from celebrity news and relationship advice to the pitfalls of diet culture and the joys of exercise. She has many opinions on Harry Styles, and can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.

    Latest in Celebrity
    Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
    Royals Prince William and Princess Kate Are Taking A “Wait-and-See Approach” To Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s UK Move
    Anne Hathaway brought a little purple purse from Bulgari to a New York Fashion Week event
    Celebrity Style Anne Hathaway Just Started NYFW With a Tiny On-Trend Purple Purse
     
     
    Prince William Princess Kate dating
    Royals Royal Editor Reveals the “Sincere” Advice Given To Kate Middleton While Dating Prince William
    Katie Holmes brought her boyfriend and a humble black T-shirt to New York Fashion Week
    Celebrity Style Katie Holmes's NYFW Look Is a Master Class in Relaxed Fashion Week Dressing
     
     
    Latest in News
    Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
    Royals Prince William and Princess Kate Are Taking A “Wait-and-See Approach” To Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s UK Move
    Anne Hathaway brought a little purple purse from Bulgari to a New York Fashion Week event
    Celebrity Style Anne Hathaway Just Started NYFW With a Tiny On-Trend Purple Purse
     
     
    Prince William Princess Kate dating
    Royals Royal Editor Reveals the “Sincere” Advice Given To Kate Middleton While Dating Prince William
    Katie Holmes brought her boyfriend and a humble black T-shirt to New York Fashion Week
    Celebrity Style Katie Holmes's NYFW Look Is a Master Class in Relaxed Fashion Week Dressing
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Marie Claire
    RSS
    • About us
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Contact us
    • Advertise Online
    • Newsletter
    • Terms and conditions
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies policy
    • Careers
    Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google

    Marie Claire is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.