Former first lady Michelle Obama was reportedly spotted vacationing off the coast of Italy with a slew of multimillionaire celebrities.
According to an exclusive report from the Daily Mail, the group — including Obama; actor Tom Hanks; his wife, Rita; director Steven Spielberg; and his wife, Kate Capshaw — started off on Spielberg’s $250 million superyacht.
From there, they climbed into a “smaller vessel” and then headed out for what the Daily Mail describes as “a day of snorkeling.”
“During the boat ride, the stars chatted as they soaked up the Italian sun and took in the stunning views,” according to the Daily Mail.
Michelle Obama has been enjoying a European vacation without Barack and was spotted exiting Steven Spielberg’s $250M superyacht near Portofino, Italy to board a smaller vessel which took Obama, Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and Kate Capshaw out for a day of snorkeling. pic.twitter.com/AEYxnn096y
— Julia (@Jules31415) September 30, 2023
Obama reportedly wore a one-piece bathing suit, while Hanks began the journey with a white t-shirt but later tore it off and went shirtless. When it came time to snorkel, all of them donned a gray swim top reportedly to protect themselves from jellyfish and stinging algae.
“Michelle was spotted departing from the watercraft from a ladder, with a snorkel and mask resting on her head,” the Daily Mail notes.”Afterwards, they wrapped up in some beige towels and sipped on some sodas as they made their way back to the yacht.”
The yacht reportedly measures 357 feet and contains two swimming pools, a movie theater, and even a helicopter landing pad.
Obama has reportedly been vacationing throughout Europe for several weeks now: “She was seen in Madrid, Spain, earlier this month, and the Spanish island of Mallorca days before that,” the Daily Mail notes.
This isn’t the first time she or her husband, former President Barack Obama, have spent time with Hanks and his wife.
In late June, the former first lady, the former president, and their two daughters met up with Hanks and Wilson for lunch on the Greek island of Sifnos.
Barack Obama and Tom Hanks spotted at Cantina restaurant in Sifnos (VIDEO) https://t.co/hmTnmywogd#greece #greek #greekcitytimes pic.twitter.com/rPw4Seadxg
— Greek City Times (@greekcitytimes) June 19, 2023
Like the more recent rendezvous, this one involved a yacht as well.
“An onlooker said that the party arrived on Paralia Seralia beach by dinghy – having come from a luxury yacht docked nearby. The fellow diner, who asked to remain anonymous, said: ‘I’m not one to get very starstruck – but seeing [Barack] Obama in the flesh and so close was pretty surreal,'” according to the Daily Mail.
“Their presence was pretty overwhelming and that definitely wasn’t lessened by the excessive security — who we even had to ask if we could use the restroom,” the anonymous fellow diner said.
The Obamas have reportedly been close with Hanks and his wife for a while now. Back in 2020, Hanks and his wife joined Michelle’s campaign to promote mail-in voting.
“Former First Lady Michelle Obama had a few special guests — namely, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson — with her at Monday night’s voter registration event with When We All Vote. The couple, who like Obama are co-chairs of the nonpartisan group, joined her and thousands of volunteers and others for a literal call-to-action on Monday night before the second When We All Vote #CouchParty,” People magazine reported at the time.
And in April of 2017, both Obamas gathered on a 450-foot yacht with Hanks and a few other celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Springsteen.
“On Apr. 10, the famous five all gathered on the 450-foot yacht, The Rising Sun — owned by billionaire David Geffen — off the coast of Tahiti. The group enjoyed lunch on Vanilla Island, made a stop at Le Taha’a Island and continued to Bora Bora,” People magazine confirmed at the time.
“In addition, Hanks [revealed that] he and the former President and First Lady rented bikes to sightsee on shore. While the group, including the Secret Service, had ‘an array of bikes’ to choose from, the Oscar winner and Medal of Freedom recipient was stuck with ‘an undersized, girl’s bike,'” according to People.
“It was rusted like all over, it only had one gear … all the others were like mountain bikes … it was so bad,” Hanks later recalled while on “The Late Show.”
Sorry about that crappy bike, @tomhanks. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/crqr4VYVr6
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) April 29, 2017
Describing his discussions with the Obamas, Hanks went on to say that at one point he asked the former president if he could divulge any “classified” information.
“I’d like to share a ton of stories from it, but they’re classified,” the former president reportedly replied.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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