Rita Wilson Details Emotional Moment She Learned About Her Dad’s First Family
The actress said Bulgarian records showed her father had a wife and infant son who died after childbirth and months later, respectively.
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Rita Wilson shares tragic, 'shocking' story of her father's secret other family: 'He never said anything to us'
"I wish I could've talked to him about that," the actress said. "They kept things so private."Rita Wilson in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026Credit: Neilson Barnard/GettyKey pointsRita Wilson discovered that her father had a wife and son who tragically died before he moved to the United States.The actress learned the surprising revelation while filming the English TV show Who Do You Think You Are.Wilson also shared a poignant detail about her half …
How Rita Wilson Discovered Her Father Had a Secret Family: ‘He Never Said Anything’
Rita Wilson was surprised to learn that her late father, Allan Wilson, had a second life away from her family. “I did this English show, Who Do You Think You Are?, and usually in those genealogy shows, they go back many, many generations,” Rita, 69, said on the Wednesday, April 22, episode of the “How to Fail” podcast. “What they found with my dad was that his story was so shocking and unusual that they stuck with his story.” On the show, Rita t…
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