Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks has offered a simple but heartfelt piece of marriage advice to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ahead of their reportedly imminent wedding: the groom must make waffles every Sunday. Hanks, who has been married to actress and producer Rita Wilson for 38 years, shared the tip in a conversation with E! News.

The Advice

When asked directly what he would tell the engaged couple, the 69-year-old actor kept it characteristically warm and understated. 'The man must make the waffles on Sunday,' Hanks told E! News. The remark, light-hearted as it sounds, reflects a broader philosophy the Oscar-winning star has long espoused — that small, consistent gestures sustain a long marriage.

The Wedding Speculation

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, who have been one of the most closely watched celebrity couples since late 2023, are widely expected to wed later this year. According to reports, the nuptials are speculated to take place at Madison Square Garden over the weekend of 3 to 5 July. Among the guests reportedly invited are Karlie Kloss, Zoe Kravitz, Ed Sheeran, the Haim sisters, Suki Waterhouse, Gigi Hadid, and Selena Gomez, though none of these invitations have been officially confirmed.

Tom and Rita: Nearly Four Decades Together

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson — who co-produced his 2022 comedy-drama film 'A Man Called Otto' — are widely regarded as one of Hollywood's most enduring couples. Hanks has previously credited their bond to a sense of ease and naturalness. 'When I met Rita, I thought: Oh, this is what it's supposed to be like when you are married to someone. It's supposed to be this carefree and easy,' he told Piers Morgan.

Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in 2001, Hanks described Wilson as his 'lover' and drew a direct line between their relationship and his ability to portray love on screen. 'The way my character felt about his lover is the way I feel about mine. The same was true when I played Forrest Gump, who loved Jenny. Without my connection with Rita, I don't know how I would've been able to connect with what Forrest was going through,' he said. In a separate interview, he summed up his own fortune simply: 'I'm a lucky man. She could've done better.'

Why This Moment Resonates

Hanks' advice arrives at a cultural inflection point — Taylor Swift is arguably the world's biggest pop star, and Travis Kelce one of the NFL's most celebrated players. Their relationship has attracted extraordinary media scrutiny since it became public. That one of Hollywood's most respected actors would weigh in, drawing on nearly four decades of his own marriage, adds a layer of genuine warmth to the pre-wedding conversation. Whether or not Hanks and Wilson attend the ceremony, their example stands as a reference point for celebrity longevity in love.