<p>Tom Hanks' son Chet Hanks has welcomed a baby girl. Chet, who has been open about his struggles with substance abuse, shared the news in an emotional video on Instagram.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I know I've been not that active on the 'Gram lately because I've been figuring out my life, which is what we're all doing. With that being said, I want to share something today because it's about to be shared anyway in the press, which is the fact that I have a daughter.<br /><br />"I do have a daughter. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me," he said.<br /><br />He credited his baby girl with helping him to get over the addictions and become sober. "She been sober for over a year and a half from everything. I don't share on her on Instagram. I don't post her on Instagram because her privacy is sacred to me. She is sacred to me. She is not something to be posted.<br /><br />"She's something that I love, that's changed my life, but the fact is she's about to be shared with everybody so I wanted you to hear it from me...Because I'm a real person."<br /><br />Chet captioned the video with, "No disrespect to people that post their kids, I just I never wanted her to be dragged into the negativity surrounding my past".</p>
<p>Tom Hanks' son Chet Hanks has welcomed a baby girl. Chet, who has been open about his struggles with substance abuse, shared the news in an emotional video on Instagram.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I know I've been not that active on the 'Gram lately because I've been figuring out my life, which is what we're all doing. With that being said, I want to share something today because it's about to be shared anyway in the press, which is the fact that I have a daughter.<br /><br />"I do have a daughter. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me," he said.<br /><br />He credited his baby girl with helping him to get over the addictions and become sober. "She been sober for over a year and a half from everything. I don't share on her on Instagram. I don't post her on Instagram because her privacy is sacred to me. She is sacred to me. She is not something to be posted.<br /><br />"She's something that I love, that's changed my life, but the fact is she's about to be shared with everybody so I wanted you to hear it from me...Because I'm a real person."<br /><br />Chet captioned the video with, "No disrespect to people that post their kids, I just I never wanted her to be dragged into the negativity surrounding my past".</p>