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Adele awkwardly hit on by Tom Hanks' son Chet after controversial Instagram post

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3 Sep, 2020 03:51 AM3 mins to read

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This is the celebrity photo that keeps on giving - Adele now has to contend with a very public pick-up attempt from Oscar-winner Tom Hanks' son Chet. Photos / Supplied, Getty Images

This is the celebrity photo that keeps on giving - Adele now has to contend with a very public pick-up attempt from Oscar-winner Tom Hanks' son Chet. Photos / Supplied, Getty Images

Adele's latest internet-breaking Instagram post has led to advances from an unlikely admirer – Tom Hanks' son, Chet.

Actor and sometime rapper Chet, 30, has an inexplicable fondness for speaking in a Jamaican patois, despite the fact his dad is Tom Hanks and not Bob Marley."

So of course Adele – who courted controversy this week with her, ahem, literal tribute to the Notting Hill Carnival led by members of the British West Indian community – would catch his eye.

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@theshaderoom PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ADELE HIT MY LINE ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO TALK TO HER ABOUT SOMETHING πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²πŸ‡―πŸ‡²

A post shared by π—–π—›π—˜π—§ π—›π—”π—‘π—žπ—¦ (@chethanx) on Aug 31, 2020 at 7:35pm PDT

"PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ADELE HIT MY LINE ASAP !!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO TALK TO HER ABOUT SOMETHING," Hanks captioned a video of him listening along to Adele's hit Set Fire To the Rain.

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"Adele, Adele, Adele! You know me say ah pree you from long time, but after me see yah picture wah deh, it sweet me. Me nah tell no lie my girl, hairstyle fit ya. Big up yourself and uh, hit me in my DMs," Hanks – who is white – says in the video, adopting a Jamaican patois.

Hanks isn't the only famous person to weigh in on Adele's controversial photo this week. Supermodel Naomi Campbell and singer Alexandra Burke are among those who've spoken in defence of the star.

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Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡―πŸ‡²

A post shared by Adele (@adele) on Aug 30, 2020 at 3:17pm PDT

The superstar shocked fans by posting a photo of herself as she'd never been seen before: clad in a Jamaican flag bikini top, feathers adorning her shoulders, gold chains around her neck and wrists and with her hair curled into tight 'Bantu' knots often worn by women of African descent.

The look was a tribute to London's iconic Notting Hill Carnival, a massive annual celebration led by members of the British West Indian community, which has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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