The actor shared his mother’s struggle to put food on their table in a sweet Instagram post.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson may be one of the biggest names in Hollywood, but he won’t let us forget his humble beginnings.
The actor and former wrestler shared on Instagram how grateful he was to have a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, remembering how he’d spent the holiday as a child. After joking about his Sexiest Man Alive title, Johnson was open about how hard Thanksgiving used to be for his family.
As my mom pointed out earlier in the day, there was a time back in ’87 when we couldn’t even afford Thanksgiving dinner and was praying someone would invite us over their house to eat, Johnson captioned his family photo. We were in a tough spot back then, but we got thru it.
Johnson has been blunt about his family’s financial struggles before.
He told The Associated Press that growing up poor helped drive his success in Hollywood. He said he shared his recollections of nearly getting evicted when he was 14 years old with his castmates to push them to work.
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