GOLDEN Bachelor Mel Owens' contestant Lily Reeves has an A-list circle of friends that includes a decades-long history with Tom Hanks, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.

Lily is one of 23 women vying for the retired 66-year-old NFL star's love on the hit ABC show, which premieres Wednesday, September 25.

In various photos at events, and on her Instagram, it appears Lily has a serious group of friends made up of Hollywood A listers, and she appears to be closest to none other than Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson.

Not only does she have shots of herself with the couple dotted about her social media, she even has a video of their son, Chet Hanks , dancing around during a family gathering from back in 2015.

But, Lily's relationship with the Hanks family goes even deeper and further

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