Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is a household name in Hollywood, having played several iconic roles such as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain Mitch Nelson in ‘12 Strong.’ But just like the saying ‘Behind every successful man is a strong woman’, for Hemsworth, that woman is his wife of 10 years, Elsa Pataky.
Elsa is an actress and model who has in recent years made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. She has numerous films under her belt, including ‘The Fast and the Furious‘ franchise, ‘Snakes on a Plane‘, and ‘All Things to All Men‘. While Pataky is no stranger to her own success as an actress, she is best known as the wife of Chris Hemsworth.
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Elsa Pataky’s Early Life And Career
Elsa Pataky was born on July 18, 1976, in Madrid, Spain. Daughter to a Spanish biochemist and Romanian publicist, Pataky began acting in the mid-1990s. She landed her first big role in the Spanish television series ‘Al salir de clase‘. She worked in the Spanish television and film industry throughout the 2000s, and in 2006, she starred in her first Hollywood film ‘Snakes on a Plane’ alongside Samuel L. Jackson.
Her career took off internationally when she was cast in the fourth instalment of the ‘Fast and Furious‘ franchise in 2009. She has since continued to appear in further instalments of the franchise, including ‘Fast Five‘, ‘Fast & Furious 6‘, and ‘The Fate of the Furious‘. She is also widely known for her modelling work and has been featured in several fashion magazines, including Elle and Glamour.
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Elsa’s Life With Her Husband Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky met in 2010 and had a whirlwind romance resulting in their marriage later that year. They have become one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, often giving us a wholesome peek into their family life on social media. They have three children together: a daughter named India born in 2012 and twin sons named Tristan and Sasha born in 2014. Despite their extremely public life, Hemsworth and Pataky have chosen to keep their relationship relatively private.
Hemsworth has credited Pataky for helping him maintain his balance in life and also keeping him grounded. Pataky has always been a supportive partner throughout Hemsworth’s entire career, and the couple has even worked together on several projects, including the 2018 film ‘12 Strong‘. They share a passion for fitness and health, often working out together and sharing their workout videos on social media. Despite their extremely busy and demanding careers, Pataky and Hemsworth have proved that even in Hollywood, true love can endure.
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