He’s one of Australia’s most successful acting exports and married to Elsa Pataky, 41.
And on Monday, Chris Hemsworth appeared on Good Morning America to promote his new film 12 Strong which features his wife Elsa playing his on-screen love interest.
Revealing how this was the first professional project they’d worked on together, the 34-year-old couldn’t help but gush over the mother of his three children.
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Loved up: On Monday, Chris Hemsworth appeared on Good Morning America to promote his new film 12 Strong and couldn’t help but gush over his wife Elsa Pataky, who also appears in the movie
The Thor star said that shooting the film in early 2016 had felt like a vacation to him and Elsa.
‘It was great, it was like a little holiday away from the kids,’ Chris said.
‘We left the kids with their grandparents and went off for a few weeks and shot together.
‘We’ve been rehearsing that relationship and that on-screen chemistry for seven years so if we didn’t have chemistry, we would’ve been in trouble.’
Pure bliss! ‘It was great, it was like a little holiday,’ said Chris when asked how they went working with his wife on the film
On and off-screen romance: ‘We’ve been rehearsing that relationship and that on-screen chemistry for seven years. So if we didn’t have chemistry, we would’ve been in trouble’
And it seems as though Chris’ wife Elsa also felt the same way.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the mother-of-three shared a clip from the film that showcased their on-screen romance.
‘7 years of rehearsals to play this part on @12strongmovie,’ she captioned.
Synopsis: Chris, in the role of Captain Mitch Nelson, has the task of leading his team of 12 soldiers to take down the Taliban
‘Hope you will feel the chemistry!’
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team that’s deployed to Afghanistan following the events of 9/11.
Chris, in the role of Captain Mitch Nelson, has the task of leading his team of 12 soldiers to take down the Taliban.
Family: Chris and Elsa married in 2010, later welcoming three children, daughter India Rose, five, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, three
Elsa plays the part of the captain’s dutiful wife, who looks after their daughter while he is at war.
Chris and Elsa married in 2010, later welcoming three children, daughter India Rose, five, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, three.
The Hollywood heartthrob recently opened up on his relationship with Elsa, telling GQ Australia: ‘My wife and I fell in love, had kids, didn’t really see each other for a few years, then fell back in love.’
‘In terms of work, [Elsa] has certainly given up more than I have,’ Chris added.
Rekindled their romance: The Hollywood heartthrob recently opened up on his relationship with Elsa, telling GQ Australia : ‘My wife and I fell in love, had kids, didn’t really see each other for a few years, then fell back in love’