Elsa Pataky reveals why she quit acting to raise her children

Elsa Pataky has revealed that she put aside her acting career to be the best mother than she can be. 

Speaking to this week’s Stellar Magazine, the Spanish actress, 45, says that family ultimately came first. 

‘I was really dedicated to my kids,’ she told the publication on Saturday. 

‘I took a couple of jobs when they were little and I was feeling really guilty and not feeling good about myself, because personally, I didn’t spend much time with my parents when I was little. So it was really important for me to be there for my kids’. 

Elsa admits that it wasn’t an easy decision – but it was the best choice for her young children. 

‘I knew what I was giving up and in that way it was a really difficult decision, but I thought at least my kids will be proud of me for the mother I am,’ she said. 

All together: Elsa and her husband Chris Hemsworth, 38, have three children, daughter India , nine, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, both eight. All pictured  

Family: ‘I took a couple of jobs when they were little and I was feeling really guilty and not feeling good about myself, because personally, I didn’t spend much time with my parents when I was little. So it was really important for me to be there for my kids’ she said 

Elsa and her husband Chris Hemsworth, 38, have three children, daughter India, nine, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, both eight. 

Out of retirement, Elsa returns to the big screen in her new Netflix movie, Interceptor. 

Elsa’s role in the action film, out June 3, sees her playing no-nonsense army lieutenant JJ Collins, who must save the world when 16 nuclear missiles are launched in the United States. 

Fit: Elsa’s role in the action film Interceptor (pictured), out June 3, sees her playing no-nonsense army lieutenant JJ Collins, who must save the world when 16 nuclear missiles are launched in the United States 

 ‘I knew what I was giving up and in that way it was a really difficult decision, but I thought at least my kids will be proud of me for the mother I am,’ she said of quitting acting. Pictured in her new film Interceptor 

‘I was really hungry, in a way, to show them that the time away from them was worth it. That their mum could save the world, too!’ she said of taking the role. 

The Fate of the Furious star and her Thor actor husband have been married since 2010. 

They reside in a $30million mansion in Broken Head, near the celebrity enclave of Byron Bay. 

Read more: In this week’s issue of Stellar Magazine with Elsa Pataky on the cover