Chris Hemsworth has shared a rare update on his health as he returns to work in Hollywood, after revealing his career could be “killing him” earlier this year.
The Thor star has been a beloved fixture of the big screen since his early days on Home and Away.
In May, it was reported that Hemsworth was filming the series Limitless in 2022 when he discovered it is “eight to 10 times” more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population.
Shortly after the news became public, the actor took a step back from Hollywood when news quickly began to circulate that Chris was retiring or had already developed the disease.
“It really bothered me a little bit because I felt like I had been vulnerable with something personal and shared it,” she said. vanity fair.
Speaking to Body + Soul Magazine In the United States, Chris said, “the imagined scenario is always worse than the reality.”
Chris spent a year recovering from a back injury he suffered while filming Thor: Love and Thunder and coming to terms with the genetic predisposition he was diagnosed with.
At 41, Chris said he has never been more optimistic about his health or returning to the Los Angeles set, where he moved to film for a period in early October.
Chris Hemsworth attends the European premiere of Transformers One at Cineworld Leiscester Square on September 19, 2024
“When you’re building or creating all kinds of disastrous outcomes for things, it’s very difficult to make clear decisions with any kind of precision,” he reflected upon receiving the news.
“It’s in the quieter moments of reflection and stillness that I can make decisions based on real purpose and drive.”
He also celebrated his 41st birthday in August and marked the fifth anniversary of his health and fitness app, Centr.
“I was going from job to job and I was stressed,” Chris said about his life before taking a break.
‘I was always putting in an extra 20 per cent of my time. Sometimes it just ended up being excessive and other times it had diminishing returns.’
He realized that pushing himself to his physical and mental limits would force something to give, and that it was better for someone to be a movie than his continued well-being.
Chris Hemsworth took a planned break from filmmaking to slow down and spend time with his wife Elsa Pataky and their three children. Pictured at the Transformers One premiere in Sydney.
“There may be a project I would love, but doing it means less time at home,” he continued.
‘Alternatively, I can see that I’ve been home enough to feel like I’m not going to go to work and feel guilty about having to be home. And that is the daily conversation we all have in our lives, whether you are in this business or another.”
So he planned to spend some time with his wife Elsa Pataky and their three children at their sprawling Byron Bay compound: surfing, riding dirt bikes and horseback riding.
Breakup or not, it wasn’t long before Chris returned to movie screens with another blockbuster.
The actor added that he persists in practicing meditation and said it is a crucial, but never easy, part of his wellness routine.
Chris walked the red carpet with his twins in Sydney for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, in which he starred alongside the indomitable Anya Taylor Joy as the film’s villain.
Now that he’s getting back into the routine of getting and staying in superhero shape, Chris revealed that a key component to not burning out is being “a little kinder and gentler with yourself” in the gym.
“I used to have the mentality that if I didn’t come out of the gym crawling, I hadn’t worked hard enough, which is not necessary,” Chris said.
“I’m also listening to my body more, being patient with the process and not just tearing myself apart every session.”
The actor added that he persists in practicing meditation and said it is a crucial, but never easy, part of his wellness routine.
He laughed when asked if he uses guided meditations in his own app.
“I read a lot of sleep meditations about this, so I don’t fall asleep listening to the sound of my own voice.”
Chris, now 41, says he is “kinder and gentler” on himself when he goes to the gym.
Chris made a confrontational admission about the root of his workaholic nature in an episode of the Disney+ reality series Limitless, admitting that his career choice stems from a difficult childhood.
‘If I’m totally honest, I acted to get my parents out of debt. It could be killing me. “When I started acting, my parents had very little money,” he began.
“Talking to my dad about when he’ll be able to pay the bank and him saying, ‘Never, we’ll die having to pay it,’ that really bothered me since I was young.”
Despite having a net worth of more than A$220 million, Chris admitted he still felt unresolved “stress” stemming from his troubled upbringing.
After having blood tests for the program, he was informed that he is “eight to ten times” more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, because he is one of two to three percent of people with two copies of the gene. APOE4.
Chris lives in a $30 million mansion with his wife Elsa and daughter India Rose, 12, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, 10.
Chris Hemsworth (pictured) has revealed the heartbreaking reason he started acting and why he believes the career that brought him fame and fortune is slowly “killing” him.
‘If I’m totally honest, I acted to get my parents out of debt. It could be killing me. When I started acting, my parents had very little money. growing up,” Chris began. Pictured with his brother Liam and parents Craig and Leonie.