Elsa Pataky reflected on her decision to stop acting at the height of her career to start a family.
Speaking to Jones magazine this week, the star of Fast And The Furious, 44, explained that she selflessly chose to put her acting career on hold after having children so that her superstar husband Chris Hemsworth, 37, could focus on making films.
‘I decided to focus on them and put my career aside, just do little things here and there and try to be happy with it, even if it was my passion and I loved what I did,’ the mother-of-three said.
‘At times it was difficult’: Elsa Pataky, 44, reflected on her decision to stop acting at the height of her career to start a family
However, with Chris’ career development, Elsa couldn’t help feeling jealous.
“It was difficult at times, because you see the person you love doing what you love so much, you see him making films and I wish I could too,” she confessed.
‘But because of my family, I didn’t want to shoot anywhere else and it was Chris’s time – I just let him know that he could do what he had to do and we will follow him,’ added Elsa.
Sacrifice: Speaking to Jones this week, the star of Fast And The Furious, 44, explained that she selflessly chose to put her acting career on hold after having children so that her superstar husband Chris Hemsworth, 37, (right) could focus on making movies
‘You see them making films and wish they could too’: However, as Chris’ career prospered, Elsa couldn’t help feeling jealous. Elsa photographed with her three children: daughter India Rose and twin sons Sasha and Tristan
Born in Madrid, Spain, Elsa found fame playing Elena Neves in the franchise The Fast and the Furious, as well as starring in popular films such as Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Give ‘Em Hell, Malone (2009).
She married Australian heartthrob Chris in 2010, a year after breaking up with ex-actor Adrien Brody.
Elsa and Chris now share three children, daughter India Rose, eight, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, six, and live in a $ 30 million mansion near Byron Bay.
Returning to the craft: since moving to Australia, Chris has been consistently working on the Marvel superhero franchise, but Elsa had, until recently, shortened her career
In 2014, the couple exchanged the bright lights of Hollywood for a more relaxed lifestyle in Byron Bay, a small town on the north coast of New South Wales.
Since moving to Australia, Chris has been consistently working on Marvel’s superhero franchise, but Elsa had, until recently, reduced her career.
She recently finished filming Benjamin Millepied’s film adaptation of the opera Carmen in Sydney, Australia.
Her next role will be in an unnamed action movie, which is due to start shooting next month.
Although the exact nature of the film is unknown, Elsa confirmed that it has been working on his preparation for his role as a ‘kind of female John McClane [from Die Hard]’.
Meanwhile, Chris is currently filming scenes for his upcoming Marvel blockbuster, Thor: Love and Thunder.
Back on the screens: she recently finished filming Benjamin Millepied’s film adaptation of the opera Carmen in Sydney, Australia and her next role will be in an unnamed action film, which is scheduled to start shooting next month.
Thor busy! Meanwhile, Chris is currently filming scenes for his upcoming Marvel blockbuster, Thor: Love and Thunder