Chris Hemsworth has revealed why he decided to leave LA and move back to his home country, Australia. The 42-year-old actor described his decision to move away from Hollywood’s glamorous life in LA as the “greatest decision” he’s made, after admitting that he did not enjoy his time there.
Chris Hemsworth opens up about leaving LA for Australia
Chris Hemsworth confesses that moving out of LA was the “greatest decision” he has made. The “Avengers” star shared that coming home to “paparazzi and all the sort of trappings” of the city emboldened his decision to relocate his family to a large farm in Australia.
During an episode of SmartLess, Hemsworth shared, “It was right around the time my boys were born, and it was just, we kind of were set up in LA and not enjoying it, you know? Like nothing was shooting there. We were filming kind of everywhere else.”
He added, “And then … you’d come home and paparazzi and all the sort of trappings of, you know, living in that space.”
The “Thor” star and his actress wife, Elsa Pataky, relocated to a sprawling farm in Australia. Hemsworth further explained, “You know, when you come back from work, you wanna go on a holiday? Like coming home for me is – it feels like a holiday. We have a big farm, horses, motorbikes and surf.”
Hemsworth also spoke to PEOPLE at the world premiere of his new movie “Crime 101” in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 10. He revealed what his children think of his illustrious Hollywood career. The star quipped, “They don’t care. They don’t care at all.” Hemsworth added that his children were enamored by his role as Thor, but changed their opinion once they realized that he couldn’t fly.
The 42-year-old star shared, “I reckon when they first realized I was Thor, they thought it was really cool. And then they realized they couldn’t fly, and they thought it was less cool.”
