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Actor Chris Hemsworth on a life away from the lens.
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hris Hemsworth may be one of the biggest stars in Hollywood but he’s happiest when he’s at the beach. “I know people want to imagine I spend all my life a showbiz parties but it’s really not me,” he begins. “Perhaps in the early days it was good fun to soak up the limelight a bit, but as you get older that whole thing becomes less and less attractive, and you actually grow to hate it.” His childhood was spent embracing the outdoors, going after outward bound pursuits and anything that meant fitness, health and oxygen. “I think getting the best out of life normally comes back to looking out for very simple things and recognising how important they are,” he continues. ”We live in a world that promotes wealth and excess and stardom and all that flashy stuff, but real joy and satisfactions comes from people and nature around
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you. That, for me, is the best way to live.” Friendly, funny and charming, the 37-yearold Thor star and dad of three has definitely reclined back into family life after a chaotic decade in front of the camera. The acceleration with which the Aussie actor suddenly leapt into
our consciousness in Australian soap Home and Away in 2004, progressing to Star Trek and A Perfect Getaway, ultimately paved the way for his portrayal of Marvel hero Thor. With a role that combined comic book legacy with incredible special effects and, of course, a need to bulk up for a role in a
