He's a superhero on screen, but in real life Chris Hemsworth is flesh and blood, and when it comes to the health of the universe, he doesn't get a celebrity pass.
The successful 39-year-old Australian actor (best known as the superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and as the Huntsman in the films "Snow White and the Huntsman" and "The Huntsman: Winter's War"), revealed in an interview with Variety that was published last Thursday that he has an increased genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's Because he was a double carrier of a gene that he inherited from both of his parents.
The shocking news about the dramatic find was received by Hemsworth while filming the fifth episode of his successful documentary series "Limitless" which appeared this week on the streaming service Disney+.
"It sparked something in me that made me want to take a break," revealed the successful actor, saying that he is still bound by contracts for the projects he is committed to completing.
"When I finish promoting the movie this week, I'm going home and I'm going to take a long break to just live. To be with the kids and the wife," he said (Hemsworth is married to actress Elsa Pataky and father of a 10-year-old girl and 8-year-old twins; ed).
Sanctifies the family.
Hemsworth and his family, photo: AP
Hemsworth added and shared that filming the episode about death brought him to the conclusion that he is "not ready to go yet".
"You start talking about children and family and realize that they are growing up and you keep adding film after film. Before you realize what is happening, they are already 18 and leaving home and you have missed your window of opportunity," he shared his fear that his career would damage the delicate family fabric that important to him.
Hemsworth added that today he is much more picky about the projects he chooses to take part in and feels much more comfortable turning down offers.
Refuses more easily.
Hemsworth, photo: AP
According to medical studies published by the "National Institutes of Health" (NIH) in the United States last year, it appears that one in four people is a carrier of one copy of the gene, with two to three percent of the population carrying both.
"I'm not retiring from acting," Hemsworth sought to clarify to his millions of worried fans unequivocally in the interview, but said that his grandfather has been dealing with Alzheimer's in recent years, a disease he has now discovered that he himself, as mentioned, has a 8-10 times higher chance of developing than the average person.
He also added and revealed in the interview that Disney talked to him about the possibility of shelving the medical revelation from the series because of the sensitivity of the subject, but it was he who finally insisted on airing it.
"If it makes people take good care of themselves and realize that there is something to be done - that's fantastic," he said.
With the discovery, Hemsworth can now adjust his lifestyle and take steps that will help him delay the disease, such as strict nutrition, fitness, regular sleep and leading a carefree lifestyle with as little stress as possible.
"I wasn't aware of any of that," Hemsworth shared of the information revealed to him after the diagnosis.
"Now I feel grateful that I have all the tools to work on myself in the best possible way," he shared.
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