Los Angeles, March 2 – Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has revealed the key to his over-a-decade-long marriage with model wife Elsa Pataky, stating that it is honesty that keeps it alive.
The couple married in Australia in December 2010, months after they were introduced by his talent agent, William Ward, earlier that year.
Speaking about the secret behind their 16-year romance, Hemsworth told people.com: "There's an honesty, the guiding principle of truth, that you're going to get with Elsa. I can show something to a group of other people, and they might say, 'Oh, that's great,' but Elsa will tell me if it's not working."
Pataky added: "I'll tell him, 'That's not funny. It doesn't work.'"
Hemsworth said that "critical assessment" means Pataky "knows who I am, and we know what each other can do".
The Thor star uses his wife's critical eye in his acting career, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Hemsworth shared: "Elsa's honesty is my benchmark for whether something works. I take that into account when choosing films, commercials, or anything else. I know that I'm going to get the absolute truth from her, even when everyone else might tell me something different."
"And sometimes, she delivers this honesty with gentleness, so that it doesn't upset me, which I appreciate."
The couple have a daughter named India, 13, and 11-year-old twin sons called Sasha and Tristan, and their children "don't care" about Chris' global stardom.
Asked if his children are "scoring him cool points" for being a big film star, he said in February: "They don't care. They don't care at all. I think when they first realised I was Thor, they thought it was really cool. And then they realised they couldn't fly, and they thought it was less cool. Now they're just like, 'Ah, Dad, whatever.' Teenagers."
