Every parent will want to name their newborn child which is either based on inspiration or holds a unique meaning. Because of it, we have come across a variety of unique names that have left some minds puzzled.
For instance, on 11th May 2012, An Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky were blessed with healthy baby girl named India Rose Hemsworth. This has left many fans of Chris wondering that why on earth would you name your daughter after a country.
The answer that a couple provided was that firstly the couple is very fond of India due to its unique culture and people; secondly Elsa had a good time while her stay in this said country. Apart from her unique name, there are more fun facts about India Rose which we will reveal soon in much latter part of the article. But first we will talk about her parents, how did these two met together at the first place.
Chris Hemsworth – Everything about him
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor, producer and model. He was born on 11th August 1983 in Melbourne, Australia to Craig Hemsworth who worked as social services counselor and to Leonie who was an English professor. He is middle child of the family as he has two brothers: One elder brother name Luke Hemsworth and one younger brother name Liam Hemsworth.
Both of his brothers are also actors as well. Chris’s has an interesting combination of ancestry roots as from his mother side he belongs from Dutch and Irish lineage, while from father side, he comes from Scottish, English and German ancestry. He completed his high school education from the Heathmont College.
Chris’s Career: From TV to Hollywood
Chris started his acting career by performing in several of television shows and soap operas including Guinevere Jones, Marshall Law, The Saddle club and Home and Away. But his career soared when he played the fictional role of James T. Kirk in Star Trek film. Chris received many positive appraisals for his acting in aforementioned film.
But this didn’t stop here as later on 2010, He got an acting role in film Cash starring another English actor name Sean Bean. The director for this film himself become the loyal supporter of the Chris as he himself reveal that this is new talent that Hollywood has been missing, he should be pushed further in the realms of Hollywood.
Since then Chris Hemsworth has performed brilliantly as the number of films he has starred at either become box office or earned immense amount of millions worldwide especially for his role of Thor in Marvel’s Avengers franchise. Although he has yet to win major awards such as Oscars, Academy Awards but Chris has two rewards from People Choice of Awards and was nominated by British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for his role as Thor.
Chris Hemsworth Wife – Elsa Pataky
Elsa Pataky is a Spanish actress and model. She was born on 18th July 1976 in Madrid to Jose Francisco Lafuente and Cristina Medianu Pataky. Her father Jose worked as biochemist while her mother worked as Romanian Publicist. Elsa has one step younger brother name Cristian Prieto Medianu who works as cinematographic director.
Elsa has completed her bachelor’s in journalism and acting. In addition to this, she is fluent in five languages consisting of Spanish, English, Romanian, French, Portuguese and Italian.
When compared with husband’s career, Elsa has also starred in numerous of films and television shows. Some of famous films where she had casted for included Snakes on the Plane, Fast & Furious 6 and 7, Iznogoud and Thor: the Dark World. Furthermore, she became the first female to represent the Time Force’s jewelry line, Ultimate Jewel.
Chris Hemsworth Wedlock to Elsa Pataky
Chris first met Elsa through their media representative William Ward somewhere around 2010. The moment their eyes met, their instantly felt as they have found their other half. After three months of dating, the couple got married on December 2010 during Christmas Holidays.
After two years of marriage, on 2012 the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, name India Rose Hemsworth. Then on 2014, India became an elder sister to two twin brothers, Tristan and Sasha Hemsworth.
Chris Almost Lost his Daughter
After having three kids, many dramatic changes took place within Hemsworth’s family. With children still young, Elsa put her career behind and decided to focus on taking care of her family first. This decision put extra burden on Chris as now he was sole breadwinner of the family.
Desperate not to be left behind, Chris became deeply focused on pursing his career by casting in many films non-stop from back to back. His major breakthrough in Hollywood film “Thor” prompted him to continue grinding in film industry. Because of this, his family especially his children become neglected.
Chris’s long absences put a huge impact on India Rose. In fact one day, for father race day held by Rose’s school, Chris made sure to be available for the race. Despite winning, India didn’t even bother watching her father win the race. This event caused Chris to open his eyes and understood a crucial message which was in pursing his career, he was losing his family.
Hence Chris felt shame and took a bold decision to step back from acting and take care of his kids. His decision restored the joy that family was missing and his kids are more thrilled to have their father around.
Some Fun Facts about India Rose Hemsworth
1) India Rose was born in London. Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
2) At present, she is nine years old.
3) She has a talent for acting as in past she has once fooled her parents pretending to be sick so that she doesn’t get to go school.
4) India loves spending time with her family by engaging in outdoors including surfing and yoga.
5) She and her family currently reside in Byron Bay, Australia.
