They may be an A-list couple, but Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky score a D-minus when it comes to the story behind their engagement.
Speaking to Nova's Fitzy, Wippa & Kate on Monday afternoon, Chris, 42, revealed that proposing to Elsa, 49, was more like a casual agreement rather than a dramatic symbol of love.
'We talked about getting married, before I even asked her to get married, and it was like, 'Yeah, why not, why not?' he sheepishly admitted, adding: 'So that kind of takes the air of the build-up.'
'It felt like a, 'Why not? I've got nothing better at the moment, we'll see how it goes', type of energy,' the former Home And Away actor laughed.
Chris, who shares three children with Elsa, even hinted that Elsa still hasn't let him forget about the low-key proposal, adding: 'I think she's still thinking about it.'
The star went on to cringe over how he actually proposed to Elsa despite her knowing it was coming, revealing that he hid the ring inside a box of chocolates.
I had it in my hand, in my pocket, and I thought, I've got to do something cool with it. This is about as creative as I got, I put it in a chocolate box,' he explained.
Chris and Elsa began dating in early 2010 after being introduced by a talent agent.
Their relationship progressed quickly, with the couple marrying in December that same year.
The couple relocated from the US in 2015 and now live in a $50m mansion in Byron Bay with their three children, India Rose, 13, and 11-year-old twin sons, Sasha and Tristan.
Earlier this week, Chris and Elsa gave a rare insight into their idyllic coastal lifestyle in an interview with PEOPLE.
'We got a big plot of land, a farm with horses, and our kids surf and fish and ride motorbikes all day.'
Elsa went on to add that she treasures her family's connection to the great outdoors.
'It's just being able to enjoy nature. When we go to a city, it's hard for us as a family, because we live outside, basically. We are in contact with nature all the time,' she said.
It comes after the actor opened up on his recent documentary about his dad's battle with Alzheimer's, calling the 'deeply personal' experience a 'love letter to my father'.
The Hollywood star released A Road Trip To Remember last year, which followed him and his father Craig, 70, revisiting his childhood homes across Australia, following Craig's diagnosis with early-stage Alzheimer's.
It came as a follow-up to his 2022 docuseries Limitless, where the actor learned he had two copies of the APOE4 gene – one from each parent – meaning he was eight to ten times more likely to develop the same disease.
Opening up about releasing the emotional and heartfelt documentary in a new interview with The Guardian, Chris admitted that he struggled with the idea of going public with his innermost feelings.
He said: 'I wondered if I was letting people too far in. Are they no longer going to believe in the action star or the Marvel character? And do I want people to know my fears and insecurities to this level?'
But while it wasn't easy, the Thor star sees the doc as one of the most important things he’s ever made, because of what it did for Craig.
'It was so deeply personal. It was a love letter to my father,' he said. 'It empowered him for a period, and stimulated memories that were being taken away from him.'
While Chris said that following the film, he's had people who also are battling Alzheimer’s tell him how they wanted their children to see it.
He explained that his dad's diagnosis has also had a profound effect on his own mentality about his career, with the actor able to slow down, instead of feeling the pressure to constantly be working and making money like he used to.
'My appetite for racing forward has really been reined in,' he said. 'I’ve become more aware of the fragility of things.
'You start thinking, "My dad won’t be here for ever." And my kids are now 11 and 13. Those nights where they’d fight over sleeping in our bed – suddenly they’re not happening any more.'
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