Chris Hemsworth shared a sweet message to his wife of 15 years, Elsa Pataky, on her 50th birthday.
The 42-year-old Australian actor took to his personal Instagram to post a collection of photos and videos reliving some of their best adventures together.
Chris Hemsworth celebrates wife Elsa Pataky’s 50th birthday. Instagram/@chrishemsworth
“Happy birthday to the forever adventurous, fun, fun, gorgeous @elsapataky ❤️😘,” Thor the star signed the post.
Hemsworth and Pataky, married since December 2010, have three beautiful children: 14-year-old daughter India Rose and 12-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.
While the Aussie dad often shares videos of his three kids, this post was purely about his and Elsa’s adventures.
One video showed Pataky’s wife jumping from a rock into a rock pool with a waterfall as Hemsworth filmed and watched.
In another video, Pataky climbs a rock in front of a beautiful tropical sunset.
After nearly 16 years of marriage, it was clear that the couple had countless memories to reminisce on. Earlier this year, Hemsworth revealed the one secret that had kept their spark alive all along.
Talking to PEOPLE In a joint interview in March, Hemsworth and Pataky lifted the lid on their idyllic life in Byron Bay, New South Wales, ultimately revealing the key to their marriage is simple: honesty.
The Thor star recalled recent adventures with his wife. Instagram/@chrishemsworth
“There’s an honesty, a north star of truth, that you get with Elsa. I can show something to a bunch of other people and they might say, ‘Oh, great job,’ but Elsa will tell me if it sucks,” Hemsworth said of his acting career.
“I’ll tell him, ‘This isn’t really funny. It doesn’t work,” Pataki confirmed.
Hemsworth says he relies on his wife’s honesty as a “barometer” for everything he does at work and in life.
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky consider “honesty” one of the pillars of their long-lasting relationship. Instagram/Elsa Pataky
“It’s like everyone else can tell me one thing, but I know I’ll get the absolute truth from her,” he beamed.
“And it’s sometimes wrapped in tenderness from time to time so as not to break my soul, which I appreciate,” he smiled.
In a quickie marriage that usually spells doom for Hollywood relationships, the superstar couple tied the knot three months after their agents introduced them in 2010.
The star couple put fun and honesty first in their relationship. Instagram
The actor has opened up countless times in the past about the importance of communication in his relationships.
Above all, Hemsworth also attributes the success of their marriage to “fun.”
He went on to say that “having an adventurous spirit and making time for each other” is important for a long-lasting connection.
“The hard times were when all the work, all the kids, and suddenly the ‘we’ in the relationship… kind of doesn’t exist, you’re just juggling a household or a work family schedule,” Hemsworth said.