Popsugar Parenting Family Life Elsa Pataky Opened Up About Her Marriage to Chris Hemsworth Elsa Pataky Opened Up About Motherhood: "It's the Hardest but Greatest Job in the World" 25 August 2020 by Perri Konecky Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS It's been almost 10 years since Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky tied the knot, but the superhero couple and down-to-earth family know that it takes work every single day to do what they do. The 44-year-old actress and fitness enthusiast sat down with Australia's Body+Soul magazine and she opened up about motherhood and her seemingly picture-perfect marriage to Thor himself. "It's funny that people think of us as a perfect couple," she said. "No way. It's been ups and downs, and we still keep working at the relationship. I think a relationship is constant work. It's not easy. I always try to see the positives of things." Elsa started to really understand that work both physically and emotionally following the birth of their daughter in 2012. "I had to slow down during my pregnancies and I couldn't exercise as hard as I wanted," she said, adding: "I remember feeling a bit lost when I had India. I thought my life was going to be the same [when I had kids] and I would keep working. But I couldn't. Chris would come home and say, 'How was your day?' And I didn't feel proud to say: I'm just a mum. But you should. Because it's the hardest but greatest job in the world." "I love acting, but having balance is important to me." Elsa and Chris have three kids — 8-year-old daughter India Rose and 6-year-old twin sons Tristan and Sasha — but no matter the roles that come up for her, motherhood will always be the one she's most proud of. "I really liked being with the kids," Elsa said. "I wanted to take them to school and pick them up every day. I just love that moment. I didn't grow up with my parents [around] and I missed that so much, so I wanted to give that to my kids." She added: "I love acting, but having balance is important to me. So, if something comes along that fits into my life and lets me work close to home, then I'm happy to do it." Check out photos of Elsa and Chris's family life ahead. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Jun 25, 2020 at 9:24am PDT 1 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Jul 18, 2019 at 2:10pm PDT 2 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Jul 15, 2020 at 5:04am PDT 3 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Feb 14, 2020 at 4:00pm PST 4 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Apr 27, 2020 at 4:27pm PDT 5 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Dec 22, 2019 at 9:16pm PST 6 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Dec 11, 2019 at 1:45am PST 7 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Nov 17, 2019 at 1:10am PST 8 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Jul 14, 2020 at 5:07pm PDT 9 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Sep 12, 2019 at 4:52am PDT 10 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Sep 20, 2019 at 1:55am PDT 11 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on May 13, 2019 at 3:09pm PDT 12 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Aug 11, 2019 at 12:41am PDT 13 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Jun 14, 2019 at 2:48pm PDT 14 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on May 31, 2019 at 6:00am PDT 15 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Oct 28, 2018 at 4:56am PDT 16 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Dec 7, 2018 at 4:14am PST 17 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Nov 23, 2019 at 3:51pm PST 18 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on May 6, 2019 at 4:53am PDT 19 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:53pm PDT 20 / 21 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elsa Pataky (@elsapatakyconfidential) on Mar 4, 2019 at 3:44am PST 21 / 21 Family LifeCelebrity FamiliesCelebrity QuotesElsa PatakyCelebrity CouplesChris Hemsworth