Currently at the heart of a documentary series on the human body, Chris Hemsworth has made a discovery about his health. The opportunity for him to take a step back.
“Dealing with your own mortality.” Central character of the documentary Without limits on Disney+, Chris Hemsworth shares his journey to discover how it is possible to live longer and healthier. During six episodes, the Australian actor meets experts of all kinds to grasp all the subtleties of the human body. But during the filming, the interpreter of Thor uncovered some rather disturbing information about his health.
During medical tests, Chris Hemsworth discovered that he carried two copies of the ApoE4 gene, associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Due to his genetic predispositions, the actor has “eight to ten times more risk” to develop the disease. News shared off-camera by the doctor and which upset the father of the family, although his grandfather is affected by the disease. “Do I have to worry? Is it serious ?” he wondered, he reports for Vanity Fair. While he feels grateful to know about this aspect of his health, he still questioned his approach to his work and family life.
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“I feel like I’ve been sprinting for ten years, he admitted to the magazine. All those times when I should have stood back and said to myself ‘Wow, that’s amazing’, I was overwhelmed with other kinds of requests and requests and I was being pulled in different directions.” The opportunity for him to realize that he was not taking advantage “not really of what was right in front of [lui]”. This discovery of his genetic heritage and his career in general in the documentary had the effect of a booster shot for the actoraware that his work does not allow him to spend much time with his family.
“They age, they grow up and I continue to chain the films, he acknowledges. Before I know it, they’re 18 and left home, and I missed it all.” A real trigger that has “made you want to take a rest” and to give more importance to the directors with whom they wish to work or not. “After promoting the show, I’m going home and I’m going to have time for myself. To be with my children, to be with my wife”explained Chris Hemsworth.