Elsa Pataky reveals the downside of relocating to Sydney city from coastal Byron Bay with her husband Chris Hemsworth and their children – and why moving to Australia was the right choice for her family
Elsa Pataky has revealed that along with her husband and children, she has relocated to Sydney after years of living in the coastal NSW town of Byron Bay.
The Spanish actress, 44, told The Sydney Morning Herald that there are downsides to moving from the laid-back seaside enclave to the big smoke.
She said: ‘It’s a whole new experience… I can’t dress down as much as I do in Byron Bay – we hope to get back there on the weekends.’
Moves: Elsa Pataky has revealed that along with her husband and children, she has relocated to Sydney after years of living in the coastal NSW town of Byron Bay. The couple are pictured at their Byron Bay home
Elsa added at the couple’s three children will be schooled in the city for the time being.
The actress went on to say that living in Australia has been the right decision for the previously LA-based family.
‘Byron has been beautiful. We made the right decision in 2014 to leave LA and come to Australia – it’s been great for the kids to be in nature, enjoy animals and go horse riding,’ she said.
Moves: The Spanish actress says there are downsides to relocating from the laid-back seaside enclave to the big smoke. ‘I can’t dress down as much as I do in Byron Bay – we hope to get back there on the weekends’ she said
Love it! The actress added that living in Australia has been a blessing. ‘Byron has been beautiful. We made the right decision in 2014 to leave LA and come to Australia – it’s been great for the kids to be in nature, enjoy animals and go horse riding,’ she said
Luckily the move to Sydney is only temporary, while Elsa shoots her new movie Interceptor and Chris, 37, works on Thor: Love and Thunder.
Chris and Elsa moved to Bryon Bay with their children, daughter India Rose, eight, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, seven, in 2014.
They live in the suburb of Broken Head, a 20-minute drive from central Byron, in a mega-mansion estimated to be worth $30million.
Wow! They live in the suburb of Broken Head, a 20-minute drive from central Byron, in a mega-mansion estimated to be worth $30million. Pictured: Ab Indigenous mural inside the home
Nice! The property features a 50-metre infinity pool (pictured), two bars and a gym complex including steam, sauna and massage rooms
They spent years renovating their home, which sits on 4.2 hectares of land, with the help of Sydney-based MCK Architects – but the development faced some resistance from locals, who compared it to a multi-storey car park or shopping centre.
The property features a 50-metre infinity pool, a large Indigenous mural, two bars and a gym complex including steam, sauna and massage rooms.
The home’s 50-metre pool alone is estimated to have cost at least $400,000, and the enormous indoor mural could be worth as much as $100,000.
Hard at work: Luckily the move to Sydney is only temporary, while Elsa shoots her new movie Interceptor and Chris, 37, works on Thor: Love and Thunder