Elsa Pataky stuns on the cover of Sunday Life magazine

Elsa Pataky stuns on the cover of Sunday Life magazine as she reveals why moving to Australia with her husband Chris Hemsworth was the right choice for her family

Elsa Pataky graced the cover of latest edition of Sunday Life.

The 44-year-old Spanish actress beamed in a yellow knit midi-dress for the magazine’s fashion special.

She displayed her newly brunette hair in the photo shoot, which she complemented with a bronzed makeup look.

Cover girl:  Elsa Pataky graces the cover of this weekend’s Sunday Life

‘It’s been a great experience shooting the cover for @SundayLife and working with this amazing team,’ she wrote on Instagram.

In the accompanying interview, Elsa, who shares three children with her husband Chris Hemsworth, said living in Australia had been the right decision for her family.

‘Byron has been beautiful. We made the right decision in 2014 to leave Los Angeles and come to Australia,’ 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

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

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

‘It’s been great for the kids to be in nature, enjoy animals and go horse riding.’ 

Elsa and Chris moved to Bryon Bay with their children, daughter India Rose, eight, and seven-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan, about seven years ago. 

They’ve temporarily moved to Sydney while Elsa shoots the new movie Interceptor and Chris, 37, works on Thor: Love and Thunder. 

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

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

The model said there were some downsides to being back in a major city. 

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.’ 

Elsa added the couple’s children were attending school in Sydney for the time being.

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

 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