Elsa Pataky covers the new issue of Women’s Health UK. The shoot is actually rather pretty, and Elsa is showing off her truly aspirational figure. She’s very athletic and props to her. I’ve never been able to get abs like that, but that’s mostly because I loathe crunches and such. In the interview, Elsa talks about how she loves being active with her three young children and her super-buff husband, of course. Some highlights:
She’s all about fitness: ‘I mean, I love fitness, I love sports – I’ve been into it since I was 15, working my body and just building it. I always admire sports bodies in women – that athletic look. Even when other people say, “Oh she’s too muscly,” I always like it. I’ll never be in that professional shape, but I like to get as close to that as I can.’
Chris and Elsa help each other: ‘He’ll hold the pads for me, although I won’t for him as he’d smash me into the wall. When he was training for Thor, he came home with this bodyfat measurer – you know, where you clip the parts where you accumulate fat? So it became a competition between us. If I had some fat somewhere I’d be like, “Grr, I’m working that part.” It’s fun, it’s just like a challenge, for no other reason that I like to challenge myself.’
On her husband being the Sexiest Man Alive: ‘It’s funny when it’s your husband. For me, sexy is the inside of someone. Of course I think he’s beautiful and fit, but I will never tell him that because he will get too, how do you say, “cocky”? He’ll be like, “What do you think of that?”
And I’ll say, “Well, I’ve been the sexiest woman in Spain for a lot of years.” It’s all just a joke, though.’She’s in Fast & Furious 7: ‘I’m a fearless person and my dream was always to be in an action movie where the female characters are as tough as the men. I think they forgot I would be pregnant [when filming]. I did get excited about doing stunts, but then they won’t let you do anything – like, nothing. You can’t even break a nail.’
I hate body fat measurers. They should have an IDGAF measurer. Anyway, it sounds like Elsa and Chris are legitimately competitive with each other. Maybe he likes that – I know a lot of men love it when their ladies join them at the gym and take equal care in their fitness routines. But it does sound… I don’t know, too competitive? I came out of this interview hoping that Chris has someone in his life where he can just hang out and each popcorn or something. And of course Elsa will never tell Chris that he’s looking good. Yeah, because men never like it if you stroke their egos, amirite?
Meanwhile, Elsa posted these on her Instagram, because Chris moved his family out of LA so his kids could grow up without the paparazzi, except Elsa will always find a way to show off their children. And you know what? She’s the one keeping his public image afloat. If it was left up to Chris, he would be insulting people right and left and living like a hermit.
Photos courtesy of Women’s Health UK, Elsa’s Instagram.
Abs are made in the kitchen, actually.
Ain’t that the truth. I’ll never have abs because I take my wine and penne a la vodka seriously.
This surely must be why I’ve never had any despite exercise. I love bread and potatoes.
I tell my husband he’s beautiful, inside and out, all the time. Because he is, to me.
I do the same with my boyfriend. All the time. I think it’s important for people to hear it. It’s part of the love we have for them, isn’t it?
I agree. I like to hear that he thinks I’m pretty. I would be sad if he never said it.
@gnat
That’s lovely. Good for you! I also like to compliment husband. Kindness is important.
Same here.
These pics posted on her Instagram are in fact from some paps in Australia
Great abs
I don’t pay a ton of attention to the Lesser Odinson, but it seems like I actually see *more* of him/his family now that he’s out of LA. Is that just me? Or did I miss the wall-to-wall coverage when he lived in the US?
And why can’t she post pictures of her family? It’s her family, if she wants to show them, let her!
It is her/their right, but then he turns around and complains about paparazzi invading his privacy, but his wife posting photos of their children on social media raises interest in the family. To most people who read tabloids, there’s no difference between pap photos and instagram. It’s a disconnect between “leave us alone” and “here are personal photos from inside our home of our children for your consumption.”
I agree. There is a huge difference between posting a few pics of your choice and having the paps stalk you for pics of your kids. I think people just love to hate her for some reason (still haven’t figured that out) and will criticize anything she does. I always think her pics are cute and she sounds utterly normal in this interview.
@DKMIF- It was a brilliantly ballsy move posting those pap shots.
I’m surprised their marriage lasted this long… I remember how random it was when they married. He was fresh off a break up with an Australian girl at the time.
I think it was only random for him.
Elsa was actively looking, she had a dialect coach who set her up with several male celebrities before Chris, and then with Chris.
I so envy the opportunity to choose from a string of men whose relationship histories are known. When dating a non-famous guy, it’s always like reaching into a pot of M&M’s after being told that some of them are poisoned, you never know what you’re getting until it’s too late.
With famous men, it’s easier. I mean I’d know to stay away from dudes like Sean Penn, who is a loud-and-proud racist and domestic abuser.
Wasn’t it through a dialect coach she met Adrian Brody?
Yes, and Olivier Martinez after that…
The whole dialect coaching has not worked, though, Elsa can’t shake off the Spanish accent and Chris only halfway nails other accents for his movies. He always looks so tense when he says his lines, it’s like there’s a “crikey!” threatening to burst past his lips at any moment.
I’d love for that to happen while he is Thor.
“Meanwhile, Elsa posted these on her Instagram, because Chris moved his family out of LA so his kids could grow up without the paparazzi, except Elsa will always find a way to show off their children”
They’re not HIS kids, she is the mom and have all the right to show them off. like a lot of moms do.
I don’t know, I think if you’re really into fitness, it can be easier to be with someone who is also into fitness. CHems seems like a natural athlete who likes outdoorsy, sporty hobbies, and Elsa seems to be with him in that. And given how much he does have to train for Thor, it must be nice to have a partner who supports you. I felt a little bad when Chris Pratt was talking about losing weight for Guardians of the Galaxy because it didn’t seem like Anna Faris was really supporting him in that, and it can be really hard to manage your diet if your partner is constantly tempting you. I’ve struggled with my weight my whole life, but it got a lot easier to get motivated and stay on point when I started dating a guy who is a gym regular and watches his diet, too. It became a thing we share, and some of our early dates were healthy cooking classes. Now that we live together, grocery shopping, hitting up farmer’s markets, and preparing healthy food is one of our core “us time” activities, and while I’ll never be as fit as him, he encourages me and pushes me in the gym to go a little harder, raise my goals, and keep pursuing health goals. We’re training now for our summer vacation, which is a walking tour of Japan. I would never ever have thought that was something I could do before, but he puts that goal in front of me and encourages me to meet it.
Anna was very supportive of Chris Pratt, but they are more down-to-Earth and their relationship is not based on how ripped they are and how low they can get their body fat percentage to get. Friendly reminder that Anna is a very active and fit woman and she married a guy whose natural shape is chubby, so that says a lot of good things about their relationship.
Also Chris Pratt took the slimming down process as a part of his job and not as a life goal. Which might serve him a lot more, long term.
Now, if he didn’t take so much pleasure in hunting, he would be perfect.
I just remember a lot of comments about her continuing to bake things and him not being able to eat them, which seems counterproductive. But you’re right, she’s got a banging body and must have to work for it at least a little. And I have seen photos of them biking together.
Amen to the hunting part! That completely ruins it.
She’s allowed to bake for herself, she doesn’t have to fit Marvel’s mental image of what Star Lord looks like.
I’m just saying, they sound like a fun couple who appreciate each other for other things besides their bodies.
And let’s not forget that during the time he began training to become Star Lord, Anna had been pregnant, had given birth prematurely and they were both worried about their baby. I think she’s allowed to not want to subject her body to more stress and deprivation, two things that dieting brings.
That still doesn’t sound unsupportive to me.
The hunting thing is just such an upsetting detail.
I was born in a communist country and I was malnourished as a child, so sometimes we had to resort to hunting small animals and birds to live, but even then I could not bring myself to kill the creatures. And it worries me when I come across people who have no hesitation in taking a life.
Very, very true. When my husband lost a lot of weight and was exercising and eating healthy, I did so right along with him. In the past few years we’ve gotten lazy together too. And when I start to eat healthier, he brings me chocolate and chips. I drives me nuts sometimes. But I’m soooo tempted, especially the chocolate!
Well you can have one piece not the whole bag. If it’s dark chocolate with high cocoa content it will even help speed your metabolism and aid in losing weight.
I got a Maxi Kinder Egg from my housemate yesterday and I was tempted to eat my way to the toy in the middle, but I decided I can just crack the chocolate shell and put it away, then look at the toy. It was a Hello Kitty figurine taking a bath, and it was so cute, I played with it until I forgot about the chocolate. I’m supposed to be an adult.
I agree. My husband is suuuuuper fit, as in he has arms the same as Thor there (but he’s not as pretty lol) and one of our favourite activities is going for walks or exercising together. We even go to the park and do silly things like throw frisbee just to get out of the house. It’s a great chance for us to talk and have a laugh, it’s one of our biggest connectors.
Instead she tells Women’s Health UK, because of course.
The Hemsworth’s are a good looking bunch. More power to them for working out together. If you ever see me running you should join in, because Jason Voorhees is behind me.
Exactly! +1
LOL! That was awesome. Same here, I’m definitely not a runner
He’ll be like, “What do you think of that?”
And I’ll say, “Well, I’ve been the sexiest woman in Spain for a lot of years.” It’s all just a joke, though.’
Subtle
I seem to recall an Esquire interview of Chris in his home with the reporter and Elsa interrupting them to show her latest cover. Elsa was outright fishing for compliments on her ass. I quote:
“The afternoon trips along. The baby naps. A friend, visiting from Australia, steps out of the haze of jet lag to say hello. Pataky sits at the table and tells tales about The Fast and the Furious. Just now she’s on the cover of Women’s Health, turned at her hips, with the words GREAT BUTT! and a giant red arrow pointing to that very butt. She signs one for me, slides it across the table, and asks, “What do you think?”
The autograph? The butt? The cover shot? Who wants to answer that? Hemsworth, his hands folded behind his head, seems to understand. “It’s great,” he says, gracious and aware. “It’s a great butt, honey.” She is pleased to hear it, particularly from him.
“Good,” she says. “Very good answer.””
I remember the interview too. I remember not being able to tell what was more disturbing: her talking over him and interrupting or Elsa-jacking the interview…
It must be great being so pretty that you can get away with everything.
She really seems awful to me. And she’s not very good at disguising it.
She really IS awful, that’s the reason she is not in Spain anymore. She is a celebrity hunter, and she got it, she’s got zero talent and all her beauty is because of a plastic surgeon. Just google her circa 1995 in her first appearances (“Al Salir de Clase”)
It’s like a Spanish Kim Kardashian wannabe.
she is so pukey, completely show off “y”. She just grates on my nerves. I must say ” IDGAF measurer” I absolutely love this and made my day!”
I love the IDGAF-checker idea. I think it should come with a custom display option with a counter for negative numbers.
We might just get our wish, a few years ago some firm designed an actual, remote controlled “flying f**k”.
She’s just like one of those ridiculous facebook people thirsty for attention, but in a larger level. They’re all like “family and friends are all that matter” but while “friends and family” are together, they’re taking pics and posting. Not saying she doesn’t spend her time with her kids, though.
Standard pathetic plastic tit Spanish model…