Chris Hemsorth's A-list Ibiza birthday bash
Aussie movie star Chris Hemsworth celebrated his 42nd birthday this week with a celeb-filled party on a yacht Ibiza – while wife Elsa Pataky stayed home in Byron Bay to do the grocery shopping.
Hemsworth had assembled an A-list crew of family and friends to mark his birthday on Monday, including his fellow actor brothers Luke and Liam, Oscar winner Matt Damon, actor / director Taika Waititi and his wife, pop star Rita Ora.
Matt Damon (centre) almost makes a splash as Liam Hemsworth (top) watches on. Picture: BW / Dj Sergio Garrido / BACKGRID
Hemsworth is currently working in Europe, but wife Elsa has stayed home and was spotted this week having a decidedly less glamorous day out: Heading out to do grocery shopping in Byron Bay near the couple's beachside manor, reusable bags in tow.
Rita Ora: 'I thought you said we were going on a yacht?' She' there with husband Taika Waititi (left) and birthday boy Chris (right). Picture: BW / Dj Sergio Garrido / BACKGRID
Rita Ora, celeb no. 347 to be photographed in a bikini on a boat in Europe this month. Picture: BW / Dj Sergio Garrido / BACKGRID
Liam Hemsworth paid birthday tribute to his brother on Instagram yesterday, sharing a photo of all three brothers together on the boat trip with the message: 'Happy birthday brother Chris! Thanks for always being such a wonderful legend. Never change. I hope I have abs like you when I grow up. Love you.'
Little bro Liam in holiday mode. Picture: BW / Dj Sergio Garrido / BACKGRID
It was a rare pic of Liam, Luke and Chris all together – but many of Liam's followers were more distracted by shirtless Chris' ultra-jacked physique.
Chris (right) on board the luxury yacht … Picture: BW / Dj Sergio Garrido / BACKGRID
… while Elsa does the grocery run back home in Byron. Picture: MEDIA-MODE.COM
'I'll take the abs, the boat invite, and maybe just 10% of the Hemsworth genetics,' one fan quipped.
Another declared it 'just not fair to all the other men on the planet.'
This pic from the birthday celebrations sent fans into overdrive yesterday.
Meanwhile, Chris' wife Elsa may not have been there to celebrate with him in person, but the 49-year-old Spanish actress did share a sweet message on social media in honour of her husband and father to her three children.
'Happy birthday to my Rocky Balboa,' Pataky wrote alongside a video post with several photos.
Elsa stayed home, but she did share a sweet birthday tribute to her husband on social media. Picture: Instagram/elsapataky
'You're the best of the best.'
Chris has been spending much of his time in the UK of late, with production on Marvel's hugely anticipated Avengers film currently underway.
He's set to reprise his role of Thor, which he debuted in 2011, alongside fellow MCU great Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Doomsday, which hits cinemas next year.
Russo brothers Joe and Anthony are directing the movie and its follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, the latter of which is set to be released in May 2027.
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