Chris Hemsworth announces he’s taking ‘time off’ acting following shock health news

Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he is taking a break from acting to spend time with his family.

The Thor star, 39, shared Vanity pursehas decided to take “time off” after filming a confrontational death episode in his new Disney+ docuseries Limitless.

“Doing an episode about death and facing your own mortality made me think, ‘Oh God, I’m not ready to go yet,'” he said.

Chris Hemsworth has announced he’s taking ‘time off’ from acting following shocking health news after undergoing extensive blood work on his new show

“I want to sit and be in this space with a greater sense of stillness and gratitude. And then you start talking about kids and family…”

Chris explained, “It really triggered something in me to want to take some time off. And since we finished the show, I’ve finished the things I was already contracted to do.”

He said he has decided to take “a good chunk of time off” with his wife Elsa Pataky and their three children – India, 10, and twin boys Sasha and Tristan, 8.

The Thor star, 39, told Vanity Fair he has decided to take ‘time off’ after filming a confrontational episode about death in his new Disney+ docu-series Limitless

It comes after Chris discovered that he is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, forcing him to face his “own mortality” while filming the show.

After having blood tests done for the program, he was told he is “eight to 10 times” more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than the general population because he is one of only two to three percent of people is with two copies of the APOE4 gene.

Limitless plays on Chris’ fame through superhero movies and follows him as he pushes the limits of what his body can do.

He will be featured on the Disney+ program with a variety of physical goals, such as what Variety said was 40 pounds of weight gain for a Thor movie.

“It really triggered something in me to want to get away from it all. And since we ended the show, I’ve finished the things I was already contracted to do,” he said

The blood work he received in support of the show resulted in the bombshell news that he is several times more likely than the general population to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain condition characterized in part by memory loss.

However, according to the CDC, there are apparently a number of steps people in his position can take to reduce their level of risk, such as making sure they get a good night’s sleep, limiting their alcohol consumption, and quitting smoking.

As a result, Chris responded to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease by adopting a healthier lifestyle.

It comes after Chris discovered he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, forcing him to face his ‘own mortality’ while filming the show