Chris Hemsworth has received an outpouring of support from his fans after they claimed he’s taking fewer acting roles after finding out he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.
The Australian actor, 39, is reportedly not planning to retire anytime soon, but he is slowing down.
The Thor star currently has four projects in the works, including an upcoming Avengers sequel where he returns as his character Thor, and an untitled biopic about wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
However, a source said page six his agenda is clear beyond these movies.
‘He doesn’t plan on taking on many roles due to [learning about his high risk for] Alzheimer’s,” a source told the publication.
Support: Chris Hemsworth has received an outpouring of support from his fans after he claims he’s taking fewer acting roles after finding out he’s genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease.
Career: The Australian actor, 39, is reportedly not planning to retire anytime soon, but is slowing down (pictured in Avengers: Age of Ultron)
The former Home and Away star said vanity fair in November, he “isn’t talking about retiring by any means,” but about taking “a more curated approach to things.”
Chris’s fans have sent their best wishes to the star, writing: “No way, he’s too young for this.”
Another said: ‘Let’s hope it’s a long time before this happens to him. Just take care of yourself…keep going for checkups with your doctors…do what they tell you.’
A third wrote: “Alzheimer’s disease strikes at a much earlier age than many would believe.”
Another said: “He should retire right now no problem, make a movie here and there and that’s it.”
A fifth said: ‘I wish him all the best, take care Chris, your fans love you.’ Your health is the most important thing you can have.
Several other fans of the stars said they were “praying” for him and his family.
In the same interview, Chris revealed that he is at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease after filming a confrontational episode about death for his Disney+ documentary series Limitless.
Reaction: Chris’s fans have sent their best wishes to the star after news broke that he plans to put a stop to his acting career.
After taking a blood test for the show, he was told he’s ‘eight to 10 times’ more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, because he’s one of only two to three percent of people with two copies. of the APOE4 gene.
“Yes, there was an intensity to navigate it,” he said. Most of us like to avoid talking about death in the hope of avoiding it somehow.
Chris added: ‘We all have this belief that we’ll figure it out. Then all of a sudden you’re told that some major indicators actually point to this as the route that’s going to happen, reality sinks in. His own mortality.
The actor reacted to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s by following a healthier lifestyle.
“For me, the positive was, ‘Right, if I didn’t know this information, I wouldn’t have made the changes I did,'” he said.
Plan: Chris told Vanity Fair in November that he’s “not talking about retiring by any means,” but is taking “a more curated approach to things.”
Family: Chris lives in fear of developing the disease and forgetting his wife Elsa, as well as their 10-year-old daughter India and eight-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.
“I just wasn’t aware of any of it, so now I’m grateful that I have the kind of tools in my arsenal to better prepare and prevent things from happening that way.”
As for how he coped emotionally, “very quickly it became sort of a self-deprecating joke, if you will. It’s just my way of being, my family, there’s a sense of humor.
As a result, Chris lives in fear of developing the disease and forgetting about his wife Elsa Pataky, as well as their 10-year-old daughter India and eight-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.
“The idea that I won’t be able to remember the life that I’ve experienced, or my wife, my children, is probably my biggest fear,” he said.
Chris, Elsa and their three children reside in a $30 million mansion on Broken Head, near the celebrity enclave of Byron Bay.
The fortress-like property, which sits high above Seven Mile Beach, features a gym, butler’s pantry, fire pit, locker rooms, an outdoor playground for the three