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Chris Hemsworth hired his brother Luke to be his trainer for the sweetest reason

Chris Hemsworth hired his brother Luke to be his trainer for the sweetest reason
Chris Hemsworth hired his brother Luke to be his trainer for the sweetest reason

It’s no secret, we love the star of the Thor films. We felt that way even before we were aware that Chris Hemsworth hired his brother Luke as personal trainer. We knew the middle Hemsworth brother had paid off his parents’ debt, and that he says the sweetest things about his wife, Elsa Pataky. But what he did for Luke takes his generosity and love to a whole new level.

It all started with 2013’s Thor: The Dark World. Apparently, Chris Hemsworth’s trainer wasn’t available for the London shoot. So, he called Luke, an avid fitness lover, and offered him the gig.

Luke told Entertainment Tonight, “I didn’t have any qualifications, but I was always heavily into training, so it was a no-brainer for me.”

Rocky 4 style training camp. No fancy equipment Just hard men And harder women. And me..

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Luke, obviously, is one of the stars of Westworld – but he says none of that would be possible without Chris. The actor is the eldest of the ridiculously handsome Hemsworth trio. He stopped pursuing a career as a performer to provide more stability for his family – but he never truly gave up on his dream.

Says Luke of acting as Chris’ trainer, “It was an amazing setup, and allowed me to save enough money to come [to LA] with my family, which was the next logical step. Without that, we just wouldn’t have been able to afford to do it.”

Luke and his wife Samantha married in 2007. They have four daughters: Alexandre, Ella, Holly and Harper Rose. Though he wanted to rekindle his acting career, the idea of selling his business to move to L.A. would be risky for all of them.

Luke shares what it was like to remember his dream of acting. “[Going to L.A.] was always a quiet burn in the back of my mind. Then one day, around when Chris got Thor, I went, ‘Maybe I can think about throwing everything into it again.’ Watching him go through all that [early success] crystallized in my mind that it was what I wanted to do. And that I couldn’t stay sanding floors for the rest of my life!”

Luke definitely had his share of struggles after moving, but with Westworld, things are looking up. And, he says, none of it would be possible without Chris. We’re definitely feeling all the feels.

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