Chris Hemsworth shares tribute to wife Elsa Pataky and mum Leonie on Mother’s Day

‘We salute you’: Chris Hemsworth shares heartfelt tribute to his mum Leonie and wife Elsa Pataky as they celebrate Mother’s Day

Chris Hemsworth has honoured the women in his life with a special Mother’s Day tribute on Instagram.

In a post on Sunday, the Hollywood actor, 37, shared a throwback photo of his wife Elsa Pataky, 44, posing with their three children, as well as a photo of himself cuddling up to his mother Leonie, 60. 

‘Happy Mother’s Day to all the brilliant, hardworking, kid carrying, bar raising, husband-putting-up-with-ing woman out there!!’ the Thor star captioned the post. 

Tribute: Chris Hemsworth, 37, shared this throwback photo of his wife Elsa Pataky, 44, and their three children on Sunday along with a heartfelt Mother’s Day message 

‘We salute you,’ he added.

In Elsa’s photo, the blonde actress is seen with her hands full as she carried her twin sons Sasha and Tristan in her arms, while daughter India sat in a sling on her back.  

It comes after the Fast And The Furious star spoke candidly about her decision to step away from acting at the peak of her career to raise a family.

'We salute you': Chris also shared this black-and-white photo of himself posing with his mother Leonie, 60, at his recent 'white party' in Byron Bay

‘We salute you’: Chris also shared this black-and-white photo of himself posing with his mother Leonie, 60, at his recent ‘white party’ in Byron Bay 

Sacrifice: Speaking to Jones magazine last year, Elsa said she'd selflessly put her acting career on hold after having children so her husband could focus on making movies

Sacrifice: Speaking to Jones magazine last year, Elsa said she’d selflessly put her acting career on hold after having children so her husband could focus on making movies

Speaking to Jones magazine last year, Elsa said she’d selflessly put her acting career on hold after having children so her husband could focus on making movies.

‘I decided to focus on them and leave my career on the side, to just do little things here and there and try to be happy with that, even though it was my passion and I loved what I did,’ the mother of three said.

However, as Chris’ career flourished, Elsa couldn’t help but feel envious.

'It was hard in some moments': However, as Chris' career flourished, Elsa couldn't help but feel envious. Pictured: Ela with her children India Rose, eight, Sasha, seven and Tristan, seven

‘It was hard in some moments’: However, as Chris’ career flourished, Elsa couldn’t help but feel envious. Pictured: Ela with her children India Rose, eight, Sasha, seven and Tristan, seven

‘It was hard in some moments, because you see the person you love doing what you’re so passionate about, you see them doing movies, and you wish you could too,’ she added.

‘But because of my family I didn’t want to shoot anywhere else and it was Chris’ moment, I just let him know that he could do what he had to do and we’ll follow.’ 

Meanwhile, Elsa is currently playing the lead role in Netflix’s Interceptor, which focuses on a female protagonist who must save the world from 16 nuclear missiles.

Her husband Chris is producing the movie alongside Kathy Morgan, Christopher Mapp, Robert Slaviero, and Peter D. Graves.

New role: Meanwhile, Elsa is currently playing the lead role in Netflix's Interceptor, which focuses on a female protagonist who must save the world from 16 nuclear missiles

New role: Meanwhile, Elsa is currently playing the lead role in Netflix’s Interceptor, which focuses on a female protagonist who must save the world from 16 nuclear missiles