Chris Hemsworth was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population.
And according to Woman’s Day magazine, the discovery has inspired him to write a memoir.
A friend told the publication: ‘His biggest worry was his family and knowing there will be a day when his kids will be looking after him. It’s given him a much deeper perspective on life.’
‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source said.
Hemsworth, 40, has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling scripts.
The friend told Woman’s Day that the Hollywood actor will be employing a CAA ghostwriter to help with the penning of the book.
‘He doesn’t want this to be another boring celebrity memoir, nor does he have any plans to spill celebrity secrets, but he does want to talk about his role as a modern-day dad and staying healthy.’
The Australian actor isn’t planning on retiring anytime soon, but is slowing down.
Explaining the reason he has decided to slimline the projects he takes on, Chris told ET in 2023: ‘I wanted to take off because I’ve been working for 10 years, and I’ve got three kids that I want to spend more time with.
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Chris Hemsworth hopes to immortalise his legacy in memoir after discovering he is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease
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Chris Hemsworth was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population.
‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source said.
Hemsworth, 40, has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling scripts.
Chris Hemsworth, 40, (pictured) was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population
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‘He doesn’t want this to be another boring celebrity memoir, nor does he have any plans to spill celebrity secrets, but he does want to talk about his role as a modern-day dad and staying healthy.’
The Australian actor isn’t planning on retiring anytime soon, but is slowing down.
Explaining the reason he has decided to slimline the projects he takes on, Chris told ET in 2023: ‘I wanted to take off because I’ve been working for 10 years, and I’ve got three kids that I want to spend more time with.
And according to Woman’s Day magazine, the discovery has inspired him to write a memoir
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the discovery has inspired him to write a memoir
Hemsworth has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling script
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Hemsworth has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling script
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‘I’ve been running from project to project for long time, just to avoid being unemployed or that fear that it’s the last job you’ll get, you know?’
The former Home and Away star told Vanity Fair in 2023 that he’s ‘not talking about retiring by any means,’ but taking ‘a more curated approach to things’.
In the same interview, Hemsworth disclosed he’s at higher risk of suffering Alzheimer’s disease after filming a confronting episode about death for his Disney+ docuseries Limitless.
After having bloodwork done for the program, he was informed he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, because he is one of only two to three percent of people with two copies of the gene APOE4.
The actor reacted to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s by following a healthier lifestyle.
‘For me, the positive of it was like: “Right, if I didn’t know this information, I wouldn’t have made the changes I made,”‘ he said.
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Chris Hemsworth hopes to immortalise his legacy in memoir after discovering he is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease
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Chris Hemsworth was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population.
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A friend told the publication: ‘His biggest worry was his family and knowing there will be a day when his kids will be looking after him. It’s given him a much deeper perspective on life.’
‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source said.
Hemsworth, 40, has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling scripts.
Chris Hemsworth, 40, (pictured) was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population
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Chris Hemsworth, 40, (pictured) was filming his Disney+ docuseries Limitless when he found out he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population
The friend told Woman’s Day that the Hollywood actor will be employing a CAA ghostwriter to help with the penning of the book.
‘He doesn’t want this to be another boring celebrity memoir, nor does he have any plans to spill celebrity secrets, but he does want to talk about his role as a modern-day dad and staying healthy.’
The Australian actor isn’t planning on retiring anytime soon, but is slowing down.
Explaining the reason he has decided to slimline the projects he takes on, Chris told ET in 2023: ‘I wanted to take off because I’ve been working for 10 years, and I’ve got three kids that I want to spend more time with.
And according to Woman’s Day magazine, the discovery has inspired him to write a memoir
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And according to Woman’s Day magazine, the discovery has inspired him to write a memoir
Hemsworth has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling script
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Hemsworth has reportedly signed with Matt Martin from Creative Arts Agency, who has a reputation for buying and selling.
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‘I’ve been running from project to project for long time, just to avoid being unemployed or that fear that it’s the last job you’ll get, you know?’
The former Home and Away star told Vanity Fair in 2023 that he’s ‘not talking about retiring by any means,’ but taking ‘a more curated approach to things’.
In the same interview, Hemsworth disclosed he’s at higher risk of suffering Alzheimer’s disease after filming a confronting episode about death for his Disney+ docuseries Limitless.
After having bloodwork done for the program, he was informed he is ‘between eight and 10 times’ likelier to develop Alzheimer’s than the general population, because he is one of only two to three percent of people with two copies of the gene APOE4.
The actor reacted to the news of his own predisposition to Alzheimer’s by following a healthier lifestyle.
‘For me, the positive of it was like: “Right, if I didn’t know this information, I wouldn’t have made the changes I made,”‘ he said.
A friend told the Woman’s Day: ‘His biggest worry was his family and knowing there will be a day when his kids will be looking after him. It’s given him a much deeper perspective on life’
A friend told the Woman’s Day: ‘His biggest worry was his family and knowing there will be a day when his kids will be looking after him. It’s given him a much deeper perspective on life’
‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source said
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‘Chris started jotting down ideas for his book after his 40th last August, but things weren’t that serious until last week, when he hired one of LA’s top literary agents,’ a source said
‘I just wasn’t aware of any of it, so now I feel thankful that I have in my arsenal the sort of tools to best prepare myself and prevent things happening in that way.’
As for how he coped emotionally, ‘very quickly it became a self deprecating sort of joke, if you will. It’s just the way I am, my family, there’s a sense of humor.’
As a result, Chris lives in dread of developing the illness and forgetting his wife Elsa Pataky as well as their daughter India, 10, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, eight.
‘The idea that I won’t be able to remember the life I’ve experienced, or my wife, my kids, is probably my biggest fear,’ he said.
Chris, Elsa and their three children reside in a $30million mansion in Broken Head, near the celebrity enclave of Byron Bay.