Chris Hemsworth taking on fewer acting roles after Alzheimer’s risk

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Chris Hemsworth taking on less acting roles after Alzheimer's risk

While Hemsworth told Vanity Fair he’s “not talking about retiring by any means,” our insider says it looks a whole lot like he’s heading in that direction.

Hemsworth, 39, discovered he’s at high risk for the disease while filming his National Geographic and Disney+ docuseries, “Limitless.” He recently told the glossy about “the intensity [of] navigating” the test results last November, and emphasized it’s not a diagnosis — just a sign that the neurodegenerative disease is more likely to be in his future than it is for most people.

“Most of us, we like to avoid speaking about death,” he said. “Then to all of a sudden be told some big indicators are actually pointing to Hemsworth emphasized that it’s not a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s.Hemsworth said learning that he’s “eight to 10 times more likely” to battle Alzheimer’s, “triggered something in me to want to take some time off.”

“I’ve been completing the things I was already contracted to do,” he said, adding that he plans to “go home and… to have a good chunk of time off and just simplify.Hemsworth shares three children – India, 10, and twin Tristan and Sasha, 9 – with wife Elsa Pataky. A rep for the actor did not comment.

 

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