Chris Hemsworth has bravely recalled the heartbreaking moment he found out his father Craig was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
The actor, 42, recently released a documentary, A Road Trip To Remember, which followed him and his father revisiting his childhood homes across Australia.
Chris also learned he had two copies of the APOE4 gene – one from each parent – meaning he was eight to ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s.
Speaking about his father’s disease, which has become more noticeable in the past two years, Chris said it was a ‘real shock to the system’ for his family.
‘I remember vividly that conversation of him sort of telling me not to be concerned about it’, he explained on Jay Shetty’s podcast On Purpose.
‘And then about two or three years later, my mom’s saying to me, I think we’ve got to get dad checked because there’s these signs and things I’m concerned about.
Chris Hemsworth, 42, has bravely recalled the heartbreaking moment he found out his father Craig was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Speaking about his father’s disease, which has become more noticeable in the past two years, Chris said it was a ‘real shock to the system’ for his family
‘The obvious one’s memory and sort of slight mood, changes and shifts and forgetfulness and so on.
So we, he went and got tested and, um, found out he had two copies of the a APOE4 four, as did my mom.’
He continued: ‘So then by default, me, Luke, and Liam all have two copies of APOE4. So this sort of anomaly of genetic combinations.
‘I was immediately hit with the reality of what that meant for him because I had just gone through “Ah it’s a long way down the track, don’t worry, push it aside”.
‘Then all of a sudden it was right in front of us and, and it was confronting, but again, I think “we’ll figure it out mentality” was still very prominent.
‘But then as it began to get worse it became a real sort of shaking into the moment and a real sort of shock to the system. Everything we thought was solid and true and consistent was gonna dramatically change and shift.’
Chris’ latest movie project sees him star alongside Halle Berry in new film Crime 101.
The film is directed by Bart Layton, marking his return to the crime-thriller genre following his 2018 hit American Animals.
The actor recently released a documentary, A Road Trip To Remember, which followed him and his father revisit his childhood homes across Australia
Chris also learned he had two copies of the APOE4 gene – one from each parent – meaning he was eight to ten times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s (Craig, Liam, mum Leonie and Chris)
Chris’ latest movie project sees him star alongside Halle Berry in new film Crime 101 – the co-stars stepped out in London on Friday
Chris cut a dapper figure in a tan jacket and brown trousers as he exited BBC studios
The pair were seen departing BBC studios in London after promoting their movie
The film is directed by Bart Layton, marking his return to the crime-thriller genre following his 2018 hit American Animals
The movie will hit theaters on February 13
Based on Winslow’s novel, Crime 101 follows a string of slick, organised jewellery heists along the Pacific Coast, initially believed to be the work of Colombian cartels.
But one sharp-eyed detective isn’t convinced – and soon zeroes in on a very different suspect.
Layton not only takes the director’s chair but also co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Straughan.
Producing duties are shared between Shane Salerno of Story Factory, Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, alongside Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger and Layton under RAW, according to Deadline. Joely Fether serves as executive producer.
The movie will hit theaters on February 13.
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