“I love what I do as an actor, but when you are surrounded by it constantly, it becomes a bit suffocating,” the Thor star told the magazine.

“It’s nice to have conversations with people and be a part of a community that doesn’t live and breathe that world.

“We were living shoulder to shoulder in the suburbs and thought that’s not how we want our kids to grow up. Moving to a kind of farm setup back here on the coast in Australia has been the best thing.”

Melbourne-raised Chris and his Spanish model/actress wife Elsa Pataky relocated to the NSW coastal town with their three-year-old daughter India Rose and two-year-old twins Tristan and Sasha in January 2015.

Melbourne-raised Chris and his Spanish model/actress wife Elsa Pataky relocated to the NSW coastal town with their three-year-old daughter India Rose and two-year-old twins Tristan and Sasha in January 2015.

While they’ve opted for a more low-key lifestyle, their home is anything but modest. Chris spent $7 million on his luxury Balinese-style Byron home, with three separate villas, eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, two lap pools and a private lagoon, and Pacific Ocean views and access to Seven Mile Beach.