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Chris Hemsworth Shares Story of Airport Passport Mishap That Derailed His Family's Flight

June 4, 2026
Chris Hemsworth Shares Story of Airport Passport Mishap That Derailed His Family's Flight
Chris Hemsworth Shares Story of Airport Passport Mishap That Derailed His Family's Flight

Chris Hemsworth recently reflected on an awkward travel incident that prevented his family from boarding an international flight.

The 42-year-old actor and his wife Elsa Pataky found themselves turned away at the gate after a passport confusion involving their children—daughter India Rose, 14, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, both 12.

Speaking with Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Hemsworth described arriving at the airport and realizing he had grabbed the wrong travel document. Instead of carrying his son's passport, he had picked up India Rose's.

In an attempt to salvage the situation, Hemsworth said he tried to persuade airport personnel that the document actually belonged to his son. "They kind of look the same," he said with a laugh, suggesting his children shared similar enough features to potentially pass off one for the other.

Pataky wasn't buying the argument. "They don't," she interjected, shutting down her husband's logic.

Undeterred, Hemsworth recounted pressing forward with his case to the security agent. "I said, 'This is her,'" he explained, only to have the official respond bluntly: "That's a boy."

The Thor star acknowledged the failed gambit with good humor. "So, yeah, that didn't work," he concluded, laughing about the memory.

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