Chris Hemsworth’s life and career in pictures: How a middle child from Melbourne became one of the hottest Aussie stars in Hollywood

Shortly before leaving Home And Away in 2007, Chris landed himself a gig competing on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars Australia.

But what seemed like a fun opportunity at the time almost cost him one of the biggest roles of his career: Thor.

“That almost lost me the job,” he told BBC Radio 1, revealing that Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige only told him the dancing was an issue after the fact.

Feige reportedly told Chris: “We all saw your audition, we were passing it around the office, and everyone was really into it.

“And then a few of the girls started Googling your name and up came this dancing video and I thought, oh no, Thor dancing? I don’t know, the fans are gonna eat us alive.”