Elsa Pakaty reveals the one condition she gave Chris Hemsworth to move to Australia and the secret to her happy marriage with her 'partner for life'

Elsa Pakaty has revealed how her husband Chris Hemsworth persuaded her to move to Australia.

The Spanish actress, 48, lives in Byron Bay with her husband Chris, 41, and their three kids - daughter India, 12 and twins Sasha and Tristan, 10.

But Elsa, who is originally from Madrid, admitted she had one very specific condition before she agreed to uproot her life and move Down Under almost ten years ago.

Speaking to the Courier Mail, Elsa revealed how she told Chris she would only move to Australia if they lived on a sprawling farm where she could have horses.

'That was my deal with Chris,' she shared. 'I said I would move to Australia but I wanted to live on a property, a farm, and have horses and he knew that.'

Luckily for Elsa, her dream came true and they now live in a sprawling $30million eight-bedroom mansion that sits on a massive 4.2 hectares of land in Broken Head.

Elsa also gave a candid insight into her relationship with Hollywood icon Chris and shared their secret to a happy marriage despite the many challenges they've faced.

'I think we all have the idea of this beautiful dream of a marriage and loving each other and it all being perfect but it's much more work than you think,' she said.

'It comes with so many challenges but it's beautiful to grow into those challenges and learn about each other and how we change with the years and how we adapt to each other.

'You can think from the outside that a marriage is perfect but they all have their things and they all need a lot of work.'

Elsa and Chris tied the knot just ten months after they first met and will celebrate 14 years of marriage on December 22, though she confessed they rarely remember their anniversary.

Even though it might seem like a relationship faux pas, Elsa insisted the date is easily forgotten because it's so close to Christmas and said they laugh it off every year.

Gushing over her husband, Elsa also admitted that she has always wanted a 'partner for life' as she told how she wants to grow old with Thor actor Chris.  

Elsa and Chris got married in a spur-of-the-moment ceremony while in holiday in Australia in December 2010, just three months after they first made their relationship public.

They moved to Byron Bay five years later after buying their forever home in the coastal paradise for $7.6million.

Now, they have been presented with a unique opportunity to expand their massive estate on Byron Bay's so-called 'Golden Grid'.

In October, the neighbouring nine-hectare property to their luxury Balinese-style pad has been listed for an undisclosed price.

Real estate insiders have estimated the luxury retreat could fetch as much as $34million.

Though it could be a lucrative purchase, the Daily Telegraph claimed the Hemsworths have made no attempt to declare their interests on the palatial spread.

The site last went under the hammer in 2011 for $6.3million and is currently owned by oil and gas multimillionaire Russell Staley and his wife, Jennifer. 

Located at Broken Head in the Byron Bay hinterland the property, known as Ohana, sits between the Hemsworths' home and Seven Mile Beach.

Surrounded by bushland, the architect designed home opens out to 450 metres of beach frontage and boasts a series of pavilions that can host 28 guests.