Elsa Pataky poses topless for cover story

Spanish actress Elsa Pataky and the wife of Thor star Chris Hemsworth has posed topless for the Spanish edition of ELLE magazine.

Wearing a pair of high-waisted swim briefs from Dolores Cortes, the star of the Fast & Furious films covers her breasts with her hands while posing on a beach.

Elsa Pataky in Dolores Cortes briefs for Elle Spain. Image: Instagram/@ellespain. Photographer: Xavi Gordo.

Elsa, 40, is more covered up for the cover of the May edition, photographed by Xavi Gordo, wearing a Prada top and briefs from Calzedonia.

"I feel very comfortable with my body," Elsa says in the article. 

Elsa Pataky in Prada top and Calzedonia briefs for Elle Spain. Image: Instagram/@ellespain. Photographer: Xavi Gordo.

The actor was recently in Sydney to promote the Botanicals Fresh Care collection of hair products from L’Oreal Paris and told Channel Nine’s Today show that she tries to pick projects that reflect her interests.

"It aligns with all my values in life," Elsa said. "The packaging is recyclable and the ingredients are all botanicals."

"I think it’s important that companies are becoming green companies," Elsa said.

The mother of three has also said that her environmental concerns would influence her approach to designing her own line of clothes.

"If I had my own fashion label it would be sportswear line made from recycled plastic bottles," Elsa told The Daily Telegraph.

The Madrid-born actress says she feels "totally at home" in the green-minded town of Byron Bay.

"I feel like it's a paradise," she said. "Chris took me here for the weekend and I fell in love with it." 

Image: Elle Ppain. Photographer: Xavi Gordo.