Actor Chris Hemsworth is set to be a first time dad - his wife Elsa Pataky is pregnant. 

Snow White and the Huntsman star Hemsworth and Fast Five actress Pataky will welcome the baby this spring. 

She tells Spanish magazine Hola, "Having the person that you love by your side and starting a family with them is the best thing that can happen to you in this life. You can't ask for more." 

The couple wed in December, 2010.