Seeing doubles!
In a fantasy world, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth got married — but in real life, it was actually their stunt doubles who tied the knot this yr after meeting on set.
Aurélia Agel Howell, 25, plays Theron’s stunt double in “Fast X” and the upcoming “The Old Guard 2.” She met her latest husband, Justin Howell, 34, filming the Paramount+ series “Halo.”
Justin was the stunt double for Hemsworth in “Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Extraction 2,” per IMDb.
“It’s challenging to be with [a] stunt person, but as we’re each in the identical line of labor, we each know the challenges,” Aurélia told SWNS. “You understand one another and one another’s mad schedules.”
Aurélia didn’t start off as a stunt double, as an alternative training at a culinary school within the south of France when she was 18.
After three years, she realized martial arts — not restaurant work — was her true passion.
She believed a profession as a stunt double was definitely something she could handle, as she has a black belt in taekwondo, and he or she can be proficient in judo, karate, and boxing.
Aurélia landed her first gig as a double in a brief film just a couple of weeks after relocating to Paris.
“I trained lots for 2 years and did some more movies in France — ‘Le juge est une femme’ and ‘Anna,’” she told SWNS.
“My first movie outside of France was in Berlin, where I doubled as Karen Gillan in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ 3,” she said concerning the part that cemented her status within the stunt industry.
Aurélia was also the essential stuntwoman playing a widow within the 2021 film “Black Widow” and a stuntwoman within the recently released “John Wick: Chapter 4.”
Though glamorous, it’s a job that comes with its justifiable share of risks — 4 years ago, she sprained her shoulder while filming a automobile crash scene.
She also doesn’t get to see friends or family fairly often, attributable to the jet-setting nature of her work.
“It’s an enormous sacrifice, however it’s been good for me. I live my best life because my passion is my job,” she admitted.
As for Theron, 47, she has been linked to model Alex Dimitrijevic in recent months, while Hemsworth, 39, has been married to model Elsa Pataky, 47, since 2010.
