"Viking" is one of the most watched television series in recent years. With each new season, the number of fans of the series only increases. And many are concerned about how the personal life of the Vikings stars turned out in real life. We bring to your attention all the most current information at the moment.
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1) Travis Fimmel
It was Travis Fimmel who remained the main star of the Vikings for many years. He played the role of the great warrior Ragnar Lothbrok, who went through dozens of battles and forever inscribed his name in history.
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Despite his star status, Travis does not like to give his personal life public attention. And it is still not clear whether the leading actor has a lover. The actor invariably avoids any questions related to relationships. What is clear is that Travis Fimmel is currently single. The actor prefers not to talk about the rest.
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Travis Fimmel in the modeling business. The beginning of an acting career
Arriving in the United States in 2000, young Travis initially made small livings, trying to settle down in an unfamiliar country. A completely accidental acquaintance played a key role in the further fate of the Australian. The guy regularly visited the gym and one day met model agent Matthew Anderson there.
After talking, Matthew invited Travis to participate in a test photo shoot. The future actor had doubts, but still decided to try. Neither he, nor Matthew, nor anyone else could even imagine what success Travis Fimmel would achieve in the modeling business.
A couple of months after the start of his modeling career, he appeared in the videos of Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson. Soon the guy signed a contract with the largest design studio in the world - Calvin Klein.
"Tarzan"
Many would be in seventh place with happiness from such a successful coincidence, but not Travis Fimmel. By that time, he already knew exactly what he wanted - to be an actor. The guy entered the Hollywood acting school and already in 2003 he received his first and immediately leading role in the next film adaptation of Edgar Burroughs’ novel “Tarzan”. The first damn thing went wrong - the series failed, and Travis received a lot of unflattering reviews addressed to him. However, persistent people like Travis do not give up, but learn a useful lesson and move on. So he did.
"Beast"
In the following years, the Australian had a chance to play episodic roles in the thriller “Abstinence” and in the comedy “Surfer”, where the actor was accompanied by future Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey. The role of an operative in the series “The Beast” turned out to be truly remarkable, but, unfortunately, his partner in the leading role, Patrick Swayze, was already very ill by the end of the first season, so filming had to be interrupted.
The experience of participating in the psychological thriller “The Experiment”, which also starred such masters of cinema as Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker, and in the action movie “Baytown Outlaw” with the charming Eva Longoria, where the actor played a very characteristic “hillbilly from the American outback”, turned out to be useful. but the main role was waiting for Travis ahead.
2) Katheryn Winnick
Katheryn Winnick is one of the few women who ended up in... The actress managed to win the hearts of millions of fans around the world. But was the actress able to find happiness in her personal life?
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Like Fimmel, Katherine manages to hide facts about her personal life. It is likely that men are hesitant to approach a girl who has a black belt in karate and a professional bodyguard license. In 2020, rumors emerged that Katheryn Winnick was dating Nick Loeb. But in the end this did not lead to anything serious.
Warrior training
Like a true athlete, Travis loves to roll up his sleeves and perform his fights and stunts. Years of filming Vikings undoubtedly helped make the role in Warcraft easier, especially when it came to handling weapons.
The combat style in Warcraft is more stylized than the brutal hacking style in Vikings. “Warcraft is focused on special effects and motion capture technology,” says Fimmel. “We did a lot of choreography, planning and coordinating stunts.”
3) Alexander Ludwig
Alexander Ludwig is another actor whose fame came precisely thanks to “Vikings.” He joined the cast back in 2014, becoming one of the key actors in the cast.
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Given his model appearance and stunning physical characteristics, Alexander was often credited with having affairs with various show business stars. According to the press, he managed to be in relationships with Nina Dobrev, Isabelle Furman, Livan Rambin and many others. But the actor himself did not give any confirmation of this data. But at the beginning of the year, joint photos of Alexander and actress Christy Dawn Dinsmore, with whom, apparently, he has a really serious relationship, began to surface online.
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Biography of Travis Fimmel
Childhood on a dairy farm
The small village of Echaca in Victoria is the birthplace of actor Travis Fimmel. Here he was born on July 15, 1979. The youngest son of a farmer and a nurse, he grew up in the lap of nature - both Sydney and Melbourne (and, therefore, civilization) were very far away. Together with his older brothers, the boy worked a lot on his parents' dairy farm, helping his father and mother; school for the children was in the background: the farm was huge, there was no time to rest!
Travis played great football and even entered the Melbourne youth team at the age of 17. But I had to give up sports due to a serious injury - unfortunately, this often happens to football players. Travis Fimmel's biography continued at the Royal Institute of Technology - he was fed up with village charms. But he was not destined to become a manager in the field of construction and architecture! The guy met David Seltzer (later he became Fimmel's manager), who convinced the young man that he could try his luck in show business, but to do this he would have to move to the States.
A lucrative contract and a failed Tarzan
In a foreign land, Travis initially did odd jobs and worked hard on himself in the gym. There he was seen by a modeling agency volunteer. Working as a model did not really appeal to the Australian, but he was persistent and soon received a contract with Calvin Klein, which brought him more than one million dollars. Filming in the TV series “Tarzan” also took place during the same period. Alas, the show about the hero of Edgar Burroughs was a failure. Although the textured actor (he was 24 years old at that time) was noticed.
Illness got in the way
He was invited to several more projects (also not at all rated), and in 2008 work began on the crime show “The Beast”. The main role in it was played by the famous Patrick Swayze (he portrayed an undercover agent). And Travis got the image of his young, inexperienced partner. Unfortunately, Swayze was already seriously ill, and only 13 episodes of the series were released.
After that, the modeling career was forgotten - Fimmel was captivated by work in films and television, but no worthy roles came across. He came into the profession later than other former models (Ashton Kutcher or Tom Welling), and the competition in the profession is great. Many excellent performers have already taken Hollywood by storm, and not only from Australia. Travis decided to hone his acting skills at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio (a prestigious educational institution where Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, and another Oscar-winner, Charlize Theron, took lessons).
Viking leader
And 2012 presented the Australian with a real gift. He was invited to play the leading role in the Canadian-Irish high-budget historical series "Vikings". The creators of the show decided to turn to ancient times - the times of raids by northern tribes on the Britons. Filming started in June 2012 in Ireland. The script was written by a famous author - Michael Hirst worked on Spartacus, The Borgias and The Tudors, and all these shows were wildly popular.
So “Vikings” was greeted by the public with great enthusiasm. No wonder the first season “ate” 40 million dollars. As of April 2017, 4 seasons of the show were released, the fifth will premiere in the fall. The permanent star of the project is the mighty Australian Travis Fimmel, who plays the role of the Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok, whose biography is now closely connected with this series. And in 2016, the film “Warcraft” was released, in which Travis became the mighty warrior Anduin Lothar. We hope the story continues.
4) Alex Hegh Anderson
Alex Hegh Anderson is another young actor who has managed to win the hearts of millions of girls. Fame fell on him at a young age, but due to constant employment on the set, Alex was never able to meet the love of his life. And at the moment, the actor’s heart is still free. It is likely that very soon the eligible groom will find his happiness.
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Arm training
Both the Vikings and the warriors of Azeroth need strong hands to wield their heavy swords during battle. We've got a killer workout for your biceps and triceps.
“Biceps Explosion”
- Standing arm curls with EZ bar 7 x 10-12
- Alternating dumbbell curls for biceps on an incline bench 3 x 8-10
- Biceps curl in a block machine 3 x 8-10
- Lifting the barbell with a reverse overhand grip 3 x 8-10
- “Hammer” with dumbbells 7 x 10-12
- Rest 30-45 seconds between sets
“Killing the triceps”
- Bars 7 x 10-12
- Close grip bench press 3 x 8-10
- Dumbbell press with two hands from behind the head 3 x 8-10
- Push-ups with narrow arms 3 x 8-10
- French press with EZ – hyphae 7 x 10-12
- Rest 30-45 seconds between sets
PS Based on the number of sets and repetitions, as well as the duration of rest between approaches, it is obvious that the training is not with maximum weights, but with 50-70% of the maximum.
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5) Gustaf Skarsgård
Gustaf Skarsgard was born into the family of actor Stellan Starsgard, who continues to be a star in Hollywood. So Gustaf always had a worthy example to follow. And the son did not disappoint his father, becoming an equally recognizable actor on the other side of the ocean.
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In 1999, Gustaf met the woman of his life. She became the actress Hanne Ahlström, with whom the Scandinavian began a serious relationship. It seemed that the spouses had a lot in common, which would allow them to overcome any difficulties. But in 2005 the couple divorced. Since then, Gustaf Skarsgård rarely talks about his personal life on camera. Perhaps he never got over his breakup with Hannah.
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6) Clive Standen
British actor Clive Standen has become the living embodiment of masculinity and charisma. But once he dreamed of becoming a simple stuntman and did not even think about a career on the screen. Fortunately, he still found his place in Vikings, becoming one of the brightest representatives of the star cast.
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Clive is not one to share gossip readily. So he rarely talks about his personal life to strangers. It is known that in 2007 the man married the girl Francesca, who has already given birth to three glorious children. It was decided to name the sons Rafferty and Hayden, while the girl was named Edie. The couple lives in London, rarely appearing in front of cameras.
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The iconic role and other works of Travis
By 2012, Travis Fimmel was an established player in the modeling industry: the Australian received the status of the most sought-after male model in the world, was a frequent guest on various talk shows and photo shoots, and his annual earnings reached seven figures.
Ragnar Lothbrok played by Travis Fimmel In the same year, screenwriter Michael Hirst, known for his love of pseudo-historical plots, and director Ken Girotti (by the way, it was he who created the unforgettable “Xena: Warrior Princess” with Lucy Lawless and about 80 other successful TV projects), already Fimmel, who knew him from working on the TV series Beast, announced the filming of a new series. The project received the working title “Vikings.” Travis Fimmel in the TV series “Vikings” As they say, you meet someone by their clothes, and the tall blond with icy blue eyes and a courageous chin was exactly who the producers of the series wanted to see in the title role - as the legendary Viking Ragnar Lodbrok (who, by the way, was also a farmer in his youth). But for the huge number of enthusiastic responses and colossal popularity, one had to thank exclusively the acting talent of Travis Fimmel.
Vikings star Travis Fimmel In 2020, the romantic comedy Maggie's Plan was released starring Travis Fimmel, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore. The Australian appeared as a dodgy businessman.
In May 2020, Travis Fimmel appeared on the screens in Duncan Jones' new project - the fantasy film "Warcraft", created in the universe of Blizzard games. The actor was approved for the main role and played Anduin Lothar, leader of the Human Alliance.
Travis Fimmel on the set of "Warcraft"
7) Alyssa Sutherland
Unlike her colleagues on the set, Alyssa Sutherland became famous long before filming Vikings. Moreover, fame did not come to her thanks to cinema. Alyssa is a professional model who has achieved many heights in her profession. Only then did the long-legged girl begin to be invited to roles in films and television.
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In 2012, it became known that Alyssa Sutherland got married. The model's chosen one was the director and producer Laurence Chanet, with whom Alyssa met long before the conclusion of the marriage contract. Soon after the wedding, the couple moved to New York. However, they failed to build a family life. Just a year later, the couple broke up. Since then, Alyssa Sutherland has been single and devoted herself entirely to working on the screen.
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Travis Fimmel and Katheryn Winnick
Four years ago, the TV series “Vikings” was released, based on the sagas of the medieval raids of the Scandinavian Vikings on Britain. The main characters of the film are Ragnar Lothbrok and his first wife Lagertha. The roles of these characters were played by actors Travis Fimmel and Katheryn Winnick and immediately attracted attention to their characters, their characters on the screen turned out to be so colorful. Travis Fimmel is an Australian actor, born on June 15, 1979 in the city of Echaca, Victoria in the family of a nurse and a farmer, surrounded by three more brothers, among whom he was the youngest. His entire childhood was spent on a dairy farm near Lockingston, he attended a local school, in his free time he helped his parents look after the animals, and at the age of seventeen he entered the Royal Institute of Technology.
One of Travis' hobbies was football, and perhaps he would have become a famous football player if he had not had to interrupt his sports career due to injury. The path to show business was opened to Travis Fimmel by his future manager Matthew Anderson, whom he met at the gym. It was he who advised the tall, handsome guy to try himself as a model, not at home, but in America.
Pictured are actors in real life
After just two months of working as a model, Travis took part in the filming of videos for Jennifer Lopez and Janet Jackson and received the main role in the television series “Tarzan,” which he did not take very seriously. However, this role attracted attention to Fimmel, and he was invited to play the main role in the series “Beast”, where Patrick Swayze became his partner on the set. Then there were a number of roles, but real success overtook the actor after his participation in the historical television series “Vikings”.
The role of his first wife in this series was played by Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick, who had previously starred in many Paramount Pictures films and numerous television shows. Katherine was born on December 17, 1977 in the small town of Etobicoke. The actress has Ukrainian roots, and her real name is Katerina Vinnitskaya. During her school years, she studied in the martial arts section and became a silver medalist in Canada in taekwondo. After graduating from high school, Katherine moved to the United States and enrolled in acting classes with William Esper, who showed her all the intricacies of theatrical skill. Having remained a serial actress for a long time, Katherine later demonstrated her diverse talent.
Like Vikings co-star Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick gained popularity on the show, playing a brave female warrior who fought alongside men while remaining a caring wife and mother.
In real life, these actors have nothing in common except friendship, and they try not to advertise their personal lives. All that can be said is that so far neither Travis nor Katherine have tied the knot, and are devoting all their time to career development.
