Who Is Sam Worthington Wife? All About TV Personality Lara Worthington

Sam Worthington and Lara Worthington have been married since 2014 and share three sons.

Sam, who played Jake Sully in the Avatar movies, and Lara, a model and TV personality, both grew up in Australia. They met in New York City’s Central Park during a music festival in 2013, got married in December 2014, and kept their wedding a secret from the public for almost a year

In March 2015, they welcomed their first son, Rocket Zot. Their son Racer arrived in 2016, followed by River in 2020. Between busy careers and raising their three boys, Sam told PEOPLE, “every second that I spend with my wife” is the happiest part of his day.

“I have Valentine’s Day every day because my wife is the perfect gift,” the Avatar: The Way of Water star continued. “That’s why I love her so much — she can tell me how it is, all the normal stuff, fight, complain, but I love her for every piece of that.”

Sam Worthington’s wife is Lara Worthington. They have a relationship together. If you want to know more about Lara and her connection with the actor, keep reading

She’s a model

Lara Bingle was born in New South Wales, Australia, on June 22, 1987. She began modeling as a teenager in Australia and dropped out of school at 16 to pursue her career in Italy.

In 2006, Lara secured a big job for Australia’s tourism agency, but the ads she appeared in stirred up some trouble. She was part of a group of Australians featured in the commercial, each sharing how they get ready for visitors to come to Australia. Lara, wearing a bikini, wrapped up the ad on a beach by saying the campaign tagline, “So where the bloody hell are you?” While the word “bloody” is commonly used for emphasis in Australia, people in other countries weren’t as familiar with it. In the U.K., the word “bloody” was removed from the TV commercials, and in Canada, regulators banned the commercial from airing during family programs because of the word “hell.”

Even with some disagreement or dispute around her, Lara persisted in her active modeling career. She has been featured on the front pages of Elle Australia, Marie Claire Australia, and Harper’s Bazaar Australia. Additionally, she has appeared as a guest on television programs.

In addition to her work as a model, Lara had her own reality TV series. Being Lara Bingle premiered in June 2012 on Australia’s Network 10. The series lasted for one season.

Lara participated in reality TV contests too. In 2006, she took part in Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice, grabbing the third spot alongside her partner, professional skater Matt Evers. Later, in 2011, she joined Australia’s Dancing with the Stars, securing the fifth position partnering with dancer Carmelo Pizzino.

She met Sam in New York City

Sam and Lara first met in September 2013 at the Global Citizen Festival in N.Y.C.’s Central Park.

“I was there for a Cotton On event, and he was there with a few of his friends,” Lara recalled on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in May 2017.

The model quickly realized that Sam was the right person for her. She said, “I told my mom, ‘I’m going to get married,'” she continued, “and she was surprised, saying, ‘What? You’ve only just met this guy.’ And I replied, ‘No, he’s definitely the one.'”

She and Sam got married in 2014

The private couple kept their wedding a secret for almost a year. In an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in October 2015, she shared that they got married on December 28, 2014.

Of their wedding, Lara shared: “It was very intimate — we just popped in to Melbourne where Sam’s family is from. It was just our families, less than 10 people. We wrote the whole celebration, we wrote all our vows. … I was pregnant as well.” The bride and her mother also prepared an afternoon lunch for the group.

Lara remembered looking for a dress before her wedding. She was in London, and it was quite chilly since it was that time of the year. She mentioned being six months pregnant during this period. Lara shared that she discovered a dress at Louis Vuitton, and it was white.

She’s the founder of a cosmetics and skincare brand

Lara started her makeup brand, The Base by Lara Bingle, in November 2014, just a month before her wedding. At first, the brand had various products like tanning mousse and body oil.

In 2019, she rebranded the company to Share The Base and shifted to operate as a nonprofit organization, opting to donate 100% of net proceeds to select charity partners. The brand makes just one product, the LB Cream, a tinted moisturizer with SPF.

She’s a mom of three

Sam and Lara are parents of three boys. The couple kept Lara’s pregnancy news a secret until the arrival of their firstborn, Rocket Zot, on March 24, 2015.

Someone informed PEOPLE that they chose the name Rocket simply because they enjoyed it! The middle name, Zot, was derived from Lara’s father’s nickname, who she had a strong bond with before he passed away in May 2008.

Rocket became a big brother when Racer arrived in October 2016, followed by River in early 2020.

“Obviously we didn’t get past the ‘R’ in the book,” Sam joked during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show in 2022. “But yeah, we couldn’t really have ‘Rocket’ and ‘Sam’ or ‘George.’ I wanted them to mean something, so Rocket means to ascend; Racer came from a poem about a kid that embraces life, embraces being part of the human race.”

For their latest child, they followed the pattern of using names that start with ‘R’. “For River, we chose something that sounded peaceful, but he turned out to be quite energetic,” Sam explained. “He’s a handful. He’s the most unruly and lively one.”

The kids don’t realize that Sam and Lara, despite being famous, are just seen as Mom and Dad by them. “For now, they only know me as their dad, and that’s what matters to them,” he explained.

They relocated from Los Angeles to New York City in 2022

The family of five moved from Los Angeles to N.Y.C. in early 2022 and have acclimated to their life in the city.

“I love the culture of living in New York with the boys,” she told Marie Claire Australia in March 2023. “We don’t have a car, so they ride their scooters home from school, which is a nice change from the L.A. bubble.”

She added: “We often stop at museums or an art gallery on the way home from school, which I love because I didn’t get to experience that when I was growing up. The boys love the Museum of Natural History, although they’re also like, ‘We’ve been there five times now, can we not!’ ”\

The family continues to have fun as the weekend approaches. “On weekends, we love walking the city,” she said. “That’s one of our favorite things to do as a family.”

She gave Sam an ultimatum about drinking

In 2022, Sam opened up about his addiction story and credited Lara with helping him get sober.

The guy said that after “Avatar” became a hit in 2009, he started drinking a lot. For instance, he would have four or five glasses of Champagne before a flight. Lara mentioned that she had never seen someone drink that much before the plane even took off.

“I couldn’t see it. I thought it was normal,” he told Variety. “I didn’t like who I was. Drinking helped me get through the day.”

Sam recalled that he was “emotional and erratic” when he was drunk, and eventually, Lara had had enough. “You can do what you want, but I don’t need to be around this,” she told him.

Her ultimatum was what Sam needed to get sober, which as of 2022 he had been for eight years.

She wants her kids to have a normal childhood

Sam and Lara’s kids are growing up differently than their parents, who were both raised in Australia. However, the couple works hard to give their children a stable and down-to-earth childhood.

“We tend to try to keep our lives as normal as we can. I don’t think about that stuff ever. I don’t make it my reality,” she told Marie Claire Australia of tabloids. N.Y.C. has stricter paparazzi laws than L.A. —  one of the reasons for their cross-country move.

“My mum instilled in me that it’s important to maintain a little bit of mystery. I think it’s hard in this day and age to achieve,” Lara shared.

She added: “It’s really important to establish a good foundation from the beginning. Sam and I have always emphasized the importance of those formative years, as it’s not something that just happens overnight. Our boys go to a very progressive school and we really prioritized instilling good values.”