Elsa Pataky has an animated conversation with her mother in Byron Bay

Elsa Pataky and her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, appeared to have a lively conversation while stepping out in Byron Bay on Friday. The sighting came just one day after Elsa had been quoted as saying her brother-in-law, Liam Hemsworth, 'deserves much better' than his ex-wife, Miley Cyrus. Elsa Pataky and her mother, Cristina Pataky Medianu, appeared to have a lively conversation while stepping out in Byron Bay on Friday Liam, 29, and Miley, 27, announced their break-up in August after just eight months of marriage, and Elsa spoke for the first time about the split at a press conference in Madrid last week. Speaking out: The sighting came just one day after Elsa had been quoted as saying her brother-in-law, Liam Hemsworth, 'deserves much better' than his ex-wife, Miley Cyrus Family outing: Elsa was joined by her three children - daughter India, seven, and twin sons Tristan and Sasha, five - as well as her pet dog, Sunny Elsa added that Liam had been relying on the 'support' of his family - in particular his older brother, Chris Hemsworth - following the highly-publicised split. At one stage, the family stopped by a local café, and Elsa was later seen emerging with a container of leftovers in one hand Blonde ambition: Elsa wore a plain white T-shirt, and styled her long blonde hair loosely She accessorised her look with a pair of round tortoiseshell sunglasses.