Jun 04, 2025 09:20 AM IST
Arnold Schwarzenegger says that his son Patrick’s notorious nude scene in The White Lotus season 3 took him unexpectedly.
The success of The White Lotus season 3 ensured that Patrick Schwarzenegger was not simply generally known as the son of Arnold. The actor gained approval for his position on the present, and likewise ignited some social media fervour along with his bare-naked scene. In a latest interplay with Selection, Arnold mentioned the scene took him unexpectedly when he first noticed it, however he was capable of join it along with his personal profession decisions.
Arnold Schwarzenegger on Patrick’s nude scene
Arnold and Patrick sat collectively for an episode of Selection’s Actors on Actors 2025 version to debate appearing and rather more. Speaking about Patrick’s nude scene on The White Lotus, Arnold mentioned, “I couldn’t consider [it]. I mentioned to myself, ‘I’m watching your present, and I’m watching your butt sticking on the market.’ And impulsively, I see the weenie. What’s going on right here? That is loopy. Then I mentioned to myself, ‘Properly, Arnold, whats up. You probably did the identical factor in Conan and Terminator, so don’t complain about it.’ However it was a shock to me that you just had been following my footsteps so intently.”
Arnold famously went nude for The Terminator, his breakthrough movie in 1984. The movie’s success made the Austrian bodybuilder a world film star. Directed by James Cameron, The Terminator went on to spawn a number of sequels, with Arnold reprising his position in 4 of them.
Patrick Schwarzenegger on similarities with Arnold
Speaking concerning the similarities between their nude scenes, Patrick added, “Oh, yeah. I suppose the similarity from Terminator to White Lotus was that you just had been engaged on a challenge with James Cameron, who is likely one of the best administrators of all time. For me, it was a blessing to work with the author, the director, the creator of White Lotus — as a result of Mike does every thing.”
The son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, Patrick started his profession with minor roles within the 2000s. As an adolescent, he had supporting roles in Caught in Love, Grown Ups 2 and Scouts Information to the Zombie Apocalypse. After his first lead position within the 2018 movie Midnight Solar, he discovered fame with a recurring position in Gen V, earlier than The White Lotus grew to become his breakthrough.
