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Arnold Schwarzenegger Recalls Surprise at Patrick’s Full-Frontal Scene in The White Lotus

Arnold’s candid reaction in Variety’s Actors on Actors interview revealed his own on-screen nudity history as well as Patrick’s efforts to transcend the nepo baby label.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Patrick Schwarzenegger attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series "The White Lotus" Season 3 at Paramount Theatre on February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • During the June Actors on Actors segment, Arnold admitted he “couldn’t believe” seeing Patrick’s character Saxon strip down and joked, “What is going on here? This is crazy.”
  • He immediately reminded himself that he’d done similar nude scenes in Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator, noting Patrick was “following my footsteps so closely.”
  • Maria Shriver told The Jamie Kern Lima Show she was unfazed by the full-frontal moment, quipping that she had “seen him naked since he was a baby.”
  • Patrick opened up about wrestling with nepotism accusations, revealing he once considered adopting an alias before embracing the Schwarzenegger name.
  • Both father and son praised each other’s performances, with Arnold expressing pride in Patrick’s acting and Patrick crediting his dad for sparking his passion for film.