As season 3 of The White Lotus comes to an end, there are some people Patrick Schwarzenegger might not be watching with: his parents.
During a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Patrick, 31, was asked whether he would be joined by his parents, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, to watch the last two episodes. Patrick admitted that “it was a little nerve-wracking watching the first episode with my whole family because I do take some clothes off.”
For the end of the season, Patrick has a different plan in mind. “I think some upcoming episodes I’m going to watch without them,” he added. “[I] would definitely take a bathroom break [if things get too awkward]. The next episodes, they’re crazy.”
Earlier in the episode, host Drew Barrymore played a message for Patrick recorded by his mother. “I think every single one you’ve been nervous for me to watch,” Shriver, 69, said in reference to her son’s nude scene in the premiere. “You keep saying, ‘That’s not me, that’s a prosthetic.’”
ICYMI, Patrick left quite an impression at the beginning of The White Lotus with a full frontal scene. His story line has since progressed to include an onscreen threesome. Patrick previously received support from several of his family members for baring it all on camera — including brother-in-law Chris Pratt.
“I know where my eyes went,” Pratt, 45, joked during an interview with E! News in February about Patrick’s nude scene. “I’m not blood related to him, I was looking at that d—k, bro.”
Pratt, who is married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, praised Patrick’s performance, saying, “No, he looks amazing. Obviously, he’s a physical specimen, but also he’s a really solid actor because the character he’s playing is completely different than who he is.”
After helping Patrick with his audition, Pratt was thrilled to see the season’s success.
“He created a character. And it feels natural and good. I’ve been telling everybody for years, I’ve been telling him as well, I really think we’re entering a decade of Patrick,” he continued. “I’ve been watching him, he’s just been working hard.”
Pratt concluded: “He’s actually a hustler across the board, not just with acting but with business, and everything. He’s super driven, and I know he gets that from both his mom and his dad.”
That same month, Patrick shut down assumptions that he has been booking jobs because of his famous parents.
“I know there are people who’ll say I only got this role because of who my dad is,” Patrick told The Sunday Times. “They’re not seeing that I’ve had 10 years of acting classes, put on [high] school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I’ve been on.”
Patrick expressed his determination to prove people wrong, adding, “Of course, it’s frustrating and you can get boxed in and you think at that moment, I wish I didn’t have my last name. But, that’s a small moment. I would never trade my life with anyone. I’m very fortunate to have the life and family that I have, the parents I have and the lessons and values they’ve instilled in me.”
New episodes of The White Lotus air on HBO Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
