The reasons why Arnold Schwarzenegger's son does not use his father's last name
Joseph Baena was the result of an extramarital affair between the actor and his employee; his passions and his relationship with the actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger had five children throughout his life, four of which were with his ex-wife Maria Shriver, but the last 24-year-old was the product of an extramarital affair with a woman named Mildred Patricia Baena, an employee of the mansion of the. Now, Joseph Baena confessed in an interview why he does not use his father's surname.
"There are some different variables and I am focused on building myself," explained the young man, implying that he does not want to be "the son of" although he looks a lot like Arnold and among his passions is bodybuilding. “I mean, my dad is a stud. He is a man's man, I like to think of him and I admire him a lot. He's influenced a lot of things: the path I've taken with acting, with fitness, and with a lot of other things that I'm doing because of him," Joseph said.
According to sources from Hola magazine, Baena did not know that his father was Arnold Schwarzenegger until he was fourteen years old. His great physical resemblance ended up raising the suspicions of what was then the wife of the former governor of California, Maria Shriver, who ended up discovering the infidelity.
After this, the couple divorced after 25 years of marriage and four children together: Katherine (31), Patrick (28), Christopher (24) and Christina (23). However, far from leaving Joseph aside or keeping him away from public opinion, Arnold set out to make up for lost time with his son, not knowing at the time that this teenager would inherit his passion for bodybuilding and cinema. “I am so proud of you, I love you! You're breaking it in the gym, in your real estate career, and in acting. I know this will be another fantastic year,” Schwarzenegger wrote alongside his son's post on social media on his 24th birthday.
Joe often shares his workout routines with his 330 thousand followers on his Instagram account and also dreams of becoming a famous actor. After working on three films that will be released in 2022, he announced a few days ago that he will be the protagonist of Lava, a feature film that is currently shooting in Hawaii. For his part, the 74-year-old actor and former governor of California continues to train his body and participate in causes against environmental pollution.
