Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lookalike son Joseph Baena shared a rare photo of mother Mildred Baena to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Joseph, 26, was fathered by the Terminator star, 76, during an affair with Mildred while she worked as a housekeeper for the Schwarzenegger family in the 1990s. At that time the actor was married to journalist Maria Shriver.
Joseph was the spitting image of his famous father as he treated his mother to dinner, flowers, balloons and a chocolate cake for the special occasion.
She captioned the snap: ‘Happy Mother’s Day!’ as she hugged 63-year-old Mildred.
In 2011, it was revealed that Arnold had secretly fathered a child with Mildred. He was already dad to their sons Patrick, 30, Chris, 26, and daughters Katherine, 34, and Christina, 32, during the course of their relationship.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s lookalike son Joseph Baena shared a rare photo of his mother Mildred Baena to mark Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Schwarzenegger shocked the world in 2011 when he announced that he had fathered a secret child behind his then-wife Maria Shriver’s back.
But in July 2011, Arnold’s then-wife Maria filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage. In December 2021, the former couple’s divorce was officially finalized.
appearing in Good morning Great Britain together Hosts Susana Reid and ed balls In his first live interview in the UK last month, Joseph revealed why he dropped the Schwarzenegger surname.
Joseph explained: ‘Yes, that’s a good question. I think the main thing is that I try to do things on my own and pursue my career with my will, my determination and my work ethic. It’s just doing everything through me.
‘My family is very much in favor of supporting from afar and not being so practical. I really appreciate it and I think it’s very important to grow as a man to do things on your own and figure them out.
‘So that’s what I’ve been doing and it’s been working so far. I’ve been working very hard.’
Reflecting on the initial shock of discovering Arnie was his father a year after the Netflix Arnold documentary where his Hollywood father admitted that infidelity destroyed his family, said: ‘When you were a kid, you didn’t really question too much. That’s how it is.
‘For me, I love my father. He is an amazing man. I love my mother, she is an amazing woman. So yeah, I’m very happy and honored to be part of this family.”
Arnie appears with Mildred in the 1990s, with Joseph, the spitting image of his father.
Like Arnold, Joseph has immersed himself in the world of bodybuilding and has attracted attention online for having a physique almost identical to the Predator star.
Maria Shriver and Arnold married in 1986. They have four children together: Katherine, 34, Christina, 32, Patrick, 30, and Christopher, 26.
Bond: Joseph previously revealed that it took him a while to get close to his father and that the two only connected later in life.
Describing how he is now following in his father’s footsteps, he said: “He is a great father. He has been nothing but amazing to me. He has supported me a lot in everything I have decided to do.
“Going to Pepperdine, graduating from college, and when it comes to my acting career and real estate career, my journey into bodybuilding and fitness, he’s always there and very supportive.” ‘He is a great father.’
He continued: ‘He always has good advice. I think for me it’s been a lot of fun because a lot of the things I’ve been doing, like acting and real estate, are like my dream jobs as a kid.
‘Some children grow up wanting to be a firefighter or an astronaut, but I have always loved cinema and I have always wanted to be an actor.
“It’s just the way the cards have been played. It turns out we do and like a lot of the same things.
Later this year, Joseph will star in new US action film Gunner alongside Hollywood titans Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth.