Patrick Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver attend the Global Road Entertainment’s World Premiere of “Midnight Sun” at ArcLight Hollywood on March 15, 2018 in Hollywood, California.Photo:Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
Patrick Schwarzeneggerjust scored another prestige acting gig yet, but his motherMaria Shrivermight be even more excited than he is.
The 30-year-old actor was announced as a member of theWhite Lotusseason 3cast on Tuesday, and his mother, 68, couldn’t contain her pride in her oldest son as he joined what she called “one of my favorite shows of all time.”
“Patrick, Patrick, Patrick! I’m so proud of you!” Shriver wrote onInstagram. “Wow!!! All that hard work and determination is really paying off.”
She continued, “I can’t wait to visit you on set ( am I allowed to visit you on set?) and can’t wait to get all the spoilers from you (you will tell me, right? I am your mother after all!) Wow, wow, wow! See you at theWhite Lotus! 🪷 #proudmomalert.”
Maria Shriver/Instagram
The Staircasealum alsosharedhis own excitement at the casting news on Instagram as thanked the creatorMike White“for believing in me.”
“I watch this show every week with my family and every time we would watch they say ‘why can’t you audition for this show!!!’. So voila !”
Champion, 26, also celebrated her beau’s achievement as she shared his post to her Instagram Story, writing, “So proud of you.”
Patrick Schwarzenegger arrives at the 2023 GQ Men Of The Year at Bar Marmont on November 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
“I’ve just finished the season 3 scripts, and I’m going to have to sayWhite Lotusis going to give you a run for your money,” she said.
On Jan. 5, HBO announced the first slate of stars who will be appearing in the show, includingLeslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul,Jason Isaacs,Michelle Monaghan,Parker Poseyand Tayme Thapthimthong.
Along with Schwarzenegger’s announcement on Tuesday, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola andAimee Lou Woodwere also confirmed.
Meghann Fahy and Theo James in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 - Episode 1.Fabio Lovino/HBO
Production is set tobegin on the series in Thailandin February, and while no plot details have yet been released White has teased that he’s interested in exploring some of the season 2 characters’ stories further.
“Who knows, maybe there’ll be another White Lotus season whereDominic comes with his wifeand they patch it all up!” he teased toEsquireofMichael Imperioli’s character.
He also hinted at a possible continuation ofJon Gries' Greg Hunt andHaley Lu Richardson’s Portia since season 2’s final scenes left a lot of questions unanswered.
“I think as far as like, what happens to Greg and the conspiracy of Tanya’s [Jennifer Coolidge] death, it’s possible that I think Portia is scared enough to just leave it alone,” White toldEsquire. “But maybe you’ll have to wait to find out what happens.”
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The first two seasons ofThe White Lotuscan be streamed on Max.
source: people.com
