When Chris Pratt tuned into the premiere of The White Lotus, he wasn’t just hooked on the plot. The 45-year-old actor had his eyes trained elsewhere: his brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger’s naked bod.
“I know where my eyes went... I was looking at that d---, bro,” he told E! News during the Monday premiere of his new movie, The Electric Slate.
The Guardians of the Galaxy actor, who’s publicly apologized for a variety of controversial comments, continued to dig himself into a hole by insisting “I’m not blood-related to him.”
Pratt was spotted with Schwarzenegger’s sister, Katherine, before he finalized his divorce with ex-wife Anna Farris. They didn’t officially split until October 2018, marking the end to a nine-year relationship.
In January 2019, Pratt proposed to Katherine, his girlfriend of seven months. Faris expressed happiness for the new couple and said that Pratt had called her as a heads up.
But now he appears to be lusting after someone new—Katherine’s younger brother. The nepo baby is the son of actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s been in a variety of films and TV shows already, including Gen V and The Staircase.
But Schwarzenegger was especially excited to play Saxon Ratliff in HBO’s fan-favorite drama The White Lotus. While Pratt claimed that his brother-in-law plays a character “completely different than who he is,” some fans see comparisons.
While many say Schwarzenegger’s personality is much different than his character’s, the two both live a luxury life. Schwarzenegger went to private schools before getting his business degree at the University of Southern California. Ratliff, who he plays in season three, is a “finance d--che” from Duke University.
His recent risqué scene, which showed him waltzing around his hotel room nude, showed practically everything—front and back. The scene caused a stir with fans given Schwarzenegger’s naked character, Saxon, is being watched by his brother, Lochlan (Sam Nivola), with many viewers commenting on the seemingly incestuous undertones.
However, the NSFW scene left Pratt gushing about the rising star.
“No, he looks amazing. Obviously, he’s a physical specimen, but also he’s a really solid actor,” said Pratt.
Schwarzenegger’s dad also had quite the reaction, and posted on his Instagram “What a show!” before telling fans “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”—referencing his own X-rated appearance in “Terminator.”
But Schwarzenegger’s not quite ready to host showings with his parents.
“I have not told them anything, but there are scenes that I will not be watching with them,” he said during a Feb. 10 interview with E! News.
But according to Pratt, they might be the only ones not streaming. The supportive in-law told E! News that Schwarzenegger created a character that feels “natural and good.” He added that the young celeb gets his drive from his famous parents.
“I’ve been telling everybody for years, I’ve been telling him as well,” he said. “I really think we’re entering a decade of Patrick.”
