Patrick Schwarzenegger Cries in Video of Second He Realized He Was Forged in ‘White Lotus’

Patrick Schwarzenegger shed tears of pleasure and aid after revealing to his family members that he had landed a job in The White Lotus season 3.

The actor, 31, shared a video of the emotional second on Instagram on Sunday, Feb. 16. Within the footage — which was shot just a few weeks after his 2023 engagement to fiancée Abby Champion — he spills the casting information to his mother, Maria Shriver, and his sister Katherine Schwarzenegger.

“At first, I used to be informed I needed to hold it a secret, however my household stored noticing me appearing bizarre,” he wrote on Instagram. “Maria thought Abby and I had been pregnant 🤣. She may need been happier than I used to be!! After which I began crying. She did. Katherine did. Was a domino impact. Thoughts you this was in a restaurant with different folks lol.”

Patrick beforehand informed PEOPLE for February’s digital cowl that discovering out he secured a predominant solid position on the hit HBO anthology collection “was the best day in historical past for me” — however he needed to hold it secret.

“Clearly I’m going to inform my fiancée as a result of we received engaged the week earlier than, and I used to be like, ‘Sorry, I am leaving for seven months [to film in Thailand].’ In order that was good timing,” he informed PEOPLE with amusing. “Then I went and had lunch with my entire household the week later, and I informed them.”

Patrick additionally recalled watching the primary two seasons of The White Lotus along with his household and the way they nudged him to audition for the third season, which premieres on Sunday, Feb. 16. 

“Each time we’d watch the present … my mother was all the time like, ‘Why have not you auditioned for this? Why did not you exit for this?’ And my sister’s like, ‘You might want to name your brokers proper now. That is ridiculous that you simply’re not in on the present, that you simply did not even audition,‘ ” he added.

He later obtained an e-mail to audition, however “did not inform anyone as a result of I used to be like, ‘No matter, everybody’s going to exit for this present. I’ve such a sliver of an opportunity to get a name again,‘ ” he remembered pondering.

In season 3, Patrick performs Saxon Ratliff, the eldest son of Timothy (performed by Jason Isaacs) and Victoria (Par­ker Posey), who works for his father’s firm. Together with Saxon’s siblings (Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola), the household of 5 are among the many company vacationing at a resort in Thailand who expertise bother in paradise.

Patrick informed PEOPLE that Saxon is a “full flirt” and an “alpha male.”

The solid and Patrick’s household, together with well-known father Arnold Schwarzenegger, celebrated the brand new season on the Los Angeles premiere at Paramount Theatre on Feb. 10.

After the occasion, Arnold posted an Instagram photograph of the household collectively on the purple carpet and poked enjoyable at his son’s nude scene within the present.  

“What a present! I might declare to be shocked to seek out out he has a nude scene, however what can I say — the apple doesn’t fall removed from the tree,” Arnold, 77, wrote within the caption. “Don’t miss it this Sunday — belief me.”

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This season’s predominant solid additionally consists of Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Lek Patravadi, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wooden.

The White Lotus season 3 premieres Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.