Joseph Baena Joins 'DWTS': Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger's Son

Putting on his dancing shoes! Joseph Baena, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Beana, is about to make his Dancing With the Stars debut q4.

Us Weekly confirms the 24-year-old gymnasium buff will compete on season 31 of the ballroom dancing show, which is moving to Disney+ after 15 years on ABC. Rumors swirled of Joseph’s casting after he was once photographed on his approach to a practice session studio in Los Angeles on Friday, August 26.

Like Schwarzenegger, 75, Joseph has a keenness for bodybuilding. Earlier this yr, Joseph instructed Men’s Health that he and his father connected over their shared interest in fitness.

“Even although I may call him anytime, I was too proud,” the Los Angeles resident defined in February. “My dad is old-fashioned, he doesn’t imagine in handouts. He believes arduous paintings pays off, and so do I. I love the word honor, and I’m very prideful in the sense that if I exploit my dad’s contacts or ask him for favors, I wonder what honor is that gonna carry me?”

At the time, Joseph said that it’s important for him to follow his personal path. “I don’t have to do what my dad did. I don’t have to get into appearing or bodybuilding,” he told the opening. “I’m very motivated and driven. I’m satisfied about my courting with my dad.”

The Kindergarten Cop actor stocks 4 children — Katherine Schwarzenegger, Christina Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Christopher Schwarzenegger — with Maria Shriver. The pair tied the knot in April 1986 and called it quits 25 years later. Soon after their split made headlines, Arnold confirmed he had a son with Mildred, now 61, who worked as a housekeeper for the well-known circle of relatives. Joseph was born days after Shriver, now 66, welcomed Christopher in September 1997. (The journalist and the Austria native finalized their divorce in 2021, a decade after their initial separation.)

Drama apart, Joseph seems up to the Terminator: Dark Fate megastar. “My father’s an enormous inspiration to me,” he completely instructed Us in November 2019, revealing the precise piece of Arnold’s bodybuilding advice that has caught with him the most. “To push it all the method and extra weight. Push it more. I'd say, you'll be able to all the time do greater than you assume you'll be able to.”

The Pepperdine University alum was simply 13 when he realized of his father’s identity. “I keep in mind the day very vividly,” he instructed Men’s Health. “I used to be in the 8th grade. Fifth or sixth length. And I get called out of class to go away. And my mom’s there, and he or she’s like, ‘We gotta pass — everyone seems to be learning about you and who your father is.’ … And now my life transformed before my eyes.”

Joseph were given candid about how his relationship with Arnold has changed through the years all through an “Unwaxed” podcast interview in January, revealing that he was once fearful the Twins actor would “think dangerous of” him. “[I didn’t want my dad to] be like, ‘What the heck is this man doing? He’s simply partying all the time,'” he explained.

Thank You!

You have successfully subscribed.

At the time, Joseph mentioned he doesn’t see himself changing his ultimate title. “I’m doing my own factor. I haven’t considered it that a lot,” he added. “I've a final identify already. I’m already doing such a lot and succeeding and moving forward with my goals. That’s the last thing on my mind.”

Scroll down to learn more in regards to the season 31 DWTS contestant:

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tr%2FMmp6aspmjsm%2BvzqZmnqakmr%2B1rcinpJ6mpGS9qq%2FTrqmeq1%2BfvLSxz6Fkm5mVo65uts6ipaxllKzBtHnMnpytZZGnu7C4w2aqnKCnlr%2B7sc2enqCdoqh6tLvNaA%3D%3D