Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 5 Kids: Everything to Know

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a proud dad to five children.

The Terminator star and former Governor of California shares four kids with ex-wife Maria Shriver: daughters Katherine, 32, and Christina, 31, and sons Patrick, 29, and Christopher, 24.

In 2011, the actor publicly revealed that he had fathered another child, son Joseph Baena, 24, with his longtime housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena. Shriver filed for divorce in May 2011 after 25 years of marriage.

“We are continuing to parent our four children together. They are the light and center of both of our lives,” Shriver and Schwarzenegger said in a joint statement at the time of their split.

During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show in 2015, the former bodybuilder addressed the scandal, calling it “a very tough situation for my kids, very tough situation for my family. It was tough for everybody. But it has happened and now we have to figure it out, right?”

He added that his relationship with his kids was “fantastic, including my fifth child with Mildred.” The actor called Joseph “terrific,” saying that “he totally understands the situation. So, it all has worked out.”

In addition to fatherhood, Schwarzenegger is now a grandfather of two: daughter Katherine welcomed daughters of her own, Lyla Maria in 2020 and Eloise Christina. “It’s the easiest thing to be a grandfather,” he told Jimmy Kimmel earlier this year.

“They come over to the house, you play with Lyla for around an hour or two, put her on the horse, put her with the dog. And after two hours, they leave,” he joked, adding, “It’s fantastic! I have a great time when they come over to the house.”

Here’s everything to know about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s five children.

Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger Pratt, 32

Katherine Schwarzenegger is the oldest child of Schwarzenegger and Shriver. Born on Dec. 13, 1989, in Los Angeles, her middle name honors her maternal grandmother, Eunice Kennedy — younger sister of President John F. Kennedy.

Despite being born into a political family, Katherine has long maintained that she has no interest in that field. “Absolutely not, politics is not my thing,” she told PEOPLE in 2016. “I think if you grow up in it, you either love it or you’re like, ‘No thank you!’ ”

In 2010, she became a New York Times best-selling author at 21 years old after publishing her first book, Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who’s Been There and Back.

Two years later, Katherine graduated from the University of Southern California and published another self-help book, I Just Graduated . . . Now What? to help fellow recent grads navigate life in the “real world.”

She also wrote Maverick and Me, a children’s book about her rescue dog, in 2017 and The Gift of Forgiveness in 2020. The author is a longtime animal rights advocate and ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA.

“I love my daughter Katherine,” Schwarzenegger said during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in February 2022. “[She] is so wonderful and I’m so proud of her.”

He’s also a fan of Katherine’s husband, Chris Pratt, calling him “a fantastic guy” and “great son-in-law.”

Katherine began dating the Jurassic World star in 2018 after meeting at church. The two got engaged the following January and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in June 2019. In 2020, the pair welcomed their first child together, daughter Lyla; two years later, they welcomed another daughter, Eloise.

Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger, 31

Schwarzenegger’s second daughter with Shriver, Christina Schwarzenegger, was born in Los Angeles on July 23, 1991.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, she graduated from Georgetown University (Shriver’s alma mater) in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in English. She later studied interior architecture at Parsons School of Design and worked as an editor at Gwyneth Paltrow‘s lifestyle brand Goop for three years, where she covered all things health and wellness.

Christina is also a founding member of the Special Olympics Founder’s Council. “I love shining a light on those who feel outside the margins and bringing their experiences to light. The result is that we all feel validated and, ultimately, see that our differences are in fact, our superpowers,” Christina said, according to the Special Olympics’ website.

She and Shriver co-executive produced Netflix’s 2018 documentary Take Your Pills, which explored Christina’s experiences with Adderall addiction and how societal pressures contribute to abusing the controlled substance.

To celebrate his younger daughter’s 30th birthday in 2021, Schwarzenegger shared a heartfelt post on social media, which included photos of the father-daughter duo.

“Happy birthday, my little…