Grandfather of Two, Arnold Schwarzenegger Doesn’t Want Them Take On His ‘Worst’ Quality, Revealed in 2020

Over the years, Arnold Schwarzenegger has evolved from a doting father to a loving grandfather. Currently, he has two granddaughters from his eldest daughter, Katherine Schwarzenegger. Since the first times are generally special, the legend had many thoughts upon receiving the good news. Before Lyla was born, however, Schwarzenegger strictly wished for one of his traits not to pass on to her.

Katherine Schwarzenegger is married to Hollywood star Chris Pratt. Lyla is their eldest daughter, born in 2020. Arnold was over the moon when the news of his daughter’s pregnancy came in. In an interview from 2020 with the late-night show, The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon, Arnold revealed his expectations about his grandchild. However, there’s one thing that he did not want his grandchild to have.

Arnold Schwarzenegger names the only trait he didn’t want to pass on to his grandchild

In a candid chat with host Jimmy Fallon, Schwarzenegger wouldn’t stop gushing about the good news. His eldest daughter was pregnant, and he was going to be a grandfather for the first time. However, while talking about his dreams and duties toward the child, he discussed how the child would be blessed with a myriad of genes.

The star began tracing the genes back to his Austrian ancestry and ex-wife Maria Shriver’s connection with the Kennedys. He also joked how his grandchild might just grow up to become a dinosaur hunter, referring to Chris Pratt’s stint in the movie Jurassic World. However, there was one thing he did not want baby Lyla to pick up – his accent.

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The Austrian Oak has a strong Austrian accent that stuck with him throughout his life. In fact, it has also caused him some trouble while shooting for movies in Hollywood. Reflecting upon that, he revealed to Fallon, “Worst thing is if this kid ends up, you know, with my accent. That’s what we don’t want”.

Arnold was once given speech training for his accent

In order to make it big in Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger had to work hard on his language skills. While his English was good enough, his thick Austrian accent hindered his dialogue delivery. The star had to go for special speech training to clear his pronunciation.

After going through speech training, accent removal, and proper English-learning classes, Schwarzenegger was finally ready for the big screen. The star grew immensely popular with movies like The Terminator, Hercules, and Conan the Barbarian. Now, a heartthrob of America, Schwarzenegger spends his time working on various political and charitable avenues.

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