Amid "nepo baby" accusations, the "White Lotus" showrunners initially hesitated to cast Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon in the hit HBO show.

During a recent appearance on “ The Drew Barrymore Show ,” Schwarzenegger, who plays wealthy, insecure, wannabe business bro Saxon Ratliff on the Mike White drama, said he will watch the last two episodes of Season 3 without his famous parents, fearing what they might think seeing him in the final moments of the show’s most risqué edition to date.

Ever since the third season of The White Lotus premiered, Maria Shriver has taken a back seat to her son Patrick Schwarzenegger's fame. Instead of talking about her Kennedy family legacy, she's chatting more about his character Saxton Ratliff than anything else.

If you’ve caught this season of The White Lotus, then you surely know what we mean when we say that you most definitely, under no circumstances want to be a Saxon. The eldest son in the Ratliff family,

Following her son's rapid rise to fame thanks to season 3 of 'The White Lotus,' Maria Shriver is addressing the question du jour: is Patrick Schwarzenegger anything like his onscreen character, Saxon Ratliff?

Maria Shriver wants to “clear” the air about people comparing her son Patrick Schwarzenegger to his toxically masculine White Lotus character. “Patrick is not like Saxon,” Shriver said during her Tuesday appearance on Today Show to promote her new book I Am Maria.