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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Look-Alike Bodybuilder Son Receives Comparison to NBA Legend During Dancing With the Stars Show: “It’s Like Man!”

Published 10/08/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is a multi-talented human having expertise in bodybuilding, acting, and politics. Likewise, his youngest son Joseph Baena is on his way to raising the bar. Apart from ruling the bodybuilding world, the muscleman is also a smooth dancer. Baena recently took part in season 31 of the reality show Dancing With the Stars. 

Notably, his initial performance was not the best and placed him ninth. However, one of the judges could see a glimpse of season 30 winner Iman Shumpert in him. 

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Will Joseph be the winner of ‘Dancing with stars’?

Joseph’s ultimate motive is to break the stigma since dancing is a new ingredient in the family. Surprisingly, he exceeded everyone’s expectations and survived three elimination rounds. The bodybuilder shocked fans with his performance, although it is a new arena for him.

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Luckily enough, he has coach Daniella Karagach beside him as his partner and tutor. She won the last season with the NBA superhero Iman Shumpert. The athlete’s journey took a slow yet exponential rise with time and he bagged the season 30 trophy of the show. 

Judge Carrie Ann Inaba could sense history repeating itself. According to her, Joseph’s destiny might take a similar shape to Iman’s. Initially, the NBA guard started with a weak performance but became the best at the end. 

He was an NBA athlete and to be compared to an all-star athlete and champion, it’s like man!” Baena said

Nevertheless, everything now depends on Joseph and how he plans to improve his skills. It is very difficult to say if the muscle man will be able to live up to the hype or not. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s relationship with his son

Joseph Baena is the youngest kid in the household born in 1997. His action star father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, had an affair with one of the housekeepers, and only when Joseph turned eight, everyone got to know what happened. Therefore, it was difficult for every family member to cope with reality.

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In an interview, Joseph talked about his relationship with Arnold back in time and how things got better, eventually. 

I also have to point out that my relationship with my dad, it was, it took a little while for me and him to get really close,” he said, “Right now, it’s like awesome. Right now, I’m like so close to my dad and we joke around about everything.

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As the saying goes, “All’s well that ends well.”

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Rimjhim Dey is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and is also a biology aficionado. Interested in it since childhood, Rimjhim believes her passion for writing runs through her veins.
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Pritam Priyedarshi