Katherine Schwarzenegger Biography
Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger Pratt is an American author. She is the eldest child of actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and broadcast journalist Maria Shriver.
How old is Katherine Schwarzenegger? – Age
The American author is 31 years old as of December 2020. She was born on December 13, 1989 in Los Angeles, California in the United States
Katherine Schwarzenegger Family
Katherine was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is the eldest child of Austrian-born actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger and journalist and author Maria Shriver. She is of Irish and German descent through her maternal grandparents Eunice and Sargent Shriver. Her grandmother was a younger sister to president John F. Kennedy while her grandfather was a U.S. Ambassador to France and the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1972 election.
She has a younger sister, Christina, and two younger brothers, Partrick and Christopher Schwarzenegger. Through her father, She also has a half-brother, Joseph Baena.
Katherine Schwarzenegger Marriage – Husband
The American author is married. She started dating actor Chris Pratt in June 2018. They later both announced their engagement on January 13, 2019. On June 8, 2019, they were married in Montecito, California. In April 2020 they announced that they were expecting their first child together, the second for Pratt. In August 2020, they welcomed a daughter, Lyla Maria.
Katherine Schwarzenegger Career and advocacy
In 2010, the American author wrote a book entitled Rock What You’ve Got: secrets to loving your Inner and Outer Beauty from someone Who’s Been There and Back. Schwarzenegger uses the book to describe her personal journey and encourage other young women to achieve confidence and a positive self-image. She had body-image issues between fourth and seventh grade, but now controls her physical and mental health with walking exercises and yoga.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 2012 and unsure of her next steps, Schwarzenegger sought career advice from a variety of people, including athletes, singers, entrepreneurs and actors. She compiled their wisdom into her second book – I Just Graduated…Now What?- which was released in 2014 as a “Survival guide” for recent college grads.
In 2017, Schwarzenegger authored a children’s book, Maverick and me. The book tells story of how Schwarzenegger rescued and subsequently adopted her dog, Maverick. Using her own experience as a “foster fail”, the book touts the benefits of pet adoption and rescue. In 2019, she partnered up with pedigree to host a limited-series podcast discussing the importance of adopting dogs.
The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring stories from Those Who Have overcome the Unforgivable is Schwarzenegger’s latest book, which is a compilation of stories of forgiveness. The book features the stories of 22 people including Elizabeth Smart and Tanya Brown.
The American author is an American society for the Prevention of cruelty to Animals Ambassador and supports the Best Friends Animal Society.
Katherine Schwarzenegger Net worth
The American author has a estimated net worth of $3 million.