Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared in another wild video with his barnyard animal pets at his kitchen table, who upstaged him while he tried to discuss his thoughts and response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Terminator star and former governor of California, 72, appeared remotely on Jimmy Kimmel’s from-home version of his late-night talk show on Thursday night to talk about what he’s doing to aid in the fight against the pandemic.
However, the focus of Arnold’s segment was squarely on his unorthodox pets who’ve been quarantining with him –– namely, his miniature horse and donkey, named Whiskey and Lulu respectively, who kept coming into the frame for snacks at well as pats and cuddles from the septuagenarian movie star.
Upstaged: Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared remotely on Jimmy Kimmel’s from-home version of his late-night talk show on Thursday night, but the focus of his segment was squarely on his pet miniature horse and donkey, named Whiskey and Lulu respectively
Kimmel, who was dressed in an odd getup thanks to his ‘makeup artist’ daughter, found Arnie as he was finishing up lunch, which meant that his animals were chowing down as well.
‘They just like to participate a little bit with the lunch. I hope you don’t mind,’ Schwarzenegger said as he hand-fed them treats of carrots and Whiskey’s favorite –– oatmeal cookies.
When Kimmel, 52, asked, ‘Are they free to roam the house?’ the Austrian-born father-of-five replied in the affirmative: ‘Upstairs, downstairs, all over the place!’
‘They watch me when I work out,’ the former professional bodybuilder added.
Wild (animal) interview: Kimmel and Schwarzenegger were chatting remotely as the farm animals kept coming into frame for snacks and cuddles from the septuagenarian movie star
Naturally, this led Jimmy to wonder if the animals were properly toilet trained, seeing as they have free reign indoors.
‘They’re not “trained,” but they very rarely go an take a dump in the house,’ Arnie responded.
‘It happened one time in the kitchen while we were cooking, but it was ok, it smelled of wienerschnitzel and poop at the same time,’ he added with a laugh.
Soon, the pair got down to the main point of their chat, wherein Kimmel made the observation that Schwarzenegger had in fact prepared for a situation like the coronavirus health crisis, albeit inadvertently, during his time as the state’s governor from 2003 to 2011.
The Conan star mentioned that they had stockpiled ‘millions of masks’ and ‘2,400 ventilators,’ saying that ‘the whole idea was to be prepared for an earthquake’ or similar disaster.
Too much: When Kimmel asked, ‘Are they free to roam the house?’ the Austrian-born father-of-five replied in the affirmative: ‘Upstairs, downstairs, all over the place’
He likes to be prepared: The Conan star mentioned that they had stockpiled ‘millions of masks’ and ventilators while he was governor – ‘the whole idea was to be prepared for an earthquake’
He also praised current acting governor Gavin Newsom, saying they ‘have been friends for a long time [and] he’s doing a terrific job as governor here’ amid the pandemic.
Schwarzenegger then praised Newsom for getting in touch with former governors for counsel on both sides of the aisle –– both Republican and Democrat –– since, as he put it, ‘I think it’s very important that we don’t make this a political situation.’
Ever the one looking for a laugh, Kimmel in turn praised Schwarzenegger, saying ‘I think a great illustration of your bipartisan work is that you are a Republican who owns a donkey! I think that’s something else.’
The chat continued by welcoming Arnold’s friend Edward Norton, with whom he’s started the Frontline Responders Fund.
Chat with Ed: The chat continued by welcoming Arnold’s friend Edward Norton, with whom he’s started the Frontline Responders Fund
Wearing a t-shirt of himself: The True Lies star was also seen Friday out in Los Angeles