Patrick Schwarzenegger tried to keep his casting in the third season of HBO’s ‘The White Lotus” a secret from his family. It worked, he tells TODAY.com — but he accidentally sparked a different theory.

Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage Exes Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver showed support for their son Patrick Schwarzenegger at the premiere of The White Lotus season 3. Patrick, 31, is among the ensemble cast of the third season of HBO’s resort-set drama and had heavyweight support from both his mom and dad for the star-studded premiere on Monday,

Patrick Schwarzenegger has his mom to thank, in part, for his “The White Lotus” role! “She was a huge fan of the show. She’s here somewhere. She’s here fan girling out about it all,” he told Access Hollywood’s Zuri Hall at the show’s Los Angeles premiere.