Maria Shriver pays no mind to her son’s more risqué moments as an actor.
While attending Keep Memory Alive’s The Power of Love Gala in Las Vegas on Feb. 22, the author, 69, reacted to her son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s full-frontal nude scenes in the latest season of The White Lotus.
“My kids were like, ‘Did you see that?’ And I was like, ‘No. What?’ ” Shriver told PEOPLE exclusively, before indicating that she was only focused on her son’s face and never looked any lower.
“So that shows you — a mother’s eyes are always on the kids’ eyes,” she continued.
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In The White Lotus‘ current season, Patrick plays Saxon Ratliff, the eldest son of Timothy (Jason Isaacs) and Victoria (Parker Posey), who works for his father’s company.
The rest of the main cast also includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Lek Patravadi, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood.
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Reacting to her son landing his role on the popular HBO series, Shriver told PEOPLE, “I was so happy for him because he’s worked so hard. He takes classes, he’s really been grinding at it for more than a decade, and he wanted to work his way up — and he’s done it his way.”
“I think it’s a great moment for him, and I’m super happy for him,” she continued of her son, whose other acting credits include Midnight Sun, Gen V and American Sports Story. “It actually makes me cry. I’m so happy for him.”
Still, Shriver told PEOPLE that her son, whom she shares with ex-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger, is aware of the challenges that will come with acting and booking future roles.
“So I think his feet are firmly planted on the ground, and he works with me on MOSH, which supports the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement,” she continued, referring to the protein bars supporting brain health and the organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease prevention and research for women and gender-diverse individuals.
“My life’s work is to find a cure for Alzheimer’s for everybody, not just for women, but to try to understand why women are disproportionately impacted by this disease — what is it that’s going on in their lives?” Shriver continued. “So we have to constantly raise money and we have to raise its profile, educate people about brain health and their own ability to take control of their brain health.”
The White Lotus airs on HBO on Sundays at 9 p.m. EST.
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