Joseph Baena Admits It Was ‘Amazing’ To Play Hercules Just Like Dad Arnold Schwarzenegger On ‘DWTS’

You astir had to bash a treble instrumentality watching Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach creation during Disney+ Night connected Dancing With the Stars. Joseph played Hercules for his Charleston regular to “A Star Is Born” from the Disney movie. Joseph spoke with reporters, including HollywoodLife, astir however dada Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Hercules successful the 1969 movie Hercules In New York, is “so proud” of him.

Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach during their show connected Disney+ Night. (Disney+)

“I emotion my father. He’s the smartest, champion antheral I tin deliberation of, truthful to beryllium compared to him, to beryllium successful the aforesaid quality Hercules, helium played Hercules successful New York, it’s amazing. It’s awesome. And who doesn’t privation to beryllium similar their father, right? It’s great,” Joseph said.

When asked if helium could ever spot his begetter doing Dancing With the Stars, Joseph responded, “This show? No.” He added, “I don’t cognize [why], but I’ll transportation the value connected this one.”

Like his father, Joseph has embraced the bodybuilding lifestyle. However, he’s noticed changes successful his body since starting his Dancing With the Stars journey.

“I consciousness similar I’m getting a small leaner. I’m losing value for sure. It’s decidedly a alteration of pace. It’s a batch much cardio. It’s a batch much core,” Joseph revealed. “I mean, she’s kicking my butt successful the ballroom. If you travel maine connected Instagram, you’ll spot maine drenched successful sweat fundamentally each nighttime due to the fact that of these workouts, and [it was] a blessing successful disguise that she was capable to emergence up for the past week and a fractional due to the fact that these flips we person been beating each different up. I person bruises nether the sparkles here, and she doesn’t person immoderate scrapes oregon marks, but I person scrapes, I person marks… the regimen of moving retired is wholly different. The body’s changing a small bit, but we’re inactive pumped up.”

Joseph Baena’s dad, Arnold Schwarzenegger, successful the 1969 movie ‘Hercules In New York.’ (Everett Collection)

Joseph and Daniella made it done the latest elimination. Sam Champion was sent home astatine the extremity of Disney+ Night. Joseph and Daniella volition beryllium hitting the ballroom much than erstwhile for the show’s two-night lawsuit adjacent week.

Ahead of Disney+ Night, Joseph revealed what his dada thinks of his newfound dancing skills. “I support astonishing him,” Joseph told ET. “He’s watched the past 3 dances and helium keeps saying, each week, he’s similar ‘Jesus Christ, I can’t adjacent judge that you tin determination similar that!’ Because our family’s not known for dancing, particularly connected my dad’s side.”