The White Lotus and Gen V star Patrick Schwarzenegger is married to his long-time girlfriend, Abby Champion. Before he entered into a romance with Champion, he was in a relationship with singer Miley Cyrus. This former couple had a very public relationship back in 2014, which turned quite dramatic towards the end.
The couple was first spotted at a University of Southern California football game in November 2014, where they were seen kissing. A source told Us Weekly at the time that they had been dating for several months. A few years prior to that, Schwarzenegger told Details in 2011 that Cyrus was his celebrity crush. He shared, “My eye, though, is set on Miley” (via Life&Style).
OMG. We can't stop staring at @MileyCyrus kissing Mr Schwarzenegger! http://t.co/HOwttSWSr0 pic.twitter.com/ttPKZmwC11
— MTV UK (@MTVUK) November 14, 2014
Following their first public appearance, Schwarzenegger and Cyrus were spotted out together multiple times. They even went on a Disneyland trip in March 2015. However, the relationship did not last long, as TMZ reported that the Staircase actor “got very close with some OTHER chick in Cabo.”
A shirtless picture of Schwarzenegger went viral online. The actor took to X to deny these claims, sharing that the girl with her arms around his neck was one of his best friends’ girlfriends. He shared in the now-deleted tweet, “Omg. It’s one of my best friends girlfriend…Would NEVER do anything against my GF… Girls have guy friends and guys have friends that are girls…” (via ET).
However, it probably affected their relationship, as Cyrus and Schwarzenegger called it quits shortly after the news emerged. PEOPLE reported at the time that they were “just in two different places in their lives.”
While he is in the headlines for his marriage to Abby Champion, the 3-time VMA recipient made headlines by missing MTV’s Award night on Sunday despite her four nominations.
Patrick Schwarzenegger and Abby Champion Are Married!
The son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver is now married! The leaked images from Patrick Schwarzenegger’s wedding were released by several outlets on Sunday. According to the Daily Mail, Schwarzenegger married Abby Champion in a beautiful lakeside ceremony at the exclusive Gozzer Ranch country club in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Patrick Schwarzenegger marries longtime girlfriend Abby Champion in lavish Idaho wedding
https://t.co/J3rVJ1qBMI pic.twitter.com/EPxs3pZCta— Page Six (@PageSix) September 7, 2025
Schwarzenegger wore a cream tuxedo with black dress pants to his wedding, while the bride, Champion, wore a matching cream full-skirted dress completed with a veil. Schwarzenegger’s famous father, his actor brother-in-law Chris Pratt, and other family members were present at the venue overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene.
They went public with their relationship in March 2016 after dating since 2015. The couple announced their engagement in 2023, but had to postpone their wedding plans due to the actor’s commitment to filming The White Lotus.
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He opened up about their relationship during an interview with PEOPLE, where he shared:
I think that when we first met, there was obviously an attraction — physical attraction — and I thought she was the most beautiful girl that I had seen and had met.
However, it didn’t take long for Champion to win over his heart in other ways. He shared, “Over the course of the years, I just continuously fell in love with her more and more, with the kind of human that she was becoming and that the relationship was becoming.” He shared that they had “grown a lot together” and added that it has “been kind of fun to climb that journey as one.”
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Other Romances Before Abby Champion
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s romantic life became interesting to the public when speculations arose in 2012 about his relationship with Taylor Swift. He and Swift were seen hanging out at the Cape Cod compound belonging to the Kennedys (via PEOPLE). However, reports later emerged that Swift was dating another Kennedy family member, Conor Kennedy, and not Schwarzenegger.
The same year, the Daily Mail reported that the actor attended a Halloween party with a blonde beauty, who was identified as AJ Michalka. Schwarzenegger dressed up as Robin Hood, while Michalka was dressed in a Mad Hatter costume. However, nothing more came out of that relationship.
His first serious relationship was reportedly with fellow USC classmate Taylor Burns. They dated during his college years from 2013 to 2014, before Miley Cyrus entered the picture.
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In 2013, Us Weekly reported that he was seen kissing Burns during an outing at the beach. It was reportedly during their spring break. They posted multiple photos of themselves together on social media while they were dating.
What do you think of Patrick Schwarzenegger’s previous romances before marrying Abby Champion? Let us know in the comments below!
