Despite having late (1) style icon Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as a relative (2), Katherine Schwarzenegger feels no pressure to live up to one of the nation’s most famous First Ladies. The daughter of Maria Shriver, whose mother was President John F Kennedy’s sister Eunice, opened up to HELLO! about her family and her great aunt Jackie:
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“I think there are a lot of different style icons in my family. I grew up watching that, but I think that for me one of the greatest gifts we’ve been given in my family is to really embrace who we are as individuals and to be able to have our own sense of style,” author Katherine explained.
She recognises that Jackie, who died in 1994, continues to be a big influence on the fashion world today. But Katherine, born in Los Angeles, describes her own look as very different to Jackie's classic one, saying it is “very California, feminine, a little sexy, but comfortable”.
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And, while Katherine was born into one of the world's most powerful political dynasties, the 32-year-old revealed that neither her journalist mother nor her father, former California governor Arnold, pressured her or her siblings (3) to follow in their footsteps. “Both of my parents definitely taught us when we were younger that it didn’t matter (4) what we did in life as long as we worked hard and found our passion,” she said.
Arnold, who first made his name as an action movie star, and Maria, split in 2011. But they have always been united in the advice they give their children, instilling (5) in them a desire to work hard and be successful on their own terms. "They didn’t say, 'You have to be in politics' or 'You have to be in the acting world'," Katherine insists. "It was very much like, follow your heart and follow your dreams. Know that you’re going to have to work really hard to do it – but you can do it.”
1. Late = Deceased.
2. Relative = Family member.
3. Sibling = Brother or sister.
4. It doesn't matter = It isn't important.
5. To instill = To imbue
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