Arnold Schwarzenegger admires muscle-bound statue of himself set to stand in his home town
He may no longer be the governor of California, but Arnold Scwarzenegger will always be a hero to the residents of his hometown.
The former Mr Universe and Terminator star today inspected a statue of himself in his bodybuilder heyday, approving it for erection in Graz in Austria.
The moulding shows Schwarzenegger striking a typical bodybuilder pose, flexing his muscles and leaning forward.
Now Schwarzenegger has approved the clay statue it will be cast in bronze and shipped to Graz, where it will form the highpoint of an exhibition dedicated to the town's most famous son.
The star's childhood home has been purchased by a fan and turned into a museum, recreating the interior of his childhood and featuring memorabilia from throughout his life.
Schwarzenegger had an unhappy childhood in the home, rejected by his father who wrongly doubted his parentage.
But the star has embraced the idea of a museum.
'One of the things that we thought would be really great is to have, in front of the house, was the sculpture,' Schwarzenegger told KlewTv station in Idaho.
'Because it was bodybuilding that got me to America. It was the bodybuilding that got me into movies.
'It was the bodybuilding that got me into the governorship. That's where I learned about public service.'
He may no longer be the governor of California, but Arnold Scwarzenegger will always be a hero to the residents of his hometown.
The former Mr Universe and Terminator star today inspected a statue of himself in his bodybuilder heyday, approving it for erection in Graz in Austria.
The moulding shows Schwarzenegger striking a typical bodybuilder pose, flexing his muscles and leaning forward.
Now Schwarzenegger has approved the clay statue it will be cast in bronze and shipped to Graz, where it will form the highpoint of an exhibition dedicated to the town's most famous son.
The star's childhood home has been purchased by a fan and turned into a museum, recreating the interior of his childhood and featuring memorabilia from throughout his life.
Schwarzenegger had an unhappy childhood in the home, rejected by his father who wrongly doubted his parentage.
But the star has embraced the idea of a museum.
'One of the things that we thought would be really great is to have, in front of the house, was the sculpture,' Schwarzenegger told KlewTv station in Idaho.
'Because it was bodybuilding that got me to America. It was the bodybuilding that got me into movies.
'It was the bodybuilding that got me into the governorship. That's where I learned about public service.'