You’ve seen him as the Terminator and a kindergarten cop, but Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new TikTok shows him in what may be his best character yet.
His latest role: A cowboy on a bicycle chasing around a miniature pony to Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboy.”
It’s true.
The 71-year-old threw on his cowboy hat and even fed the horse a carrot. He’s never looked happier—and neither have we.
“Whiskey the mini-pony has a morning fitness routine, too. #likearnold,” he captioned the 15-second video.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's TikTok is sublime pic.twitter.com/7rjZR1gNYO
— Toenails (@joetoenails) March 22, 2019
The video has captured hearts all over the internet, including that of Keith himself.
Hell yeah! 😂#repost @schwarzenegger
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Whiskey has a morning fitness routine too. #shouldvebeenacowboy #tiktok pic.twitter.com/fYxFuejh3U— Toby Keith (@tobykeith) March 23, 2019
How could a video this weird and endearing not go viral on Twitter?
“Arnold Schwarzenegger is living in my personal heaven and i must accept that,” tweeted user @LukeMones.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is living in my personal heaven and i must accept thatpic.twitter.com/eXv1qKdODj
— Luke Mones (@LukeMones) March 23, 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger made a Tik Tok of him and his miniature pony and the world nEEDS TO SEE IT pic.twitter.com/sXLN69fshg
— regina (@_reginamd) March 22, 2019
Bad week? Here’s Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a bike alongside a pony. pic.twitter.com/X5GACzj92x
— J. Alan G. (@jeremy_gibbs) March 23, 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger and a pony just helped me redetermine how i wanna Spend my retirement lmao pic.twitter.com/687cibemNA
— Dez Castillo (@DezxCastillo) March 22, 2019
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“@Schwarzenegger chasing a small pony on a bike is everything I needed to see to get me through life for the next year,” wrote Twitter user @Scott_dawson06.”
@Schwarzenegger chasing a small pony on a bike is everything I needed to see to get me through life for the next year pic.twitter.com/W86S1jolql
— Scott Dawson (@Scott_dawson06) March 21, 2019
Schwarzenegger—or, as he’s known on TikTok, @arnoldschnitzel—is fairly new to the platform, with only four videos uploaded, but has already managed to gather over 300,000 followers.
While the pony video showed viewers a kooky, wholesome side of the former California governor, most of his videos are on brand, made better with some excellent musical selections. One video shows him pumping some weights at the gym, enhanced by the Weather Girls singing, “It’s Raining Men” in the background.
In another, he reveals his jet lag cure: Biking around beautiful, sunny Los Angeles.
For fans of the actor and bodybuilder, it’s good to see him up and moving again. Back in August, he had emergency open-heart surgery.
With his videos already gaining so much attention, we’re sure to see more of Schwarzenegger (and hopefully, Whiskey the mini-pony) soon.
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