Katherine Schwarzenegger Reveals 'Classy' Gesture Brother Patrick's Wife Made: 'I Was Almost Brought to Tears' (Exclusive)
Katherine Schwarzenegger Reveals 'Classy' Gesture Brother Patrick's Wife Made: 'I Was Almost Brought to Tears' (Exclusive)
Nicholas RiceSun, February 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC
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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, Abby Champion (left) and Patrick Schwarzenegger (right).
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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt reveals the "classy" gesture brother Patrick Schwarzenegger's wife, Abby Champion, once made in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE
"I was almost brought to tears," the bestselling author recalls of the sweet moment
Patrick and Champion were first romantically linked in September 2015, and they wed a decade later
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt was touched by an act of kindness from her sister-in-law.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the bestselling author, 36, recalls the "classy" gesture Abby Champion, who is married to her brother, Patrick Schwarzenegger, recently made.
"I just got a handwritten thank-you note from my brother and his wife for doing a fun weekend together," Katherine says. "I was almost brought to tears at the fact that she took time to write the thank-you card. It's so classy."
"I've already loved her, but then I'm like, 'Ugh, damn. You wrote me a handwritten thank-you card?' It's little moments like that," she continues.
And while the handwritten card was technically from both her in-law and her younger sibling, Katherine still can't help but tease, "Let's be clear: it was not my brother doing it. It was his wife."
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Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt (left) and Patrick Schwarzenegger (right).
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Patrick, 32, and Champion, 28, were first romantically linked in September 2015, and they later got engaged in December 2023.
The actor and the model then tied the knot back in September, during an intimate lakeside wedding overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho.
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Among those in attendance were Katherine and Patrick's parents, dad Arnold Schwarzenegger and mom Maria Shriver, plus Katherine's husband, Chris Pratt.
Arnold, 78, and Shriver, 70, also share daughter Christina Schwarzenegger and son Christopher Schwarzenegger, and the Terminator star is also a dad to son Joseph Baena.
Abby Champion (left) and Patrick Schwarzenegger (right), Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt.
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Katherine finds that thank-you cards are especially meaningful, given that they have always been a big part of her life.
"It's definitely so special to receive a card," the mom of four, who recently partnered with Hallmark, tells PEOPLE.
"My mom writes me a handwritten thank-you note at Christmas and for my birthday, and my sister always writes me a handwritten thank-you note too."
The men in her life similarly take the time to get sentimental with their card-giving, Katherine adds. "[I get cards from] my dad with his beautiful, flawless, cursive handwriting, and then Chris writes me a Valentine's Day card or a Mother's Day card," she explains.
"The fact that someone takes the time to do it is just so special," the BDA Baby podcast host continues.
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