Arnold Schwarzenegger regrets cheating with the housekeeper

Even the weirdest couples, looking like an absolute misalliance, managed to prove the opposite to the whole world. When Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver decided to get married, Hollywood was in shock. Arnie was just a handsome Austrian bodybuilder trying to achieve fame and recognition, but Maria of the Kennedy clan (she is the natural niece of 35th President John F. Kennedy) was already born with a silver spoon in her mouth. It was difficult to imagine a more incompatible pair.

Love at first sight and infidelity in marriage

Maria and Arnold were introduced by TV presenter Tom Brokaw at a tennis tournament in memory of Robert Kennedy. A spark immediately ran between the young people, and they soon began to meet, and on April 26, 1986 they became husband and wife. But one single mistake destroyed their union: Arnie allowed himself an extramarital affair.

In his autobiography, Total Recall: My Incredibly True Story, the actor spoke about his wife’s reaction to his infidelity and how she survived it. It was June 4, 2011, the day after Schwarzenegger’s term as governor of California ended.

“We visited the family psychologist, and he asked me:“ Maria wants to know if you have a child from the housekeeper Mildred. I answered that there is. “

Divorce

The divorce from Maria Shriver was a blow to Schwarzenegger. In an interview with Howard Stern, he said:

“I have had personal setbacks, but this is, without a doubt, the collapse of everything. This is not just defeat, this is my fault. And I can’t point my finger at someone else. I am to blame. “

When reporters reached out to Maria Shriver for comment, she replied:

“As a mother, I am worried about children. I ask for understanding and respect. We need to endure all this with dignity. “

Allegations of sexual harassment and adultery

Schwarzenegger was accused of inappropriate behavior in the fall of 2003, as well as at the time when he just took over as governor of California. His wife defended him in every possible way:

“I wouldn’t support my husband if I didn’t believe him.”

Unfortunately, later the truth came out. Everyone hoped that the couple would cope with the problem, but Maria Shriver made a decision. After 25 years of marriage, she filed for divorce in July 2011.

Life after divorce

The actor is grateful to the ex-wife for helping him to restore contact with the children, and he has four of them: sons Patrick and Christopher and daughters Catherine and Christina. Plus, Schwarzenegger has another son, Joseph, from the housekeeper Mildred Baena.

Despite the fact that the couple broke up, citing “irreconcilable differences”, they try to maintain a good relationship. The 73-year-old Schwarzenegger is very proud of his children. He was touched by their attention during the screening of Terminator: Dark Fate in Germany in 2019:

“I walk into a room, and there are a lot of balloons in it. It was a surprise from my four children and from my wife. And there was also a note: “You are the coolest dad, we love you.”