Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about his divorce from Maria Shriver in a candid interview. Reflecting on the “very difficult” break up after 25 years of marriage, he takes responsibility for the failure of their relationship.
“Even though we had this problem, we celebrated Easter together, Mother’s Day, Christmas together, all birthdays — everything together,” Arnold noted in a recent interview.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is open about his divorce from Maria Shriver.
In a new introductory interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Tuesday, the 75-year-old actor recalled his “very difficult” divorce from his wife of 25 years, calling it “my failure.”
Schwarzenegger talked about whether his character Luke’s marriage failed in part due to his cheating in his new Netflix CIA series FUBAR was “deliberately autobiographical” while discussing the parallels between himself and the character he portrays.
Schwarzenegger has openly admitted that two months before Shiver, 67, filed for divorce in July 2011, he fathered a son, Joseph Baena, 25, with the family’s longtime maid, Mildred Baena.
He told THR, “We laughed about it — it’s like a documentary.” Die Unterscheidung besteht darin, dass er es in der Show nicht als Vergewaltigung betrachtet, da dies Teil seiner Arbeit war. He moved because he was never home and now he has this problem with his daughter because she has the same job and it will destroy her relationship as well. However, in [my real-life marriage to Shriver], it was my fault. Es war mein Scheitern. He’s also still deeply in love with his wife on the show.”
The former bodybuilder answered “No” when asked if he misses his marriage. “[The divorce] was extremely, very painful in the beginning. Eventually, you move on. My beautiful and perfect friend, Heather Milligan, is a physical therapist. She made me so happy and I adore her.
He said: “She and I are really good friends and we’re very close and we’re really happy with how we’ve brought up our children. She and I have been able to work through our divorce and co-parenting. Despite our turmoil, we celebrated Mother’s Day, Easter, all Christmases, all birthdays, and everything else together.
If the Oscar was for resolving the divorce, we would win with Maria for having the least negative effects on the children. You can thank my wife for the warmth and tenderness you see in them. I am responsible for discipline and work ethic, he claimed.
Daughters Katherine (33) and Christina (31) and sons Patrick (29) and Christopher (25) make up the former couple’s family of four.
In February, Shriver also discussed the couple’s divorce, saying that when their marriage ended, she visited a convent for life advice.
The author and writer said she began to feel like she “had the freedom or permission” to be herself after she filed for divorce during an interview on Making Space with Hoda Kotb.
I thought, “Oh, I should go and find out what the truth is?” first. According to Shriver’s podcast. “I went to a monastery—I did so many things—but one of the things I did was go to a monastery, a cloistered monastery, to be in silence and seek counsel.”
Shriver recounted her conversation with the Reverend Mother at the convent and shared that the nun acknowledged her seeking permission. In Shriver’s words, that moment felt like a scene from “The Sound of Music,” where Reverend Mother gave her the freedom to go out and embrace her true self, allowing her to become Mary again. The heartfelt revelation moved Shriver to tears as she discovered a renewed sense of identity. After a decade of separation, Schwarzenegger and Shriver finally finalized their divorce in December 2021.
In the face of personal hardship and public scrutiny, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Marie Shriver’s willingness to own up to their mistakes, maintain a positive co-parenting dynamic and find happiness in their individual lives serves as a testament to their resilience and personal growth. Their stories offer insight into the complexity of relationships and the importance of self-discovery and forgiveness in moving forward.