Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Photo: Sam Tabone/WireImage; Gabe Ginsberg/GettyArnold Schwarzeneggeris getting candid about his divorce fromMaria Shriver.The actor, 75, reflected on his “very difficult” split from his wife of 25 years and branded the divorce “my failure” in a newcover interview withThe Hollywood Reporterpublished Tuesday.Opening up about the similarities between himself and the character he plays in his newNetflixCIA seriesFUBAR, Schwarzenegger discussed whether his character Luke’s marriage partly not working out because he cheated was “deliberately autobiographical.“Two months before Shiver, 67,filed for divorcein July 2011, Schwarzeneggerpublicly admitted he had fathered a son, Joseph Baena, 25, with the family’s longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena.“We were laughing about it — it feels like it’s a documentary,” he toldTHR. “The difference is, in the show, he doesn’t consider it cheating because [seducing CIA assets] was part of his profession. His wife moved on because he never was home, and now he has this dilemma with the daughter because she has the same job and it’s going to screw up her relationship, too. But in [my real-life marriage to Shriver], it was my f - - -up. It was my failure. Also, in the show, he’s deep down still in love with his wife.“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Pascal Le Segretain/GettyAs for whether or not he misses being married, the former bodybuilder said, “No.” “[The divorce] was very, very difficult in the beginning. Eventually, you move on. I have a wonderful girlfriend, [physical therapist] Heather Milligan, who is very successful. I’m really proud of her, and I love her.“Adding how he and Shriver navigated their split and co-parenting, he continued, “She and I are really good friends and very close, and we are very proud of the way we raised our kids. Even though we had this drama, we did Easter together, Mother’s Day together, the Christmases together, all birthdays — everything together.“Shriver and Schwarzenegger on their wedding day in 1986.MediaPunch/Shutterstock"If there’s Oscars for how to handle divorce, Maria and I should get it for having the least amount of impact on the kids. The sweetness and kindness you see in them, that’s from my wife. The discipline and work ethic is from me,” he said.The former couple share four children together — daughtersKatherine, 33, and Christina, 31, and sonsPatrick, 29, and Christopher, 25.In February, Shriver also opened up about the pair’s breakup and revealed that shewent to a convent to seek life adviceafter their marriage ended.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During an appearance on theMaking Space with Hoda Kotbpodcast, the journalist and author told hostHoda Kotbthat she began feeling like she “had the freedom or permission” to be herself when she filed for divorce.“I first felt like, ‘Oh I’d better go and figure out like, what is the truth?’ " Shriver said on the podcast. “I went to a convent — I did so many things — but one of the things I did is I went to a convent, a cloistered convent, to be in silence and look for advice.““The Reverend Mother there said to me at the very end, she said — and I actually have written about this, but I haven’t shared — she said, ‘I think you came here looking for permission,’ " Shriver continued to Kotb, 58.“I felt like I was in a scene out ofThe Sound of Music,” she added. “She says, ‘You can’t come live here, but you do have permission to go out and become Maria.’ I was like, sobbing. I was like, ‘Who is that?’ “Schwarzenegger and Shriverfinalized their divorcein December 2021, ten years after announcing their separation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Photo: Sam Tabone/WireImage; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
Arnold Schwarzeneggeris getting candid about his divorce fromMaria Shriver.The actor, 75, reflected on his “very difficult” split from his wife of 25 years and branded the divorce “my failure” in a newcover interview withThe Hollywood Reporterpublished Tuesday.Opening up about the similarities between himself and the character he plays in his newNetflixCIA seriesFUBAR, Schwarzenegger discussed whether his character Luke’s marriage partly not working out because he cheated was “deliberately autobiographical.“Two months before Shiver, 67,filed for divorcein July 2011, Schwarzeneggerpublicly admitted he had fathered a son, Joseph Baena, 25, with the family’s longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena.“We were laughing about it — it feels like it’s a documentary,” he toldTHR. “The difference is, in the show, he doesn’t consider it cheating because [seducing CIA assets] was part of his profession. His wife moved on because he never was home, and now he has this dilemma with the daughter because she has the same job and it’s going to screw up her relationship, too. But in [my real-life marriage to Shriver], it was my f - - -up. It was my failure. Also, in the show, he’s deep down still in love with his wife.“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Pascal Le Segretain/GettyAs for whether or not he misses being married, the former bodybuilder said, “No.” “[The divorce] was very, very difficult in the beginning. Eventually, you move on. I have a wonderful girlfriend, [physical therapist] Heather Milligan, who is very successful. I’m really proud of her, and I love her.“Adding how he and Shriver navigated their split and co-parenting, he continued, “She and I are really good friends and very close, and we are very proud of the way we raised our kids. Even though we had this drama, we did Easter together, Mother’s Day together, the Christmases together, all birthdays — everything together.“Shriver and Schwarzenegger on their wedding day in 1986.MediaPunch/Shutterstock"If there’s Oscars for how to handle divorce, Maria and I should get it for having the least amount of impact on the kids. The sweetness and kindness you see in them, that’s from my wife. The discipline and work ethic is from me,” he said.The former couple share four children together — daughtersKatherine, 33, and Christina, 31, and sonsPatrick, 29, and Christopher, 25.In February, Shriver also opened up about the pair’s breakup and revealed that shewent to a convent to seek life adviceafter their marriage ended.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During an appearance on theMaking Space with Hoda Kotbpodcast, the journalist and author told hostHoda Kotbthat she began feeling like she “had the freedom or permission” to be herself when she filed for divorce.“I first felt like, ‘Oh I’d better go and figure out like, what is the truth?’ " Shriver said on the podcast. “I went to a convent — I did so many things — but one of the things I did is I went to a convent, a cloistered convent, to be in silence and look for advice.““The Reverend Mother there said to me at the very end, she said — and I actually have written about this, but I haven’t shared — she said, ‘I think you came here looking for permission,’ " Shriver continued to Kotb, 58.“I felt like I was in a scene out ofThe Sound of Music,” she added. “She says, ‘You can’t come live here, but you do have permission to go out and become Maria.’ I was like, sobbing. I was like, ‘Who is that?’ “Schwarzenegger and Shriverfinalized their divorcein December 2021, ten years after announcing their separation.
Arnold Schwarzeneggeris getting candid about his divorce fromMaria Shriver.
The actor, 75, reflected on his “very difficult” split from his wife of 25 years and branded the divorce “my failure” in a newcover interview withThe Hollywood Reporterpublished Tuesday.
Opening up about the similarities between himself and the character he plays in his newNetflixCIA seriesFUBAR, Schwarzenegger discussed whether his character Luke’s marriage partly not working out because he cheated was “deliberately autobiographical.”
Two months before Shiver, 67,filed for divorcein July 2011, Schwarzeneggerpublicly admitted he had fathered a son, Joseph Baena, 25, with the family’s longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena.
“We were laughing about it — it feels like it’s a documentary,” he toldTHR. “The difference is, in the show, he doesn’t consider it cheating because [seducing CIA assets] was part of his profession. His wife moved on because he never was home, and now he has this dilemma with the daughter because she has the same job and it’s going to screw up her relationship, too. But in [my real-life marriage to Shriver], it was my f - - -up. It was my failure. Also, in the show, he’s deep down still in love with his wife.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
As for whether or not he misses being married, the former bodybuilder said, “No.” “[The divorce] was very, very difficult in the beginning. Eventually, you move on. I have a wonderful girlfriend, [physical therapist] Heather Milligan, who is very successful. I’m really proud of her, and I love her.”
Adding how he and Shriver navigated their split and co-parenting, he continued, “She and I are really good friends and very close, and we are very proud of the way we raised our kids. Even though we had this drama, we did Easter together, Mother’s Day together, the Christmases together, all birthdays — everything together.”
Shriver and Schwarzenegger on their wedding day in 1986.MediaPunch/Shutterstock
“If there’s Oscars for how to handle divorce, Maria and I should get it for having the least amount of impact on the kids. The sweetness and kindness you see in them, that’s from my wife. The discipline and work ethic is from me,” he said.
The former couple share four children together — daughtersKatherine, 33, and Christina, 31, and sonsPatrick, 29, and Christopher, 25.
In February, Shriver also opened up about the pair’s breakup and revealed that shewent to a convent to seek life adviceafter their marriage ended.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
During an appearance on theMaking Space with Hoda Kotbpodcast, the journalist and author told hostHoda Kotbthat she began feeling like she “had the freedom or permission” to be herself when she filed for divorce.
“I first felt like, ‘Oh I’d better go and figure out like, what is the truth?’ " Shriver said on the podcast. “I went to a convent — I did so many things — but one of the things I did is I went to a convent, a cloistered convent, to be in silence and look for advice.”
“The Reverend Mother there said to me at the very end, she said — and I actually have written about this, but I haven’t shared — she said, ‘I think you came here looking for permission,’ " Shriver continued to Kotb, 58.
“I felt like I was in a scene out ofThe Sound of Music,” she added. “She says, ‘You can’t come live here, but you do have permission to go out and become Maria.’ I was like, sobbing. I was like, ‘Who is that?’ "
Schwarzenegger and Shriverfinalized their divorcein December 2021, ten years after announcing their separation.
source: people.com
