How Arnold Schwarzenegger told his wife about the betrayal and the presence of a child on the side – the actor’s memories

Documentary “Arnold” will be released on Netflix on June 7, but some details have become available to the press now. So, in one of the passages, 75-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger recalls the sad story of the collapse of his marriage to his ex-wife Maria Shriver back in 2011. A secret affair with a housekeeper led to discord in the family Mildred Baen, who gave birth to Schwarzenegger’s son. Joseph is now 25 years old.

In a documentary about himself and his path to fame from a simple bodybuilder to an action star and the governor of California, Schwarzenegger seems to be open in earnest and recalled the sad moment when he confessed to his wife what he had done.

Maria and I went to family counseling once a week, and in one of the sessions the counselor said, “I think today Maria wants to be very specific about something. She wants to know if you are Joseph’s father.” Then I thought that my heart stopped, and then I just said the truth: “Yes, Mary, Joseph is my son.” She was just crushed by it. In 96 I had an affair. At first, I really didn’t know what to do. And the older I got, the more it became clear to me that then the question for me was how to keep it a secret for longer. How did I manage to keep it a secret?

The actor regrets that he deceived his wife, he is still proud of his son from Mildren Baeen and never thought to refuse him. Now they are still in a relationship. The actor also noted that he and Maria also managed to raise common children together, even against the backdrop of this scandalous story.

Joseph is a fantastic person that I am proud of. What I did was wrong. But I don’t want Joseph to feel that he is not welcome in this world – because he is very welcome in this world, he said. – I love him, and he turned out to be an extraordinary young man.

Last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger got in touch with the press and spoke about the illness of his friend and colleague Bruce Willis, who was recently diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, which forced him to leave the big cinema.

I think he is fantastic. He has always been, for many years, a huge, huge star. And I think he will always be remembered as a great, great star. And a kind person. I understand that in his circumstances, for health reasons, he had to retire. Action heroes, they’re rebooting too, Arnold told CinemaBlend.