Arnold Schwarzenegger's marriage to Maria Shriver ended when she came upon he had a baby with their housekeeper. Right here's an entire timeline of their relationship and separation.
The previous couple met on the Robert F. Kennedy Tennis Match in August 1977.
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As Arnold Schwarzenegger recalled in new Netflix docuseries “Arnold,” the pair have been first launched on the Kennedy household tennis event, a charitable occasion that passed off yearly within the Seventies.
The actor had been invited to participate personally by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Shriver’s mom, and although he had by no means held a tennis racket in his life, he agreed, pondering it could be good for publicity as at that time he had not but starred in any of his career-defining motion pictures.
“Earlier than the precise tennis event, there was a giant celebration. All the Kennedys have been there,” he stated. “Eunice got here as much as me and stated, ‘Oh, hello, it is so good to have you ever right here. By the way in which, that is my daughter, Maria Shriver.'”
Schwarzenegger stated that afterward within the night, Eunice informed him that Maria was keen on him to which he cheekily replied: “Properly, your daughter has a very nice ass.”
“It was a silly factor to say. I do not know why I stated it,” Schwarzenegger added with amusing.
Throughout his match, Schwarzenegger stated that he might see that Shriver was intently watching him. After it was over, she and her cousin Caroline Kennedy invited the actor to spend the night in Hyannis Port and sparks started to fly between the 2 of them.
On the time, Schwarzenegger was 30 years previous, whereas Shriver was 21.
