“World Did It to Me”: Years After Cheating Scandal, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Ex-wife Maria Shriver Finally Opens up on Divorce

Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California, has recently spoken publicly about her split from Arnold Schwarzenegger, the seven-time Mr. Olympia. The TODAY show covered this story, describing her time spent in a convent as she sought solace after her divorce.

Maria Shriver further shares her side of the story

Bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, and American journalist Maria Shriver, split ways in 2011. The Terminator actor’s extramarital liaison with the former housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena, led to their separation. Years later, in 2021, they legally divorced. The ex-First Lady was devastated by her husband’s actions.

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As per the report by TODAY, Shriver says, “I had never given myself permission to — to feel, to be vulnerable, to be weak, to be brought to my knees. And the world did it to me. And then I was like, ‘OK, God, let’s go,’”.

Shriver has revealed that her marriage to Schwarzenegger was rocky at times because she felt invisible because of his stardom. This anguish mirrored the emotions she had experienced throughout her life. Shriver soon realized, that she needed to stop seeing herself through the lens of others, to grasp her lesson.

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