Millionaire Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Close Friend Oprah Winfrey Called His Expensive Gift to Maria Shriver ‘Ugly’ Once: “Never Spoiled Them Too Much”

Bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is well-known for his versatility throughout the years. In addition to his career, his love life is one of the notable things that grab people’s and media’s attention. One of the reasons is Maria Shriver and Arnold’s unexpected divorce after 25 years of marriage.

Meanwhile, from time to time, Schwarzenegger has described many breathtaking moments he spent with Maria. Following this, the seven-time Mr. Olympia winner recalled the memory he shared with Maria when he gave her an expensive gift. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a birthday present to Maria

Fans of Arnold know how much he adores wearing expensive watches. In light of this, the bodybuilder once gifted Maria an expensive watch, on her birthday during her 20s. During the chit-chat with Oprah Winfrey, Arnold remembered the good old days. 

It was Oprah who started talking first about Maria’s birthday. She said, “When maria and I were both in Baltimore, and I forgot what birthday it was, but it was in the 20s, and you brought her this a present you brought her a Rolex uh watch, the stainless steel and gold kind, not the real all gold one because you weren’t the terminator yet. I believe it. (Arnold) And I never spoiled them too much.”

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Further, Oprah added a funny twist, calling the watch Arnold gave Maria ugly. She stated, “And so she got this watch, and I was saying it’s an ugly watch, and she says, but it’s very expensive, and I said oh okay, it’s looking better.” Like Oprah praised Arnold’s gift, people also used to cherish their marriage of 25 years as a goal in marriage. In 2011, Arnold’s affair with their housekeeper ended his marriage.

Arnold’s love for watches

People now see watches as a fashion accessory and serve as more than simply a timepiece. Schwarzenegger is obsessed with owning the rarest watches anyone can ever find. The bodybuilder, known for his versatility, once in 2015 at Baselworld, revealed his line of timepieces. However, the business couldn’t perform well in the market, causing it to shut down.

In addition, to have the rarest pieces, once Arnold was seen wearing a large Jacob rose gold of Jacob & Co, Napoleon Quadra Tourbillon. The astounding watch has four types of different time zones. It will be interesting to see what more rare kinds of watches Arnold will own. 

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