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<\/p>\nFormer California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has told how he broke his ex-wife Maria Shriver’s heart by admitting that he is the father of their housekeeper Mildred Baena’s son Joseph.<\/p>\n
In an upcoming three-part Netflix documentary, Arnold, the 75-year-old \u2018Terminator\u2019 star revealed that Shriver, 67, asked a marriage counselor about paternity in 2011, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n
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\u2018She wants to know if you are Joseph’s father,\u2019 the consultant said of Joseph, who was born in 1997. <\/p>\n
\u2018I felt like my heart stopped,\u2019 Arnold said. \u2018And then I told the truth. \u2018Yes, Maria. Joseph is my son.\u2019 Schwarzenegger noted that his wife was \u2018visibly depressed\u2019 by the confession.<\/p>\n
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After his affair with Mildred in 1996, the star claimed he believed Joseph, now 25, was not actually his child as his mother was still married at the time. <\/p>\n
\u2018At first I really didn’t know,\u2019 Schwarzenegger explained. \u2018But the older he got, the more it became clear to me.\u2019<\/p>\n
After the actor admitted to having an affair, the couple called it quits after nearly 20 years of marriage.<\/p>\n
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\u2018The divorce was very difficult at first,\u2019 Schwarzenegger told The Hollywood Reporter in April. <\/p>\n
\u2018In the end, you move on… she and I are really good friends and very close, and we are very proud of how we raised our children.\u2019<\/p>\n
According to the actor, his affair with Mildred was his biggest \u2018failure\u2019. \u2018I caused enough pain to <\/p>\n