Arnold Schwarzenegger, a well-known action star, shares his life story in the Netflix series “Arnold.” His connection with his ex-wife, Maria Shriver, is one of the centrepieces of the entire documentary series. The entire course of the couple’s relationship has long piqued the interest of the general public. Following her breakup from the “Terminator” actor, many people are asking who Maria is and what she is up to these days after the recent inside look into this relationship. So let’s all investigate it collectively, shall we?
Who is Maria Shriver?
Maria Shriver, the daughter of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy, was born on November 6, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up with four brothers. Maria is the niece of former US President John F. Kennedy through the latter. Before returning to the United States for high school and graduating in 1973, Maria spent a considerable portion of her early adolescent years living in Paris, France. She enrolled to Purchase, New York’s Manhattanville College. She switched to Georgetown University after just two years, though, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies in 1977. Maria was raised in a very politically engaged household, as one might expect, and her father even campaigned for vice president of the United States in 1972 on the Democratic side.
Maria and Arnold met in 1977 thanks to Tom Brokaw’s assistance at a tennis tournament for a good cause that Maria’s mother, Eunice Kennedy, had planned. Their ill-fated encounter soon led to the beginning of their nearly 34-year partnership. In the Netflix series, Arnold discussed their interaction and revealed that both Maria and he were on the run from something. While Maria sought to distance herself from the pervasive influence of politics and power, he yearned to leave his childhood home and feelings behind. Approximately 500 people attended Maria and Arnold’s wedding on April 26, 1986 at St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Hyannis, Massachusetts; Arnold acknowledged knowing 10% of the attendees.
Maria’s personal life was thriving, and her work life was also looking positive. Despite her lack of enthusiasm for politics, the press work she conducted for her father’s campaign helped her grow fond of broadcast journalism. She began her career as a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reporter for KYW-TV before joining Forrest Sawyer in August 1985 as a co-host of “The CBS Morning News,” a job she held until August 1986. Maria worked for NBC as a co-anchor of “Sunday Today” beginning in 1987 and continued there until 1990. In 1989 and 1990, she also served as the Sunday and Saturday night anchor for “NBC Nightly News.” She began working as a Contributing Anchor for “Dateline NBC” in 1992 and remained there until 2004.
Arnold, Maria’s husband, was enthusiastic about entering politics and contributing back to the USA even if Maria had grown disinterested in it. The ‘Total Recall’ singer admitted in the Netflix series that Maria was deeply affected merely by the mention about the same and did not want to return to that world. He acknowledged that her extreme hesitation caused him to abandon his initial plans to run for governor of California. However, a special recall election against then-Gov. Grey Davis was held in 2003.
At this time, Maria made the decision to support her husband’s candidature for the job. He ultimately decided to make his candidature announcement on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” which eventually led to his being elected governor on November 17, 2003, despite the fact that he had opted to run as a Republican candidate despite the fact that his wife’s family was Democratic. Arnold acknowledged that the gap between him and Maria caused his marriage to be severely stressed, but Maria herself stepped up as The First Lady of California and introduced numerous initiatives and changes. The less time he was able to spend with his children also caused a lot of friction between them.
On January 3, 2011, Arnold’s tenure as governor of California came to an end. He and Maria separated the next year on May 9, 2011, and Maria moved out of their joint mansion. However, there have long been rumours of the couple’s breakup and rumours that Arnold may have had an extramarital relationship. He acknowledged having extramarital relationships with a member of his staff and fathering a son on May 17, 2022. The woman in question is Joseph Baena’s biological mother, Mildred Patricia “Patty” Baena.
Maria has kept up her work in journalism and social work since their divorce. Given her role as the First Lady of California, she left NBC News in 2004 in order to avoid conflict. She returned to the organisation as a Special Anchor in 2013. She served as an HBO Executive Producer for “Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert” from 2013 to 2014. She has since collaborated with numerous networks to create incredibly compelling programmes.
Maria founded the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement in 2012, then in 2014 she founded Shriver Media. The NBC anchor is the founder of both organisations. Maria gave birth to Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt on December 13, 1989, Christina on July 23, 1991, Patrick on September 27, 1993, and Christopher on September 27, 1997 during her marriage to Arnold. She is Lyla Maria and Eloise Christina Schwarzenegger Pratt’s grandma through Katherine. After over ten years of separation, in December 2021, she and Arnold Schwarzenegger finally divorced.
