Maria Shriver Still Has Not Forgiven Arnold Schwarzenegger For His Affair With Family’s Maid? Why Did She Refuse to Be in Arnold’s Netflix Documentary?
Arnold Schwarzenegger served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. The four-time Mr. Universe winner has countless achievements and is a master of multiple talents. Some may know him as a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, others as a body-building champion, and others as a decorated action-film star. Besides all these, Schwarzenegger is a well-known politician and businessman. Despite knowing all about him, his new three-part Netflix documentary named Arnold will provide in-depth insights into the star’s life and his current journey.
Everything To Know About Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Latest Netflix Documentary
Arnold is the doc About the Man Behind The Muscles, and the series has three parts where each episode explores a different phase of Schwarzenegger’s personal life and career. The new three-part limited docuseries perfectly encapsulates distinct facets of Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s life as an athlete, actor, and politician.
Netflix released the official trailer for the same on May 10, and the series debuted on Netflix in June 2023. It was released after Governator, and his FUBAR series, a major Netflix hit. The three-part documentary has intrigued Schwarzenegger’s long-time fans as it will allow them to discover the truths, experiences, and failures of one of the most well-known figures on the planet and one of the most incredible action stars ever.
Arnold aims to capture the legendary icon’s life, his career as a film star, a politician, and all the ups and downs that Schwarzenegger went through. Though the documentary has a brief title, it makes sure to cover everything in great detail, and even those who have read all about him from his book, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding, or watched his all other documentaries will also get to discover something new from this three-part Netflix series about the actor.
One of the motivating statements made by the actor throughout his series is “If you’re always hungry, you’re never really satisfied,” and no doubt that Schwarzenegger lives by it as he has re-invented himself multiple times throughout his journey as a professional bodybuilder, actor, filmmaker, businessman, and politician. Who knew that a young boy from a small town in Austria could come so far?
Why Did Maria Shriver Decline To Be In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Docuseries?
The director of the new documentary, Lesley Chilcott, shared that she had multiple talks with Schwarzenegger’s ex-wife, Maria Shriver, about her participation in making the docuseries, but she politely declined the offer. The director also discussed why she might have rejected the opportunity.
The three-part Netflix series delves into Schwarzenegger’s personal life. The third episode reveals how Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage fell apart in 2011 after the revelation of his affair. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver got married in 1986, and they were together for 25 years before Shriver filed for divorce in 2011, and it was finalized in 2021. It was then revealed that the actor and body-builder had a secret affair with his housemaid and fathered a child, now-25-year-old Joseph Baena, with his housekeeper.
The couple’s four children, daughters Katherine, Christina, and sons Patrick and Christopher did not contribute to the series. The other star who played a role in the making of the documentary is Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Hamilton, James Cameron, Mike Murphy, and many others.
Source: Insider
