It seems that the Arnold Schwarzenegger he had trouble telling his then-wife, Maria Shriver, about the son he had with their housekeeper. According to the Sun, Schwarzenegger revealed how the bombshell “exploded” that the Joseph Baena25 today, was his son.

The report says that the “Terminator” star is sharing the story in the upcoming Netflix documentary about how he and his wife went to a marriage counselor during his time as governor of California.

“One day, the counselor said, “Today Maria wants to be very specific about something,” Schwarzenegger is quoted as saying. “She wants to know if you’re Joseph’s father. I thought my heart stopped. And then I told the truth. “Yes, Mary. Joseph is my son.” She was obviously devastated by this.».

The couple married in 1986 and are the parents of four children. The relationship with Mildred Baena happened in 1996.

Schwarzenegger said he and Baena believed she was pregnant by her husband, but began to suspect otherwise as John grew older. “At first I really didn’t know, but the older it got, the clearer it becameSchwarzenegger said.

Schwarzenegger said he feels “reluctant to talk about it because every time I do it opens the wounds again. I think I have caused enough pain in my family because of my own mistakes. Everyone had to suffer. Maria had to suffer. The children had to suffer. Joseph. His mother. All“, he said in the Netflix documentary.

“Arnold” premieres Wednesday, June 7, 2023 on Netflix.