Former Californian governor and actor, Arnold Schwarzenneger, has described the 2011 divorce from his wife and mother of his four children, Maria Shriver, as the 'biggest mistake' of his life.
Former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenneger, has spoken about his 2011 divorce from his ex-wife, Maria Shriver, saying it is "without any doubt the biggest setback, the biggest failure" of his life.
The 67-year-old actor, who spoke in an interview with the 'Howard Stern Show' on Wednesday to promote his upcoming film, 'Terminator Genisys', acknowledged that he was to blame for the separation because of his secret affair with their former housekeeper.
"Not only failure, but you feel like, 'I'm to blame for it. It was me that screwed up'. And you can't point the finger at anyone else. So yeah, I was disappointed at it. It's always easy to be smart in hindsight. The thing was how do you make the best of that situation?" said the actor.
Speaking about making something good out of a totally bad situation, Schwarzenegger revealed he's been able to maintain good relationship with four of his children with Maria and attributes it to his ex-wife. "It has worked out really so well with the help of Maria", he said.
He also said that his family gave him a sweet surprise while promoting the latest installment of the "Terminator" film franchise in Germany.
"I walk into the room and I see the room full of balloons...It was from all four kids and from my wife. There was a note 'You're the greatest dad, the greatest man, we love you dad'. Each one sent a card. Each one sent a gift. That's the relationship we have", the former bodybuilder added.