To make matters worse, his son Joseph was born out of the affair on October 2nd, 1997.

The news made headlines, shattering Shriver and Schwarzenegger’s picturesque relationship.

She had a unique banter with Dowd and lit up when he was around.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and former wife, Maria Shriver

Shriver filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger in 2011 once his past marital discretions came to light.

In a statement to The Post, he denied dating Shriver altogether.

“We were good friends,” he was quoted as telling The Post (viaPage Six).

Maria Shriver pictured at an event

Shriver and Schwarzenegger finalized their divorce in 2021, a decade after announcing their separation.

The two are seemingly still friendly with one another as they co-parent their four now-adult children.

In September 2022, the pair posed for a photograph on their sonPatrick Schwarzenegger’sbirthday.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver during their marriage