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Few Americans can boast a political pedigree equal to that of Maria Shriver.
Most notably, she’s the niece of late President John F. Kennedy.
“I grew up in a family that was driven to serve,” she states on herwebsite.
“I have always been surrounded by extraordinary people doing extraordinary things.
At times, it’s been challenging.
But more often than not, it’s been motivating.”
She’s been a writer, producer, and eventually anchor at CBS News and NBC News.
Throughout, she’s traveled the world and interviewed some of the most influential and famous people in history.
“I came into journalism when there were no women in it .
These experiences inspired a key question for Shriver.
“What is the model of all-encompassing feminine strength?”
Her casting call was courtesy of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor-turned-governor.
The couple got married in 1986 and raised four children (viaPeople).
The mother of this child?
The family’s longtime housekeeper, Mildred Baena.
In her interview with Mylett, Shriver shared the many insights gained as a result of her divorce.
This, then, is the crux of her current work.
“My parents are both dead, I got separated after being with one person for 34 years .
so I’ve got to be different at this age than I was in my 20s.”
“I never believed that I would be sitting here single at my age.
I would have thought: ‘What’s up with that girl that she’s single?
Does she not have anybody who loves her, what’s wrong with her.'”
The award-winning author’s divorce from Schwarzenegger was finalized in 2021 after more than ten long years.
She authored abookin 2018 titled, “I’ve Been Thinking .
