Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of those celebrities who has always been honest with their fans. Whether it is the secret behind success or mistakes made on the path, he has never shied away from talking about his life. In fact, the action legend has talked about having an affair with the couple’s housekeeper, Mildred Baena. After the news broke out about his infidelity, he took full responsibility and publicly apologized for the same.

Hashing out the past, the Predators actor has once again opened up about his affair that turned his life upside down. But this time, he has a message for people around the globe that can prevent their lives from falling apart.

Arnold Schwarzenegger said his affair was a personal failure

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been promoting his new book Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life. The Terminator actor recently sat down with CBS Morning to talk about the same. During the conversation, the host Vladimir Duthiers pointed out that he has briefly mentioned his affair in the book. Since the book was all about his life lessons, the interviewer asked what he learned from that moment and how it could benefit readers.

In his response, the former bodybuilder instantly said “don’t screw up” which is the thing he has learned from his affair. He continued people can make mistakes sometimes, but it does not affect only one life but others surrounding them too. “Definitely in it particular case, the personal failure definitely affects my family,” explained the 76-year-old. So with the incident, the author wants people to not indulge in these kinds of things and think about their family before everything.

Though the actor touched on the topic, he never liked discussing it because it made him emotional and opened up all the wounds.

The Austrian Oak does not want his family to suffer

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Netflix docuseries detailed his divorce from Maria Shriver and their counseling sessions. The former governor explained how his ex-wife got to know about Joseph. The actor added he had to tell her because it would become evident the older he got. So it became clear he could not hide it from his family, no matter how hard he tried to keep things secret. After this, the True Lies star went on to say talking about that difficult phase brings back all the pain.

According to him, he caused much pain to his family because he “f— d up” and everyone had to suffer with him. “Maria had to suffer. The kids had to suffer. Joseph. His mother. Everyone,” he concluded. Meanwhile, people who want to know more about his childhood and personal life experience can get his book which hit the shelves one week ago.

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