Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals 'Hot Affair' with Brigitte Nielsen

October 01, 2012 Celebrity Books

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed a “hot affair” with actress Brigitte Nielsen in a new tell-all book, “Total Recall.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals 'Hot Affair' with Brigitte Nielsen
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The former governor of California says he was living with ex-wife Maria Shriver when he hooked up with Nielsen on the set of the 1985 flick “Red Sonja.” The 49-year-old actress, previously discussed to the affair in her own memoir, "You Only Get One Life," but Arnold hadn't confirmed it until now.

In a new “60 Minutes” interview to promote "Total Recall," he tells Lesley Stahl that the "fling" made him want to wed Maria even more. Meanwhile, Nielsen went on to marry Arnold's longtime friend, Sylvester Stallone. The "Terminator" star admits there were other indiscretions too, but that’s "something that's obviously between Maria and me."

Schwarzenegger also revealed that keeping secrets was a big problem for the couple. He tried to keep major decisions away from Shriver, including things like his heart surgery and decision to run for governor. The marriage finally crumbled after Maria confronted Arnold about his secret son with housekeeper Mildred Baena.

“Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” hits bookstores on Oct. 1.

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Kpuli Bismarck Simon
227 days ago

Infidelity in a relationship is a great abomination.

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Kpuli Bismarck Simon
227 days ago

It is sinful to cheat and disturbing to make an open confession. Shame.

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GARY WAYNE TILSON
229 days ago

WELL , " MORE/MORE THAN I NEEDED/OR WANTED TOO KNOW"
I TEND TOO "LOSE MORE RESPECT" I ??? WHY??? DO YOU ALL WANT MAKE EVERYTHING ABOUT "YOUR PERSONEL SELF" BE EVERYBODIES BUSINESS"

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Kathy
229 days ago

What a conceited jerk...what he did is unforgivable...and to write a book about it and poor Maria and the kids have to relive his actions time after time...Don't buy the book...don't see his movies...what a waste of air.

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ann amitin
229 days ago

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MAKES ME SICK!!!! HE IS NARCISSISTC!!! I BELIVE IF WE WOULD NOT BUY HIS BOOK/SEE HIS MOVIES/GET HIS SIGNATURE, MAYBE THEN, HE WILL REALIZE THAT THE MOST IMPORTENT IS.. NOT TO HURT HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN! AT THIS POINT THE ONLY THINK HE CARES IS..MONEY AN FAME!

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Miriam
229 days ago

Arnold's father was a Nazi. He learned to not have emotions at a very early age from a demented man. Arnold thinks he can do anything to women and has proved it. What a jerk. He will never think he really did anything wrong.

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mary
229 days ago

Arnold is such A LIAR, CHEATER AND A REAL PIG....AND A RICH PIG
AT THAT...SOMEONE SHOULD CUT OFF HIS BALLS.....

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Jake
229 days ago

Schwarzenegger admitted to sleeping with an A-List movie star earlier today! http://www.omdoubleg.com/entertainment/arnold-schwarzeneg...

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emma
229 days ago

Omg! His marriage sounds like a total mess, to no fault of poor Maria. To make matters worse, my officemate at DISH was telling me that 60 Minutes didn’t even bother to get her side of the story; that sounds really unfair to me! I wasn’t planning on watching this interview, but now my curiosity has gotten the best of me! I’m glad I still have the chance to watch it, since my Hopper DVR’s PrimeTime Anytime feature auto-recorded it and everything else on the major networks during primetime hours. It seems like Arnold will do whatever it takes to keep his name in the headlines.

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Carlene
229 days ago

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louisemccloud@yahoo.com
229 days ago

The saying is so true "Any man can get a woman to go to bed with him if he sets his standards low enough" Bridget Nielsen, isn't she the one Sylvester Stallone was married too for 2 years, he dumped her, I'm certain of that. What is wrong with Arnold, if I'm not mistaken Bridget Nielsen was known as a "gold digging -----" how she nailed Stallone was a mystery, wasn't it, she has to be "deep throat", what is wrong with Arnold first this bimbo then he goes after the maid and he doesn't have the sense to use protection, when the kid starts looking like him he figures it out, Maria figured it out long before that. This guy was Governor of California, is it any wonder California has all the problems it does, I saw the interview. Maria gave up so much for this man, he hurt her all right, in the worse possible ways and his 4 beautiful, wonderful children, not to mention this innocent little boy he fathered with the maid, now a tell all book and he hopes Maria will reconcile with him, I think Arnold is believing his own movies. He is such a jerk.

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