[ 2011-05-10 ]

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have announced they are separating

Arnold Schwarzenegger separates from wife
Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
and his wife Maria Shriver are separating "while
we work on the future of our relationship".

The announcement on Monday came four months after
Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born bodybuilder
turned Hollywood action star, left office in
January.

"This has been a time of great personal and
professional transition for each of us,"
Schwarzenegger, 63, and Shriver, 55, said in a
statement. "After a great deal of thought,
reflection, discussion, and prayer, we came to
this decision together."

The couple, who met at a charity tennis tournament
in 1977 and married in 1986, did not mention
whether they would divorce.

"We are continuing to parent our four children
together. They are the light and the centre of
both of our lives," the statement said. "We
consider this a private matter, and neither we nor
any of our friends or family will have further
comment."

The couple had maintained their home in the
Brentwood area of Los Angeles during
Schwarzenegger's two terms as governor, with him
commuting by jet to the state capital in
Sacramento.

Schwarzenegger said in February he was ready to
make movies again and announced recently he was
developing a television show and comic book based
on his political nickname "The Governator".

An industry source said last month that
Schwarzenegger was likely to star in a new
"Terminator" movie that would reprise his most
famous role as the almost indestructible cyborg
from the future.

Shriver, an author and former journalist for NBC,
is active with a number of volunteer
organisations.

Her mother was the sister of assassinated US
president John F Kennedy and her father, Sargent
Shriver, was the Democratic candidate for vice
president in 1972. Shriver's father died in
January at the age of 95.

Although a lifelong Democrat, Shriver campaigned
for her Republican husband when he sought to
recall and replace then-governor Gray Davis, a
Democrat, in 2003. She tried to help
Schwarzenegger win re-election in 2006.

Source - Guardian,co.uk

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