19 May,2011 07:38 AM IST | | Agencies
She had just found out her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a secret love child with her trusted housekeeper, while she was pregnant with their third child.
But Maria Shriver was not going to let the betrayal ruin her own public image, as she appeared with close friend Oprah Winfrey.
Maria Shriver hugs Oprah Winfrey yesterday amidst news that her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a love child with Mildred Baena
Stepping onto the stage during the host's farewell show, she hugged Winfrey.
The mother of Schwarzenegger's child was identified to be Mildred Patricia Baena, a 50-year-old former maid who worked full-time at his home for more than 20 years.
She has a young son, thought to be aged 14, who bears a striking resemblance to the former California governor.
Baena, known as Patty is said to have been in charge of Schwarzenegger's cleaning, cooking and laundry.
She has posted photos of her son on a social networking site and claims she is a "proud parent". She also describes herself as "single".
Schwarzenegger is understood to have supported the child financially.
She allegedly told friends she had unprotected sex with her boss. Friends of the Schwarzeneggers claimed Baena was pregnant and working there at the same time Shriver was expecting the youngest of her four children.
Their son Patrick said on a social networking site, "Some days you want to quit and just be normal for a bit, yet I love my family till death do us apart."
Adieu!
Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Madonna and Beyonce were among the celebrities who appeared during the four-hour taping yesterday for Oprah Winfrey's farewell party at United Center in Chicago.
