Just one day after announcing his separation from wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver,Arnold Schwarzenegger was back in the limelight Tuesday night in Los Angeles. While accepting an award at the Skirball Cultural Center in honor of Israeli Independence Day, Arnold acknowledged his marital struggles and thanked everyone for the "tremendous amount of support" he's received.
He has not cut off lines of communication with his estranged wife, with whom he shares four children. Despite living apart, Arnold revealed he spoke to Maria soon before arriving at the event. The separated couple discussed their gratitude for the outpouring of support from friends during this hurdle in their relationship.
Is there hope for reconciliation? Unsure of what the future holds for their rocky marriage, Arnold and Maria are taking it one day at a time. He said sincerely, "We both love each other very much."
With the recent announcement that former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are separating after 25 years of marriage, ET has footage of an undoubtedly happier time together – their wedding day on April 26, 1986 at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
In our footage, Arnold and Maria are seen walking out of the church for the first time as a married couple, Maria in a lace, puff sleeve wedding gown. Arnold proudly shows off his new bride, cameras flashing, as they are whisked away into their white limo.
A massive crowd also cheers at the celebrity wedding guests, which includes Maria's uncle the late Ted Kennedy, iconic artist Andy Warhol, Diane Sawyer, the late John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
