Arnold Schwarzenegger & Heather Milligan Make Rare Appearance

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Girlfriend Heather Milligan Make Rare Appearance at Austrian World Summit

Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t terminated his commitment to a cause close to him.

In fact, as he stepped out at the Austrian World Summit on June 16, he had longtime girlfriend Heather Milligan by his side.

Schwarzenegger—who founded the conference in 2017 through his Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative—posed on the red carpet with Milligan and former Vice President Kamala Harris at the event in Vienna, donning a dark gray suit over a black shirt for the occasion. For her part, Milligan opted for a pop of color, wearing a light green blazer over a green shirt and white pants.

Since beginning their romance in 2013—two years after his breakup with Maria Shriver—Schwarzenegger and Milligan, 51, have done their best to keep their romance out of the spotlight.

Still, the Terminator star has been effusive in his praise for the physical therapist.

“I think the world of her," the 78-year-old told People in 2023. "I love that she’s into working. She's clearly independent. She just is driven as hell."

In fact, it was her work that brought them together. As Schwarzenegger explained, his surgeon promised to introduce him to "the best physical therapist” when he was recovering from shoulder surgery prior to filming 2013’s Escape Plan with Sylvester Stallone.

"I said, 'I got to go do this movie, and I bring a lot of punches and I have fights with Sly and I want to have my act together,'" Schwarzenegger recalled to People. "And he says, 'There's only one [person], it's Heather—any athlete, I always send them to her, because she's the only one that really knows what they’re talking about.'"

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“I went to her, and then after my therapy was finished, after I was finished with the movie, I called her back and took her out for lunch to say thank you,” he continued. “And then one thing led to the next."

And Schwarzenegger—who shares kids Katherine Schwarzenegger, 36, Christina Schwarzenegger, 34, Patrick Schwarzenegger, 32, and Christopher Schwarzenegger, 28 with Maria, as well as son Joseph Baena, 28, with Mildred Baena—was grateful to have found Milligan, adding, “We have so many things in common.”

For a deep dive into Schwarzenegger’s sprawling family, keep reading.

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