London: Former California Governor and action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who split from wife Maria Shriver after 25 years, following revelations of a secret love child, is reportedly begging her to give him another chance.

The 63-year-old, who fathered a now 13-year-old boy with the family's former housekeeper Mildred 'Patty' Baena, is desperate for "one more chance", reported Contactmusic.

"He's actually shed tears. He knows he's done wrong, and he's begging on his knees for forgiveness and one last chance. Arnold has been making calls to Maria repeatedly, asking her for one more chance," claimed Ian Halperin, who wrote an unauthorised biography of the actor.

Shriver who has four children with Arnold, Katherine, 21, Christina, 19, Patrick, 17, and Christopher, 13 was earlier seen this week with Bono, lead singer of rock band U2, who is helping her through the split.

"Maria and Bono have been friends for years. Maria just wanted to seek advice and Bono's going to help Maria get over the devastation of being cheated on all these years by Arnold," Halperin said.

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