While pleading with the press that he's still in love with estranged wife Maria Shriver and hopes for a reconciliation, former governator Arnold Schwarzenegger has been spotted cavorting with a new lady friend.
Schwarzenegger, 65, is said to be dating 38-year-old physical therapist Heather Milligan, who works with NFL players in Southern California.
According to a broadcast by OMG!, Schwarzenegger and Milligan have been dating since the fall and "even celebrated New Years together in Las Vegas."
Shriver filed for divorce from Schwarzenegger in July 2011 after speculation about the bodybuilder-cum-action-star-cum-politico fathering a child with a former maid was confirmed as truth. Schwarzenegger nonetheless alleges that not only does he still wish to get back together with his wife, but that he spent Christmas 2012 with Shriver and their four children.
Here's what folks are tweeting:
"I too would rather have a puppy than a old Dog!!! Go Arnold Go!!!," posts King Of All Blacks. (Granted, s/he got Milligan's age wrong, stating the physical therapist is 27 instead of 38.)
"PT in gossip columns? Arnold Schwarzenegger is dating a physical therapist. Will she use the spotlight to #promotept? [promote PT]" asks Therapydia, the self-proclaimed "largest online community dedicated to Physical Therapy."
"Medicare eliminating #physicaltherapy by regulation but Arnold dating a PT has lit up our visibility!" posts LarryBenz.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger's New Chick -- I Know My Way Around the Male Body," tweets Rachel Potter.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger's New Blonde vs. His Baby Mama: Who'd You Rather?" asks Peggy.
"Arnold Schwarzenegger -- The Hot Blonde Dinner Date," posts Brenda Murguia.
One tweeter feels the news means Schwarzenegger is truly moving on from Shriver. "Arnold Schwarzenegger Out With New GF: The star is moving on from Maria Shriver. See who he's spotted with," posts Jan Sadler.
Nigeria Newsdesk puts it the simplest of all: "Rebound girl?"
Meanwhile, according to the Daily News, Milligan's own Twitter feed has already seen some recent erasures, including the (self?)censorship of an Arnold birthday message from July 2012.
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