Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s girlfriend, physio to the stars Heather Milligan? The former gymnast is 27 years his junior, helps Conor McGregor get fighting fit, and met The Terminator star in 2012
The former governor of California, 76, and his 49-year-old physiotherapist partner first sparked dating rumours over 10 years ago when they were seen hanging out on multiple dates around Santa Monica, according to People. Although they rarely attend public events together, they regularly show up together for Oktoberfest, and Milligan occasionally shares snippets of their relationship on her Instagram.
But who is she exactly – and how did they meet?
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Heather Milligan is a physical therapist
As advertised on her Instagram bio, Milligan is the founder of Elite Orthosport, an LA-based physical therapist facility which specialises in orthopaedic and sports physiotherapy.
According to her profile on the website, she has over 20 years of experience in the field.
She’s a former gymnast
How did Arnold Schwarzenegger meet Heather Milligan?
According to People, Milligan first met her then future beau in 2012 when he was recovering from shoulder surgery. Schwarzenegger was planning to film Escape Plan with Sylvester Stallone at the time and asked his surgeon for a physio recommendation. “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,’” he told the magazine.
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“And so 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.’ So 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. And then one thing led to the next.”
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- Milligan is a physical therapist who met the former California governor in 2012, when he needed her help recovering from shoulder surgery for the film Escape Plan with Sylvester Stallone