Arnold Schwarzenegger says he wants to ‘throw up’ when he looks at himself in the mirror as he opens up about being insecure over looks
The movie hunk says he hated the way he looked during his Mr Olympia years
ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has revealed that he wants to “throw up” every time he looks in the mirror.
The movie hunk, who is well known for films like Terminator and Commando, made the shocking revelation when talking about his body building days.
The 69-year-old star has been well known for his muscly physique throughout his career.
But speaking to the February issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine, he admits he has insecurities, he said: “When I look in the mirror, I throw up.”
He revealed he wasn’t happy with how he looked even at the height of his fame for being seven-time winner of bodybuilding title Mr. Olympia, he said: “I was already so critical of myself, even when I was in top physical shape.
“I’d look in the mirror after I won one Mr. Olympia after another and think, ‘How did this pile of s*** win?’ I never saw perfection. There was always something lack¬ing.”
Although the Predator actor isn't happy with his looks, he has admitted he doesn't feel like he will soon be turning 70 because he has maintained the same lifestyle he enjoyed two decades ago.
He explained: "I don't feel my age. I do everything exactly the same as I did 20 years ago."
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The new Celebrity Apprentice star, who has kids Katherine, 27, Christina, 25, Patrick, 23, and
Christopher, 19, with estranged wife Maria Shriver, and 19-year-old Joseph with his former housekeeper Mildred 'Patti' Baena, used to be very strict on his workout regime when he was younger, and has credited himself as the "master" of writing gruelling fitness schedules.
He explained: "When I saw those animals climbing around the chin-up bar and doing 20 chin-ups and then going over to the squat rack and squatting 200 kilos [440 pounds], and then another guy snatching up 315 [pounds] in one movement, it outweighed by far everything that I'd seen on the soccer field.
"I lived by the training programme, the eating programme, the competition programme. I was always the master in writing out the programmes.
"I knew that as soon as I put it down, the last thing I ever wanted to do is disappoint myself.
“I knew that I had to look in the mirror every day and I could not look in the mirror and say, 'You know something: You're a f**king loser; you cannot even do the kind of sets and exercises and eat the kind of food that you wrote down.' I didn't want to face that."
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