Linda Hamilton was "flooded with happiness" when she was reunited with Arnold Schwarzenegger for 'Terminator: Dark Fate'

Linda - who made her debut in the franchise in 1984's 'The Terminator' - shared: "I was utterly delighted to see him again, flooded with happiness over every inch of myself. I pretty much hugged him straight for the first three weeks."

Despite this, Linda also confessed to having some doubts about returning to the film series.

She told 'Entertainment Tonight': "It took a little work on their part to bring me back.

"Because I just was not really sure that I had anything more to say. It's been 28 years, and I'm like, 'Are you putting me in a wheelchair or what?' Because it was just so far-fetched to come back all these years later.

"But after careful consideration, and a vague outline of the story, [I began] thinking, 'I've got 28 years to fill in with character and make these decisions and then bring them to the sound stage'. And I went for it."

By contrast, Schwarzenegger insisted he didn't have any doubts about returning to the franchise.

The 72-year-old action star - who also served as the Governor of California from 2003 until 2011 - said: "Jim Cameron told me the story after a motorcycle ride and I immediately said to him, 'I'm in. This is fantastic.'

"Especially after he told me he wanted to bring back Linda Hamilton. I couldn't wait to work with her again."