Celebrity
The Hollywood heartthrob and the accomplished lawyer became parents in 2017.
For a long time, George Clooney was considered Hollywoods most eligible bachelor.
That is, until he met Amal Alamuddin, the human rights lawyer who stole his heart forever.
Heres a breakdown of how the duo met and sustained a relationship through long distance, and children.
A mutual friend of ours said, Im stopping by and can I bring my friend?
George said on the show.
And I was like, Of course!
InThe Hollywood Reporter, George revealed the moment he knew there was something more between them.
And over a period of time it became clear we were more than just friends.
[Amal] said, Lets go to this place.
It was one of those places that was incredibly hip and chic.
And when we came out, there were 50 paparazzi there.
But she handled it like a champ.
He remembered that pretty quickly, things escalated while he was in London.
We went on a safari in Kenya.
Amal loves giraffes; they’re her favorite animal.
Why shouldnt I take a chance when romance passes by?
/ Why shouldnt I know of love?
Its a really good song about why cant I be in love?
When the song played and she found the ring, Amal was in shock.
She just kept staring at the ring, going, Oh, my God.
Matt Damon,John Krasinski, and Emily Bluntwere among the famous faces in attendance.
While accepting a Humanitarian Award, he took a moment to shout out his future wife.
While the couple originally planned on keeping the nuptials somewhat private, they quickly leaned into the publics interest.
We didn’t tell anybody else that we were going to do it but eventually somebody figured it out.
Oh, my God!
Once people got wind of it, it became an event, George toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
We were sitting down in the boat, and I was like, ‘You know what?
Why are we hiding?
Why are we ducking?
We shouldn’t be ashamed of this.’
And we got up and waved.
I don’t really [think about it].
Earlier that month he toldPeoplethat his relationship with Amal changed his expectations for life.
But I’ve always been an optimist about the world.
I wasn’t always completely optimistic about how it was going to work out personally for me.
But now I am.
During the Trump administration, their foundation alsodonated $100,000to help immigrant children during the border separation crisis.
However, the couple themselves didnt acknowledge the specifics, just stating that they were really happy and excited.
It’s going to be an adventure.
We’ve sort of embraced it all … with arms wide open,George said.
It had never been part of my DNA, George said.
We didnt plan on it.
We never talked about it until after we were married, which is funny.
There was an assumption that we didnt want them.
It would seem self-centered to just have that belong to us.
[The doctor] goes, Well, theres one.
And I said, Great.
And then he goes, And theres the second one.
And I was like, What?
Their twin children were born in June 2015 in London.
Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine.
George is sedated and should recover in a few days, the statement read.
It felt like the most natural thing in the world, she recalled.
Are you going to meet this person?
I was 35 when I met him.
It wasn’t obvious that it was going to happen for me.
George also gushed toVogueabout his wife and her career as an international human rights lawyer.
Shes the professional, and Im the amateur, he said.
OnJimmy Kimmel Live, George shared that the two spent some time alone together without the kiddos.
I turned 58, nothing’s fun.
I had a good day though.
My wife and I had dinner just the two of us at home, which was really nice.
A year of working on it, and last night they walked out of prison.
So we were very happy.
According toPeople, the group dined at 4 Charles Rib and were in the best mood.
George later stated that the family spent most of the year at home due to his son Alexanders asthma.
This has been a crappy year for everyone.
Started badly and ran badly all year long, until recently…But I’m very lucky.
I ended up having a successful career.
I wound up living in a home with some space in it.
We can walk around outside … My son has asthma.
They say it’s not so bad on young people.
But do we know that?
We don’t know anything about the long term of this yet, he toldThe Guardian.
I feel very lucky in so many ways to have met her.
We haven’t ever had an argumenthe saidat the time.
For us, it’s been really easy.
Meanwhile, Amal said that she and her friends are fans of his filmOne Fine Day.
They can do whatever they want, the dad of two said.
OnCBS Mornings, George and Amal elaborated.
We’ve made a terrible mistake.
And we both don’t really know what they’re saying.
In September, George and Amal also celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary in New York City.
