Amal and George Clooney
Today 60-year-old George Clooney and his 43-year-old wife Amal celebrate their next wedding anniversary. Exactly seven years ago, they exchanged rings and oaths of allegiance at a beautiful ceremony in one of the most romantic cities in the world – Venice. This pair of people from two seemingly different and non-intersecting worlds is generally considered by many to be non-standard. The union of the Hollywood star and the British human rights activist might not have taken place at all, if not for their chance meeting at the actor's house on Lake Como. However, it was she who changed their lives once and for all: George finally found the greatest love in his life, and Amal, who had already managed to enroll herself in the ranks of convinced bachelors, was a faithful husband, a reliable partner and an amazing father to her children. In honor of the wedding anniversary of George and Amal Clooney, Spletnik recalls the brightest and most touching moments of their life together.
July 2013: a chance meeting
The love story of George and Amal Clooney originated in a rather unexpected place – the actor's living room. This happened at Clooney's house on Lake Como, where Amal came to visit with their mutual friend. Even before this meeting, the agent of the Hollywood actor called him and warned that Amal was exactly the woman he had long dreamed of.
My agent called me and said: “I met a woman who will come to visit you and whom you want to marry”,
– recalled Clooney about his acquaintance with Amal in an interview with David Letterman in 2018.
Amal and George Clooney
On the same first meeting, Amal also met two main people in the life of her future husband – his parents. On that day, they also stayed with the star son. According to George's recollections, he was with his parents and Amal spent the whole night in endless conversations.
In a recent podcast, George admitted that Amal captivated him at first sight, despite the fact that their beautiful romance did not begin immediately.
The truth was that I met this amazing woman and it took my breath away. She was smart, funny, beautiful and kind. I was just knocked down, – said George.
October 2013: first date in London
It took three months from the moment of the first meeting until the first date of George and Amal, but all this time the couple kept in touch by email. It was these conversations that led to the mutual sympathy of people from seemingly completely different worlds: Hollywood stars and an experienced lawyer in international law.
Over time, it became clear that we are clearly more than just friends,
– told George about the correspondence with Amal in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2017.
On a first date, Clooney invited Amal to the famous Abbey Road recording studio in London, where at that time he was working on his picture “Treasure Hunters”. Having shown his beloved the seamy side of his profession, he took her on a date to a restaurant in the city center. That evening, the couple first came under the scrutiny of the press.
It was one of the most incredibly fashionable and luxurious places in the city. When we got out, about 50 paparazzi were already waiting for us. But Amal handled this situation like a real champion,
– Clooney remembered about the first date with his beloved.
George also admitted that he was initially not sure if Amal really liked him, and feared that she would be embarrassed by their big age difference:
I came to her in London. I immediately liked her, but I did not want to force events, because I was not sure that my feelings were mutual, because I am 17 years older than her. Perhaps she treated me like a grandfather – I don't know.
November-December 2013: falling in love and a romantic trip
The next six weeks George Clooney spent with Amal in London: all this time they practically did not part and every day fell in love with each other more and more. In his reflections on this period of his life, George admitted that at that moment he finally realized what true love is.
Our feelings seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Before this experience, I only hoped that love can be all-consuming and does not require any weighing and decision-making,
– admitted George.
However, while the actor was enjoying the light feeling that struck him in the very heart, his beloved experienced a completely different spectrum of emotions: she was worried about their future.
I was 35 when I met George. I never expected this to happen to me. At that time, I did not dream of the idea of having a family and children and was not ready for this,
– Amal shared her revelations with reporters.
In December, the couple embarked on their first trip together. They spent Christmas holidays in the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas, where they became even closer.
March 2014: George's epiphany
In March, the lovers embarked on a new exotic journey – this time to Kenya. It was there, in the wild and surrounded by Amal's favorite animals, the giraffes, that George clearly realized that she was the woman with whom he would like to spend the rest of his days.
I remember the giraffes approached her. They seemed to appear out of nowhere. I photographed her and she was smiling. Later I told my friend Ben: “I think I should invite her to marry me.” And he replied that it was a good idea,
– said Ben in an interview with Vogue.
April 2014: marriage proposal
Having received the approval of a friend and weighed all the pros and cons, George Clooney decided on the most important step – to offer his beloved his hand and heart. On one knee, the actor stood in front of Amal at the most unexpected moment. After dinner, during which they enjoyed Italian pasta, George casually asked Amal to take a candle lighter from the drawer.
She opened the drawer and pulled out a ring. After that, I did everything necessary: I got down on one knee and asked her to become my wife. However, Amal was in no hurry to answer: she simply continued to look at the ring and repeated: “Oh my God!” This went on for about 20 minutes – all this time I continued to stand on one knee and wait for her to answer me “yes”. She was incredibly shocked by my proposal,
– told Clooney about one of the most touching and crucial moments in life.
September 2014: wedding
George nevertheless waited for the cherished “yes” from his beloved, and five months after the engagement they played a magnificent wedding. The celebration took place on September 27, 2014 at the fashionable Aman Canal Grande hotel in Venice. In terms of its scale and the number of star guests, the holiday could only compete with the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William, who had tied the knot three years earlier.
Cindy Crawford, Anna Wintour, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski and other celebrities from the A-list came to congratulate the newlyweds on an important day in their life. The bride walked down the aisle in a bespoke Oscar de la Renta wedding dress with a bateau neckline and a long tulle train.
George and I wanted the wedding to be romantic and elegant. I cannot imagine that any of the fashion designers, other than Oscar, could convey this mood with the help of an outfit,
– Amal shared in an interview with Vogue the details of their wedding.
The civil ceremony took place two days after a lavish celebration in the Great Hall at the Doge's Palace in Venice. The couple arrived there on a boat with the inscription Amore (“love” in Italian. – Ed.) At the stern.
On September 30, the whole world saw the first photos from the wedding of George and Amal Clooney. Happy newlyweds appeared on the cover of HELLO! in festive outfits. Another snapshot of the couple from the wedding followed in print: the lovers graced the cover of the Italian version of Vanity Fair magazine.
October 2014: honeymoon in the countryside
Nine days after the wedding the newlyweds went on a honeymoon trip. George and Amal decided to spend their honeymoon not in an exotic country or in a luxury resort, but in the countryside. The couple spent their first days after the celebration in a house in the village of Sonnig Eye, located in South Oxfordshire, the first major joint purchase of the couple. There, in solitude and complete tranquility, George and Amal spent the first two weeks of their marriage.
Returning from their honeymoon at the end of the month, George and Amal decided to throw another celebration on the occasion of their wedding – this time in the UK – the country where Amal moved with her parents from her native Lebanon at the age of two. Here the celebration was organized by the bride's parents: the celebration was rather quiet and private and took place at the Danesfield House Hotel. This evening guests were treated to signature cocktails and an exquisite three-course dinner.
January 2015: the first joint appearance of the couple
For their first public appearance as Mr. and Mrs. Clooney, the couple has prepared thoroughly. Together they took to the red carpet for the Golden Globe Awards. George appeared in public in a black wedding tuxedo Giorgio Armani, and his wife Amal in a luxurious black one-shoulder Dior dress, which was complemented by long white gloves.
That evening, while receiving the award, George made a touching speech from the stage dedicated to his new wife:
It's a strange thing to find the person you love. It’s even better when you’ve been waiting for this all your life, especially if it lasted 52 years. Amal, whatever alchemy brings us together, I could not be more proud of anything than the fact that I am your husband.
April 2016: warm confessions
Two years later, in marriage, George Clooney continued to publicly confess his love to his wife. In an interview with Esquire, he said that he had never been so happy with anyone as in a relationship with Amal.
Even if you use your imagination, I have never been happier in a relationship than I am now. At 52, I found the love of my life and is incredibly happy with this fact,
– said Clooney.
October 2016: expansion of holdings
Already owning houses on Lake Como and in England, two years after the wedding, Amal and George also decided to buy real estate in America. The couple found the perfect apartment for themselves in the center of New York, which they acquired without hesitation.
February 2017: family replenishment soon
In early 2017, TV presenter Julie Chen made an unexpected statement on her own talk show. She announced the imminent addition to the family of George and Amal Clooney and even clarified that they were expecting twins.
Beyoncé isn't the only superstar currently expecting twins. Congratulations to George and Amal Clooney! ”Chen said on the air.
Later, this information appeared on the air of another American show, The Talk: it also said that 55-year-old George and 39-year-old Amal were expecting twins. Soon, this good news to Entertainment Tonight was finally confirmed by a source from the close circle of the star couple: it was made by Clooney's friend Matt Damon.
Look, these two are just wonderful people, and they will be great parents, – said Damon.
June 2017: birth of twins
Twins George and Amal Clooney were born on June 6, a month ahead of schedule. Amal gave birth in the same hospital in the UK where all three children of Prince William and Kate Middleton were born. On the occasion, the couple made a joint statement to CNN in which they revealed the gender and names of the newborn babies.
Twins Ella and Alexander were born to George and Amal Clooney this morning. Mom and babies are healthy, happy and feel great. George, however, takes sedatives and should come to his senses in a few days, – the star couple announced the replenishment of the family with humor.
September 2017: the joy of parenting
Three months after the birth of the twins, George and Amal Clooney were interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter. In this conversation, they told how the birth of children has changed their usual life. According to George, now he began to enjoy the everyday care of his son and daughter, which was a big surprise for him.
My wife and I are very restless and Amal is even bigger than me, but I do a great job with changing diapers. I never thought that I would succeed in this business … Now my house is filled with the warm sounds of crying children. You should see the faces of my friends watching me change my diaper. They laugh at me. I called them shit for so many years, so now I deserve it all, – said George.
Clooney also once again publicly confessed his love to his wife, saying that every day they feel truly happy next to her:
Every day of my life I feel lucky. I was lucky in my career. And the pinnacle of luck was a meeting with an ideal companion. Not everything in life happens according to your schedule, but one day you meet a person you should have always been with. This is how I feel now and I'm sure Amal feels the same way.
May 2018: Hollywood Outlet at the Royal Wedding
On May 19, 2018, George and Amal Clooney became guests of honor at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The couple simply could not help but attract the attention of reporters, because for the celebration Amal chose a bright yellow Stella McCartney dress with a length just above the knee, which she complemented with an elegant hat with a veil.
On this day, the guests of the celebration were treated to cocktails based on tequila brand George Clooney – according to rumors, it was for this reason that the spouses were present at the celebration. At the same time, on the sidelines, it was discussed that George and Amal did not even know the newlyweds before the wedding. There is also an alternative version among the people: supposedly the Clooney spouses were so close with Megan and Harry before the wedding that they even spent several holidays with the couples.
June 2018: confessions of Amal
While George was not shy about expressing his love for his wife in public, she herself always tried to keep a low profile and avoided loud statements about her lover. Amal unexpectedly gave vent to feelings at the awards ceremony of the American Film Institute. Then she admired her husband right on the stage and remembered some of the details of the beginning of their romance.
I was 35 years old, and I already thought that I would never marry at all. Then we met and for the first time hid in my London apartment. Very soon I realized that no matter what happened next, I would never want to be with anyone else. I couldn't sleep when we were apart. Relatives noted that I smile in a special way and tilt my head when I read messages from George or his letters that he hid in my bag,
– Amal shared with the public.
Clooney assured that over the five years of their life together, the relationship between them has not changed a bit: they remain the same quivering and tender. Amal assured that she still admires her husband and melts every day at the sight of his smile.
2020: joint quarantine
George and Amal Clooney, along with their two children, spent their quarantine at their country house in the UK. According to the actor, even in the unusual conditions of the pandemic, he and his wife did not abandon their romantic family tradition. The couple continued to write letters to each other by hand, which they hid in different parts of the house.
Even at lockdown, I always wrote a letter to her and put it on the table, and she wrote a response and left it under the pillow,
– said George.
The actor also helped his wife with household chores and taking care of the children: it was not a problem for him to wash or wash the dishes, and once he even cut his son Alexander's hair.
In November 2020, George Clooney gave a new interview, in which he admitted that his life was incomplete before meeting with Amal. In a conversation with GQ, the actor said that for the first time he seriously thought about a real family and children only next to his beloved.
I thought that I would never get married and I would not have children. I thought that I would work, I have wonderful friends, my life is rich, I am doing well. But I didn't know how incomplete she really was until I met Amal. And then everything changed. And I thought, “Actually, there was so much emptiness in my life.”
– admitted Clooney.
June 2021: family vacation in Italy
On the birthday of the twins Ella and Alexander, the star family flew in full force to their home on Lake Como in Italy, where George and Amal once met for the first time. In a luxurious villa, the couple spent the whole summer merrily.
July 2021: Rumors of an imminent replenishment
At the end of July, rumors appeared in the Western press about an imminent replenishment in the family of George and Amal Clooney. Insiders claimed that the couple shared the good news while having dinner with friends at a restaurant on Lake Como. Sources have even clarified that the couple is expecting twins again.
Rumor has it that they are expecting twins again. According to rumors, Amal is now in the first trimester of pregnancy. Her belly is already starting to grow, so soon enough the whole world will know about it,
– said the insider in an interview with the British OK !.
By the way, just a few days after the news spread across Western tabloids, a spokesman for George Clooney denied rumors of an imminent replenishment in the star family.
The stories that Amal Clooney is pregnant are untrue,
– said in the official statement.
Since then, George and Amal Clooney have not yet appeared in public. They also missed all recent film festivals, including screenings in Cannes and Venice.
