There was a time when George Clooney was the hottest bachelor in Hollywood, and for a while it looked as if it would stay that way. George dated many women, but it did not seem like he would ever settle down.
Then George met Amal Alamuddin in 2013 when she stopped by his home in Lake Como with a mutual friend. George instantly fell head over heels for the British-Lebanese barrister.
George said to the SmartLess podcast about meeting his future wife, “The truth was I met this amazing woman, and she took my breath away. She was brilliant and funny and beautiful and kind. I was sort of swept off my feet."
The couple was married on September 27, 2014, in a star-studded wedding, surrounded by friends and family. They later became parents to twins, Ella and Alexander, who are now five years old.
The Clooneys have been married for eight years, and are still very much in love. You can see it in the way that they look at each other and how they speak so lovingly to and about one another.
8 George Clooney Is Very Proud Of Amal
In 2015, George Clooney sat down with Entertainment Tonight to talk about his latest film. Naturally, the interview turned to Amal, why he fell in love with her and how proud he is of her.
George explained, "Well, I mean there's a lot of reasons. Ya know, she's an amazing human being, and she's caring, she also happens to be one of the smartest people I ever met, and she's got a great sense of humor. There's a number of reasons why, but she does do some of...some of the things she takes on...I'm always very proud of her when I see her speaking at the International Court of Appeals in Strasbourg, with her robe on...pretty impressive."
7 Amal Clooney's Speech At The 2018 AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards
Amal Clooney gave a speech in 2018 when George Clooney was given the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. As his beautiful wife walked across the stage, the cameras focused on George's face. The look of love and admiration he had for her was just incredible.
Amal gave a beautiful speech about her husband, where she said that her husband, "deserves to be admired for not only what he does, but who he is." She continued with, "he is a gentleman in every sense of the word, and in a way that seems very rare these days, and perhaps even outdated."
She also said, "He fights for what is right as a way of life."
6 George Clooney Would Trade His Life For Amal Clooney
In 2018, George sat down on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and spoke of how important his wife is to him.
"I met someone who I would absolutely trade my life for," he said. "I met someone, who, her life meant more to me than my life. I had never had that experience before."
5 George Clooney Talks His Life With Amal
In a 2021 interview with Today's Hoda Kotbe, she asked Clooney, "What is the best part of your life with Amal?"
His answer was simple, "I guess, my life with Amal." He went on to say, "We have been a team since we met, have never been apart for more than three or four days" He also told Hoda that they've had never had a fight, which he has said before, and knows "it ticks people off".
4 Amal Clooney Speaks About Her Joy
Amal Clooney was named one of Time's 2022 Women of the Year.
She gave a rare interview for her personal profile in the magazine where she said, "Marriage has been wonderful. I have in my husband a partner who is incredibly inspirational and supportive, and we have a home filled with love and laughter." She added, "It is a joy beyond anything I could ever have imagined. I feel so lucky to have found a great love in my life, and to be a mother - this is how I get my balance."
3 Even Gayle King Felt The Love Between George And Amal Clooney
The couple spoke to Gayle King for their 8th wedding anniversary in September 2022. Gayle was taken with them before they even started the interview. While looking at pictures of the couple, she said, "Look at the way these two look at each other. I can't get over it."
When Gayle asked, "When you met Amal, what happened to you George?"
George Clooney replied, "It was easy. It was the minute she walked in the door. I was taken by her."
2 What Amal Clooney Said To Gayle King About George
During the same Gayle King interview, the question came to Amal Clooney. Gayle asked, "You, of course knew who he was Amal, but were you taken with him too?"
Amal answered the question, "I met him and thought, 'I'm glad there is someone like him in the world'. I didn't necessarily think I would get to spend my life with him or that we would have this incredible family."
1 Amal Clooney's Fashion Sense
Amal Clooney has become somewhat of a fashion icon.
On the red carpet at the premier of George Clooney's new movie with Julia Roberts, Ticket to Paradise, Amal was wearing vintage Alexander McQueen from 2003.
When asked about his wife's fashion sense, George replied, "She has uh...pretty nice taste".