George Clooney And Wife Amal Share A Huge Age Gap, Former Thought It To Be A Dealbreaker
Amid George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney's evacuation with their kids from their home in France, learn about their significant age gap.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney, along with their twins, have safely relocated from their home in France amid the wildfires. For the uninitiated, the family were living in the town of Brignoles, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of southeastern France. Writing a letter to the mayor of Brignoles, Didier Brémond, George empathized with the people who have been going through this grave incident. Amid this, George and Amal’s significant age gap came under the spotlight.
George Clooney and Amal Clooney share a significant age gap
According to reports, George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, share an age gap of 17 years. The couple met back in 2013. Back then, George was 52, and Amal was 35. In a candid interview with the New York Times, George shared that he thought his age would be a dealbreaker when he first met Amal. George mentioned that he didn’t really think he had a chance with her as she seemed to have everything she needed. Fortunately, things worked out for George and the couple got married in 2014. In his words:
"I didn’t really think I’d have much of a chance with her. Because I was 17 years older and she seemed to have everything she needed. I had this conversation with Amal when I turned 60. I said, 'Look, I can still play full-court basketball. I can still run around. I can still do pretty much everything I did when I was 30. But in 30 years, I’m 90.'"
George Clooney and Amal Clooney's love story
George and Amal first crossed paths at his own house. Back in July 2013, a friend of his asked if they could bring a friend to his home near Lake Como, Italy. Eventually, George got Amal’s email address, and they began writing to each other. Recalling the moment, Amal said in an interview:
"A mutual friend of ours said, ‘I’m stopping by and can I bring my friend?’ And I was like, ‘Of course! And we just talked; we stayed up all night talking. And I got her email address. So we started writing. I didn’t know if she wanted to go out with me—I just thought we were buddies."
In 2014, George went down on one knee to propose to Amal. On September 27, 2014, the couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the Aman Canal Grande luxury resort in Venice, Italy. Later, on February 9, 2017, Julie Chen broke the news that George and Amal were expecting twins on her show, The Talk. On June 6, 2017, the couple was blessed with twins, Ella and Alexander. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, George shared his feelings when he first found out that they were expecting. He said:
"We just felt we’d gotten very lucky, both of us, and we should share whatever good luck we’ve got. It would seem self-centered to just have that belong to us. The doctor goes, ‘Well, there's one.’ And I said, ‘Great.’ And then he goes, ‘And there’s the second one.’ And I was like, ‘What?’ We just sat there, staring at that piece of paper they give you, and I kept thinking there was a mistake."
In a 2025 interview with People, George shared the secret behind his long-lasting marriage to Amal. He highlighted that they never had fights. He said, "You know, Amal and I — everybody gets ticked off when I say it — but we've never had a fight. We never had an argument. And some of it is because I'm at this point in life where if she wants to paint the wall red, I don't care."
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