The Biggest Love Stories of the Decade

by annemarie Mon 30 Dec 2019, 15:30

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George and Amal Clooney

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The Hollywood A-lister had been known for his many relationships and life as a bachelor. Then in 2013, George met Amal Alamuddin, a brilliant human rights lawyer, and his world changed forever. Things moved fast for the two, who in April of 2014 got engaged after just months of dating. All eyes were always on the stunning couple, who exuded elegance and sophistication with their regal fashion ensembles, wherever they went. George and Amal officially became husband and wife on Sept. 27, 2014 in a breathtaking wedding in Venice, Italy. In 2017, it was announced that George and Amal were expecting twins together.
The relatively private pair welcomed son Alexander and daughter Ella, in June 2017, and have yet to share photos of their little ones. While they may keep their family out of the public eye, the actor continues to share stories about how much he loves his wife, and admires her.

by heartlove Mon 30 Dec 2019, 15:46

I have to agree their love story is the biggest fairytale of all time. I wonder why they picked that picture, George looks miserable.

by Donnamarie Mon 30 Dec 2019, 23:43

I find that pic especially flattering of both of them. In fact George looks exceptionally distinguished. Sure miss seeing him in real time though ... those candid shots of him on his motorcycle (no more I guess), walking to his car, out on a date with Amal ...

by party animal - not! Tue 31 Dec 2019, 12:24

Yep, he looks pretty incredible, Donnamarie. They both do.

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and in the line-up at the Palace in 2015

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by heartlove Tue 31 Dec 2019, 13:45

Maybe they could have picked one of the pictures where George Clooney looks happy to feature the cover story.

by party animal - not! Tue 31 Dec 2019, 19:00

Do you remember this thread, guys?

Really interesting to go back over the three pages of posts alongside.....

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by annemarie Tue 31 Dec 2019, 22:59

Pan isn't that one of their first dates? Looking at the year it was posted I think so.

by LizzyNY Tue 31 Dec 2019, 23:04

Sorry, PAN, but where are the 3 pages of posts that go with the twitter page?I don't know where to look.

by party animal - not! Tue 31 Dec 2019, 23:28

Okay guys. Go to the George Clooney News section and back to page 22 of the thread which takes you back to October 25th, 2013 and yes, that was when we were first made aware.....

They were in Berners Tavern (a fab restaurant) with some of the Doughty Street staff

by LizzyNY Wed 01 Jan 2020, 03:58

Wow! I did go back and read the comments on that thread (funny!) and to be honest, what struck me most was how many COH posters we've lost since then. Even our mods have gone. Sad

Too depressing. I'm going back down my newest rabbit hole to cheer myself up before I get dragged away to watch the ball drop. drunken

by carolhathaway Wed 01 Jan 2020, 12:20

Thank you, guys!
You really made my daa!
I've just spent the morning reading through all the threads in the news section from 2013 to 2014.
Since I joined the forum after the wedding, I hadn't been aware of the previous posts and speculations but really enjoyed reading them...

by party animal - not! Wed 01 Jan 2020, 12:44

Oh great, Carol - so pleased. You could have many happy hours tracking through the years 'til now!

I also think the forum has become much more topical which is great. and also reflects Clooney family views and values

And don't forget, Lizzy, that when there is any real news, looks like 1100 others tune in!

by LizzyNY Wed 01 Jan 2020, 14:03

PAN - I know, I know - but lately those times are few and far between. I love coming here to chat about all kinds of things but I miss George! He's becoming the "invisible man". I can understand why he'd want to step out of the spotlight a bit at this point in his life, but it's hard to stay interested in someone who gives you nothing for months at a time. I'm not giving up, but I do wish he'd pop his head up once in a while. Sad

by party animal - not! Wed 01 Jan 2020, 14:22

Yep, I do get it, Lizzy.

And when he's filming in London for six months - and lives here - it must seem a bit distant, no matter that they live in NYC quite often.

They have definitely shielded their lives for all the obvious reasons, and Sonning folks - and Laglio - will always respect his privacy and nowadays as he said in Finland recently he spends way more time on a daily basis on all his charity work.

For all we know, they could be in Lebanon visiting all their sponsored refugee schools they've set up.............

Have wondered if Clooney Sr. is well....

by heartlove Wed 01 Jan 2020, 15:29

by LizzyNY Wed 01 Jan 2020, 15:34

True. They could be anywhere. I was wondering if they spent any holiday time with Nick and Nina. Nick has had some health problems and he is getting up there. I would think George would want to spend as much time with him as possible.

Anyway...I guess we'll see them when we see them - which will be when George decides to surface (or as PigPen would probably say, when he has something to do publicity for). I'll just keep listening to B&B while I wait.

by annemarie Wed 01 Jan 2020, 15:39

I have thought of his parent's also they are up in age. We didn't see them in Italy last summer, hopefully they are doing well.

Making movies is probably second to his and Amal's charity endeavors.

by heartlove Wed 01 Jan 2020, 15:59

I have to agree annemarie. Over the past 5 years charity work has been a big part of George Clooney's life.

by annemarie Wed 01 Jan 2020, 16:39

I think charity work has always been a big part of his life, it's just in the last five years that more attention is being payed to it. He set up not on our watch years ago.

by heartlove Wed 01 Jan 2020, 16:56

Not on our watch, was mostly done in private. Signing on with Amal put George Clooney's charity work in the main stream media. And made Amal Alamuddin-Clooney a household name.

by LizzyNY Wed 01 Jan 2020, 17:11

Amal didn't make his charity work public but he did make her a public figure. Nobody ever heard of her before she met George.

by annemarie Wed 01 Jan 2020, 18:25

The people in her line of work and the people who hired her knew her other than that, she wasn't well known. George's charity work was known
well before he met Amal.
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by party animal - not! Wed 01 Jan 2020, 19:07

George got involved with the crisis in Darfur in 2006 and led the way with John Prendergast and Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and many more with Not On Our Watch and has been heavily involved with South Sudan, The Lost Boys and the country's stability despite Omar al Bashir ever since. He also led on the Hope for Haiti telethon after the hurricane hit (2012?) and has worked tirelessly - the funding of Satellite Sentinel etc - ever since

by LizzyNY Wed 01 Jan 2020, 19:44

He was also pretty vocal about US politics for years, although he hasn't said much lately. Maybe too busy, or maybe not as interested since he doesn't really live here anymore.

by Donnamarie Wed 01 Jan 2020, 21:21

I agree with others here. George’s humanitarian work has always been a big part of who George is. And his many causes and non profit work was very well known before Amal came on the scene.

Lizzy echoed how I feel about not seeing George publicly as much as we used to. But because his life has changed in the last few years I think that we have to look at him in a different light to some extent. I still adore George but it’s not the same as before he married. Not swooning as much I still appreciate his work ethic, integrity and values. He has expanded his humanitarian work and its extremely important to him... on equal footing as his film work and may be just as time consuming. After all those years being in the limelight I think he appreciates his new role as husband and father so may prefer not being the center of attention. He hasn’t been front and center in the movie business the last few years and he may be quite content about that.

by party animal - not! Wed 01 Jan 2020, 21:51

Have to say that after what CarolHathaway was saying about going thro' the threads at the start of the romance, I started to do a bit of that myself.

And then started laughing at all our posts wondering about their relationship when all the time he was hanging out in Amal's flat in Notting Hill for over a month!!

by LizzyNY Thu 02 Jan 2020, 00:19

Which only proves that we only know what he wants us to know, when he wants us to know it. Apparently, recently, he doesn't want us to know much of anything.

by heartlove Thu 02 Jan 2020, 00:30

LizzyNY wrote:Amal didn't make his charity work public but he did make her a public figure. Nobody ever heard of her before she met George.

Very True !!!

by heartlove Thu 02 Jan 2020, 00:38

Donnamarie wrote:I agree with others here. George’s humanitarian work has always been a big part of who George is. And his many causes and non profit work was very well known before Amal came on the scene.

Lizzy echoed how I feel about not seeing George publicly as much as we used to. But because his life has changed in the last few years I think that we have to look at him in a different light to some extent. I still adore George but it’s not the same as before he married. Not swooning as much I still appreciate his work ethic, integrity and values. He has expanded his humanitarian work and its extremely important to him... on equal footing as his film work and may be just as time consuming. After all those years being in the limelight I think he appreciates his new role as husband and father so may prefer not being the center of attention. He hasn’t been front and center in the movie business the last few years and he may be quite content about that.

I have to agree Donna, I truly believe as life transitions it's important to keep the relationship with Amal Clooney and their twins out of the media as much as possible.

Looking forward to following the next phase of his life.

by annemarie Thu 02 Jan 2020, 05:20

I think the life transition began when he met Amal . He met his match and began working towards what he wanted for the future. he said himself there are no scripts he really wants to do. He loves directing at this point more than acting. He also doesn't need the money. As for what he let's us know if you go back and look at his interviews we really only know bits and pieces, which to me makes perfect sense. He was protective of his privacy and now even more so with Amal and the kids.
I am grateful his life isn't as public as all the reality supposed stars of today. Way too much information that no one really needs to see.

He may be the last old world star, by that I mean not may interviews keeping his life with his family to himself.
I think that may be why the tabloids go after him, we seem to live in a world where misery loves company .
rags know there are those who don't like him for what ever reason so they feed them the lies that they keep rehashing, knowing full well that those miserable people who don't like the idea he is happy will buy the nonsense.

If you know anything about a Taurus, you know his family friends and home mean the world to him .

by heartlove Thu 02 Jan 2020, 05:36

Annemarie, for the last five years George Clooney and Amal Clooney were photographed everywhere; especially with Casamigos promotions. You use to see them with Randy and Cindy alot, after the sell of Casamigos that faded.

The transition I'm talking about is where George Clooney's relationship with Amal Clooney and thier twins will now be kept out of the media as much as possible; especially the relationship with Amal Clooney. I'm sure Amal Clooney is happy the media attention has faded; their twins have pretty much been kept out of sight. I'm sure that will be the case as life moves forward.

I thought for once we shared the same understanding regarding George Clooney and Amal Clooney's marriage relationship.

by annemarie Thu 02 Jan 2020, 06:14

You and I know nothing of their relationship . I don't believe any of the crap the rags print they know the lies will sell because there are those who want to believe the nonsense that they pay for to get the lies. I believe George and what he says how happy he is and how much he and Amal are a great team period. I also believe Amal in her speech at the AFI . I think this is the other part of the transition is they are older have two kids and want to protect them from the crazy.
I had noticed going back three years we didn't see as much of them as before. I think that may have been in part because they had their home . Amal did say that is why they have the house they can have family and friends there with no paps bothering them. Also, they do have security concerns with Amal's job so being seen less is probably a part of the plan to insure their security. What I think is interesting is even after they married we rarely ever saw and even now see Amal out and about other than work or a charity event.

by heartlove Thu 02 Jan 2020, 06:43

annemarie wrote:You and I know nothing of their relationship we are simply making assumptions. I don't believe any of the crap the rags print they know the lies will sell because there are those who want to believe the nonsense that they pay for to get the lies. I believe George and what he says how happy he is and how much he and Amal are a great team period. I also believe Amal in her speech at the AFI . I think the only transition is they are older have two kids and want to protect them from the crazy.
I had noticed going back three years we didn't see as much of them as before. I think that may have been in part because they had their home . Amal did say that is why they have the house they can have family and friends there with no paps bothering them. Also, they do have security concerns with Amal's job so being seen less is probably a part of the plan to insure their security. What I think is interesting is even after they married we rarely ever saw and even now see Amal out and about other than work or a charity event.

I have not made an assumption. For the last five years George Clooney and Amal Clooney were photographed everywhere; especially with Casamigos promotions, that's a true statement. Since Casamigos sold I have not seen them out as much with Rande and Cindy; that's a true statement. That has nothing to do with a rag magazine.

I think they are going into a transition where their relationship will be kept out of the media as much as possible. I simply have not seen them out together much. The Golden Globes are Sunday, I know George Clooney is busy, I hope to see him Sunday. If Amal Clooney is not busy with her work, maybe she will join him.

by annemarie Thu 02 Jan 2020, 10:09

We know nothing of their relationship other than what they have said. Them going out is simply one part of their relationship certainly nothing that defines it.

I think priorities change and going out is not as important with the kids, George has said they would rather be home with the kids. I believe the kids

have brought the biggest transition for them.

by heartlove Thu 02 Jan 2020, 21:07

We start a new decade, I hope only good things for George Clooney, Amal Clooney, and their twins.

by Donnamarie Fri 03 Jan 2020, 00:30

annemarie wrote:I think the life transition began when he met Amal . He met his match and began working towards what he wanted for the future. he said himself there are no scripts he really wants to do. He loves directing at this point more than acting. He also doesn't need the money. As for what he let's us know if you go back and look at his interviews we really only know bits and pieces, which to me makes perfect sense. He was protective of his privacy and now even more so with Amal and the kids.
I am grateful his life isn't as public as all the reality supposed stars of today. Way too much information that no one really needs to see.

He may be the last old world star, by that I mean not may interviews keeping his life with his family to himself.
I think that may be why the tabloids go after him, we seem to live in a world where misery loves company .
rags know there are those who don't like him for what ever reason so they feed them the lies that they keep rehashing, knowing full well that those miserable people who don't like the idea he is happy will buy the nonsense.

If you know anything about a Taurus, you know his family friends and home mean the world to him .

I couldn’t agree more annemarie. Very well said!

by heartlove Fri 03 Jan 2020, 01:09

I'm sure George Clooney and Amal Clooney's marriage relationship and their twins will be one of the biggest stories in this decade.

by party animal - not! Fri 03 Jan 2020, 01:18

Brilliantly stated, .Annemarie. George and Amal are doing wonderful things for the world. And in doing so set an example to many others.

All the rubbish in the rags bears no relation to their lives and how they live them. Such a shame really that people choose to buy and believe that stuff rather than reading about all the positives they are involved in.

by heartlove Fri 03 Jan 2020, 01:41

PAN I don't know George and Amal, however I'm sure you are absolutely right !!!

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