Amal Clooney and George Clooney in New York City in 2023.Photo:Cindy Ord/GettyGeorge Clooneyis keeping with tradition when it comes to celebrating his wedding anniversary withAmal Clooney.The two celebratednine years of marriageon Wednesday and Clooney, 62, shared what he got for his lawyer wife — who joked she was less than impressed with his choice.“What is the gift? What is it you found out? It was clay,” George toldExtrawhile on the red carpet forthe Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awardson Thursday.“It wasn’t an exciting one,” Amal, 45, said after her husband revealed he’d gotten her something traditional for their ninth anniversary, which is typically celebrated with a willow or pottery gift.“Pottery for a ninth anniversary. So, I gave her a pot,” George said.Amal, again, shared with a laugh that it wasn’t the best present she’s ever received as she called the gift “something not very exciting.”As George explained what he got for her, Amal also joked that the two “have to wait another, like, 16 years” before the traditional anniversary gift is anything particularly impressive.Amal and George Clooney at a Clooney Foundation for Justice event.Nina Westervelt/Variety via GettyGeorge wed Amal in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Venice, Italy.Walter Veltroni, a close friend of the couple and the former mayor of Rome, officiated.Despite how private it was, the wedding was one of the buzziest events of the year, with star-studded guests likeMatt Damon,Anna Wintour,Bono,John KrasinskiandEmily Blunt,Cindy CrawfordandRande Gerberin attendance as they said “I do.”There were three days of parties in Italy prior to the nuptials and Amal’s mother, Baria, told PEOPLEthe intimate ceremony was full of love.“George and Amal radiated love all night,” Baria said at the time. “The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary. These three days – the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything – will stay with me all the rest of my life.”As for why they chose to get married in Italy, George told PEOPLE the two met there, so it made sense. “We have a home there. We knew that was where we wanted to get married,” he explained.George Clooney and Amal Clooney in Venice, Italy.Franco Origlia/GC ImagesIn the nine years since they tied the knot, the Clooney’s have welcomed twins,Alexander and Ella, 6.For theTicket to Paradiseactor, getting married andstarting a family was entirely unexpected.“We never talked about marriage when we were dating,” he toldCBS Sunday Morningin 2020. “I asked her out of the blue [and it] took her a long time to say yes. I was on my knee for like 20 minutes, I finally said, ‘Look, I’m gonna throw my hip out.'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Once she did, though, his life was never the same.“There is no question that having Amal in my life changed everything for me,” he continued. “It was the first time that everything that she did and everything about her was infinitely more important than anything about me.“Of their children, he said, “And then we had these two knuckleheads. It is very fulfilling and something I wasn’t at all… didn’t see coming.“Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the DVF Awards 2023 during the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2023 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/GettyGeorge also joked they’vemade a bit of a mistakewhen it came to raising them.“We’ve made a terrible mistake,” George told Gayle King onCBS Morningslast year. “We taught them Italian.““But we don’t speak Italian,” he continued. “So, we’ve armed them with a language they can harm us with. And we both don’t really know what they’re saying.“Confirming the twins speak both Italian and French, George teased, “I’m from Kentucky, English is my second language.”
Amal Clooney and George Clooney in New York City in 2023.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
George Clooneyis keeping with tradition when it comes to celebrating his wedding anniversary withAmal Clooney.The two celebratednine years of marriageon Wednesday and Clooney, 62, shared what he got for his lawyer wife — who joked she was less than impressed with his choice.“What is the gift? What is it you found out? It was clay,” George toldExtrawhile on the red carpet forthe Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awardson Thursday.“It wasn’t an exciting one,” Amal, 45, said after her husband revealed he’d gotten her something traditional for their ninth anniversary, which is typically celebrated with a willow or pottery gift.“Pottery for a ninth anniversary. So, I gave her a pot,” George said.Amal, again, shared with a laugh that it wasn’t the best present she’s ever received as she called the gift “something not very exciting.”As George explained what he got for her, Amal also joked that the two “have to wait another, like, 16 years” before the traditional anniversary gift is anything particularly impressive.Amal and George Clooney at a Clooney Foundation for Justice event.Nina Westervelt/Variety via GettyGeorge wed Amal in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Venice, Italy.Walter Veltroni, a close friend of the couple and the former mayor of Rome, officiated.Despite how private it was, the wedding was one of the buzziest events of the year, with star-studded guests likeMatt Damon,Anna Wintour,Bono,John KrasinskiandEmily Blunt,Cindy CrawfordandRande Gerberin attendance as they said “I do.”There were three days of parties in Italy prior to the nuptials and Amal’s mother, Baria, told PEOPLEthe intimate ceremony was full of love.“George and Amal radiated love all night,” Baria said at the time. “The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary. These three days – the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything – will stay with me all the rest of my life.”As for why they chose to get married in Italy, George told PEOPLE the two met there, so it made sense. “We have a home there. We knew that was where we wanted to get married,” he explained.George Clooney and Amal Clooney in Venice, Italy.Franco Origlia/GC ImagesIn the nine years since they tied the knot, the Clooney’s have welcomed twins,Alexander and Ella, 6.For theTicket to Paradiseactor, getting married andstarting a family was entirely unexpected.“We never talked about marriage when we were dating,” he toldCBS Sunday Morningin 2020. “I asked her out of the blue [and it] took her a long time to say yes. I was on my knee for like 20 minutes, I finally said, ‘Look, I’m gonna throw my hip out.'“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Once she did, though, his life was never the same.“There is no question that having Amal in my life changed everything for me,” he continued. “It was the first time that everything that she did and everything about her was infinitely more important than anything about me.“Of their children, he said, “And then we had these two knuckleheads. It is very fulfilling and something I wasn’t at all… didn’t see coming.“Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the DVF Awards 2023 during the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2023 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/GettyGeorge also joked they’vemade a bit of a mistakewhen it came to raising them.“We’ve made a terrible mistake,” George told Gayle King onCBS Morningslast year. “We taught them Italian.““But we don’t speak Italian,” he continued. “So, we’ve armed them with a language they can harm us with. And we both don’t really know what they’re saying.“Confirming the twins speak both Italian and French, George teased, “I’m from Kentucky, English is my second language.”
George Clooneyis keeping with tradition when it comes to celebrating his wedding anniversary withAmal Clooney.
The two celebratednine years of marriageon Wednesday and Clooney, 62, shared what he got for his lawyer wife — who joked she was less than impressed with his choice.
“What is the gift? What is it you found out? It was clay,” George toldExtrawhile on the red carpet forthe Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Albie Awardson Thursday.
“It wasn’t an exciting one,” Amal, 45, said after her husband revealed he’d gotten her something traditional for their ninth anniversary, which is typically celebrated with a willow or pottery gift.
“Pottery for a ninth anniversary. So, I gave her a pot,” George said.
Amal, again, shared with a laugh that it wasn’t the best present she’s ever received as she called the gift “something not very exciting.”
As George explained what he got for her, Amal also joked that the two “have to wait another, like, 16 years” before the traditional anniversary gift is anything particularly impressive.
Amal and George Clooney at a Clooney Foundation for Justice event.Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty
Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty
George wed Amal in 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Venice, Italy.Walter Veltroni, a close friend of the couple and the former mayor of Rome, officiated.
Despite how private it was, the wedding was one of the buzziest events of the year, with star-studded guests likeMatt Damon,Anna Wintour,Bono,John KrasinskiandEmily Blunt,Cindy CrawfordandRande Gerberin attendance as they said “I do.”
There were three days of parties in Italy prior to the nuptials and Amal’s mother, Baria, told PEOPLEthe intimate ceremony was full of love.
“George and Amal radiated love all night,” Baria said at the time. “The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary. These three days – the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything – will stay with me all the rest of my life.”
As for why they chose to get married in Italy, George told PEOPLE the two met there, so it made sense. “We have a home there. We knew that was where we wanted to get married,” he explained.
George Clooney and Amal Clooney in Venice, Italy.Franco Origlia/GC Images
Franco Origlia/GC Images
In the nine years since they tied the knot, the Clooney’s have welcomed twins,Alexander and Ella, 6.
For theTicket to Paradiseactor, getting married andstarting a family was entirely unexpected.
“We never talked about marriage when we were dating,” he toldCBS Sunday Morningin 2020. “I asked her out of the blue [and it] took her a long time to say yes. I was on my knee for like 20 minutes, I finally said, ‘Look, I’m gonna throw my hip out.'”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Once she did, though, his life was never the same.
“There is no question that having Amal in my life changed everything for me,” he continued. “It was the first time that everything that she did and everything about her was infinitely more important than anything about me.”
Of their children, he said, “And then we had these two knuckleheads. It is very fulfilling and something I wasn’t at all… didn’t see coming.”
Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the DVF Awards 2023 during the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2023 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/Getty
Jacopo Raule/Getty
George also joked they’vemade a bit of a mistakewhen it came to raising them.
“We’ve made a terrible mistake,” George told Gayle King onCBS Morningslast year. “We taught them Italian.”
“But we don’t speak Italian,” he continued. “So, we’ve armed them with a language they can harm us with. And we both don’t really know what they’re saying.”
Confirming the twins speak both Italian and French, George teased, “I’m from Kentucky, English is my second language.”
source: people.com
