She is a fierce advocate for the people, while living that luxury life of the elite.
So tonight, herhusbandis getting a lifetime achievement award!"
“She’s very well-educated, and a very well-esteemed person around here.”
But her personal achievements are still very much treasured by theLebanese Druzecommunity she left behind.
The model-esque barrister’s sought-after style pales only in comparison to her prominent career.
And to this, one of Hollywood’s most charmingly talented celebs met his match.Almost.
Andhewas the one falling head-over-heels.
“It was one of those funny things,” Clooney shared with Ellen DeGeneres (viaElle).
“From the minute we met, we just hit it off.
And she’s caring.
And she also happens to be one of the smartest people I’ve ever met.
And she’s got a great sense of humor.
There’s a number of reasons why.”
But their dreamy relationship developed the tiny flaws of any coupling.
I’m like, ‘Actually, that’s how it works.'"
According to Clooney’s account onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,“I plotted the whole thing out.
I had the ring hidden…
I had music playing my Aunt Rosemary’s [song] ‘Why Shouldn’t I?’
I’ve cooked dinner.
And she comes in and she’s just come back from London.
He went on, “And I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’
and she comes back in.
Needless to say, she saidyes.
Oh, and thatengagement ring?
We bet Amal Clooney was pleased!
The wedding weekend kicked off with three days of parties, culminating in an intimate and emotional civil ceremony.
And the couple wouldn’t have celebrated their union anywhere else in the world.
George toldPeople, “We met in Italy.
We have a home there.
We knew that was where we wanted to get married.”
Amal’s mother, Baria, shared withPeople,“George and Amal radiated love all night.
The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary.
George, then 53,describedfinally tying the knot, simply saying it “feels pretty damn great.”
With a wife like Amal Clooney, we’d have to agree!
Holding back women is holding back half of every country in the world.”
And their adoptions didn’t stop there!
For Christmas 2015, the Clooneys rescued another pup, Nate the terrier, fromLuv Fur Muttsin Cincinnati.
This time, the adoption was madefor Clooney’s parents, who had recently lost their 10-year-old terrier.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this fashion twinning is a next level compliment!
She thenworked for Supreme Court justiceSonia Sotomayor, when Sotomayor was simply a judge in Second Circuit.
She haspublished articles and books, she hasgiven lectures, and she has been onfaculty at Columbia University.
Lebanon-born, Amal has been able to give back to her community in extraordinary ways.
It is a partnership launched with 100 LIVES, a global organization bringing awareness to the Armenian genocide.
“Cross-cultural learning and studying abroad can be transformative.
I am grateful to 100 LIVES for helping to open doors for these bright and talented young women.”
And about international study, she speaks from experience.
She graduated from bothOxford University and New York University.
She reportedly planned to use her scholarship to “pursue studies in human rights and women’s equality.”
Her brothers [were] part of a group of 600 who were murdered in a single day.”
And still we haven’t been able to do anything about it.”
“It had never been part of my DNA,” George admitted toThe Hollywood Reporter.
It wasn’t until after the couple married that they started to discuss the possibility.
Still, Amal’s pregnancy came as a shock.
Amal’s pregnancy may have rocked the couple’s world, but their lives proceeded on as usual.
“You know, everything is conceptual until it’s real,” George explained.
Her off-work attire was also on point.
Her mother toldVoguethat Clooney used to raid her closet.
“I’d say, ‘What are you doing?’
She’d give me this legal argument that went on and on.”
Clooney hasn’t changed at least not in that way.
Clooney’s balancing expertise has even extended into motherhood.
While Clooney excels in balancing family with work and fashion, she doesn’t desire more children.
“I’m 39,” she shared.
“I already had them quite late.”
